Predator-prey interactions between Dugesia gonocephala and free-living nematodes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-86

  Beier, S ^a   Bolley, M ^a   Traunspurger, W ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional response; Invertebrate predators disturbers; Meiofauna prey; Sediment types; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

FLATWORM; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GRAIN SIZE; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DUGESIA GONOCEPHALA S. STR.; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; PLATYHELMINTHES; TOBRILUS; TOBRILUS PELLUCIDUS; TRISCHISTOMA; TRISCHISTOMA MONOHYSTERA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 1642442769     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2426.2003.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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