Predation in a temporary pond with special attention to the trophic role of Triops cancriformis (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Notostraca)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 571, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 341-353

  Boix, Dani ^a   Sala, Jordi ^a   Gascón, Stéphanie ^a   Brucet, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet; Hydroperiod length; Life history strategy; Mediterranean temporary pond; Sex biased predation; Triops cancriformis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; LAKES;

HYDROPERIOD LENGTH; LIFE-HISTORY STRATEGY; MEDITERRANEAN TEMPORARY POND; SEX-BIASED PREDATION; TRIOPS CANCRIFORMIS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HYDROPERIOD; POND; PREDATION;

BRANCHIOPODA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; NOTOSTRACA; OSTRACODA; TRIOPS CANCRIFORMIS;

EID: 33748916978     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0259-0     Document Type: Article

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