Predation by Buenoa macrotibialis (Insecta, Hemiptera) on zooplankton: Effect of light on selection and consumption of prey

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 759-769

  Diéguez, Maria C ^a   Gilbert, John J ^b  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EFFECT; MECHANORECEPTION; PERIODICITY; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; BUENOA; BUENOA MACROTIBIALIS; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; NOTONECTIDAE; PULEX; ROTIFERA; TROPOCYCLOPS; TROPOCYCLOPS EXTENSUS;

EID: 18144449286     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/25.7.759     Document Type: Article

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