Population growth and body size in five rotifer species in response to variable food concentration

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Nandini, S ^a   Sarma, S S S ^a   Amador López, Rómulo Javier ^a   Bolaños Muñioz, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; INVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH;

ALGAE; BRACHIONUS ANGULARIS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; EUCHLANIS DILATATA; LEPADELLA PATELLA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 34047167496     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2007.9664139     Document Type: Article

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