Sexual dimorphism in Bosmina: The role of morphology, drag, and swimming

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 788-795

  Lord, Hans ^a   Lagergren, Ragnar ^a   Svensson, Jan Erik ^b   Lundqvist, Nils ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bosmina coregoni gibbera; Bosmina longispina; Drag; Hydrodynamic model; Morphology; Sexual dimorphism; Swimming speed; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; DRAG; HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLADOCERA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SWIMMING; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CLADOCERA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWIMMING; VIDEO RECORDING;

BOSMINA; BOSMINA LONGISPINA; CLADOCERA; EUBOSMINA COREGONI; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 33646140571     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-0082     Document Type: Article

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