Differences in population growth of rotifers and cladocerans raised on algal diets supplemented with yeast

Limnologica

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 298-303

  Peña Aguado, Fabiola ^a   Nandini, S ^a   Sarma, S S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Baker's yeast; Diets Chlorella Scenedesmus; Rotifers cladocerans

Indexed keywords

ALGA; DIET; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; POPULATION GROWTH; YEAST; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; BRACHIONUS RUBENS; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; MOINA MACROCOPA; ROTIFERA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS ACUTUS;

EID: 28444469438     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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