Factors affecting swimming speed in the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 546, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 375-380

  Yúfera, Manuel ^a   Pascual, E ^a   Olivares, J M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^b CSIC Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal IATS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachionus plicatilis; Feeding condition; Female status; Rotifera; Swimming speed; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ECOSYSTEMS; IMAGE CODING; MICROORGANISMS; TEMPERATURE;

BRANCHIONUS PLICATILIS; FEEDING CONDITION; FEMALE STATUS; ROTIFERA; SWIMMING SPEED;

BIODIVERSITY;

FOOD SUPPLY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE;

BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 24144479151     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-4279-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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