Evidence for constant and highly specific active food selection by benthic ciliates in mixed diatoms assemblages

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-68

  Hamels, Ilse ^a   Mussche, Heidi ^a   Sabbe, Koen ^a   Muylaert, Koenraad ^a   Vyverman, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL CUE; CILIATE; DIATOM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE; ZEELAND;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CILIOPHORA; PSEUDOCHILODONOPSIS; STROMBIDIUM;

EID: 0742267781     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.1.0058     Document Type: Article

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