The effects of thin layers on the vertical distribution of the rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 316, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-181

  Ignoffo, Toni R ^a   Bollens, Stephen M ^a,b   Bochdansky, Alexander B ^a,c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachionus plicatilis; Rotifer; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

DIEL MIGRATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MICROHABITAT; SALINITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; EUSTIGMATOPHYCEAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; ROTIFERA; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 14644422712     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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