Role of soil in the life cycle of Meseres corlissi (Ciliophora: Oligotrichea): Experiments with two clonal strains from the type locality, an astatic meadow pond

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-208

  Müller, Helga ^a   Foissner, Wilhelm ^b   Weisse, Thomas ^c  

^a Private Laboratory   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Encystment; Excystment; Local adaptation; Meseres corlissi; Soil

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BROMELIA; CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOPHYTA; OLIGOTRICHIA;

EID: 33645378233     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame042199     Document Type: Article

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