Chemical induction of mixis in the rotifer Synchaeta tremula

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1233-1239

  Timmermeyer, Nadine ^a,b   Stelzer, Claus Peter ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CHEMICAL CUE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INVERTEBRATE; OVERCROWDING; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRACHIONUS; ROTIFERA; SYNCHAETA TREMULA;

EID: 33947143039     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbl052     Document Type: Article

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