Faunistic and morphological studies on ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from a small pond, with responses of ciliate populations to changing environmental conditions

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-265

  Şenler, Naciye Gülkiz ^a   Yildiz, Ismail ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ciliate communities; Ciliated protozoa; Infraciliature; Lemna; Morphology; Physical parameters; Pond

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAUNISTICS; MORPHOLOGY; PLANKTON;

EURASIA; TURKEY; VAN;

AVES; CILIOPHORA; LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 3242802764     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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