Combined effect of concentrations of algal food (Chlorella vulgaris) and salt (sodium chloride) on the population growth of Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus patulus (Rotifera)

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 399-407

  Peredo Álvarez, Víctor M ^a   Sarma, S S S ^a   Nandini, S ^b  

^a Lab de Zool Acuática   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brachionus calyciflorus; Brachionus patulus; Population growth; Rotifera; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LD 50; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; ROTIFERA; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHLORELLA; DIET; FRESH WATER; LETHAL DOSE 50; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; ROTIFERA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; BRACHIONUS PATULUS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; INVERTEBRATA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 1642353622     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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