Protozoan functional responses: Effects of species, genotype, and anti-predator defences

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 789-800

  Duquette, Shelly ^a   Altwegg, Res ^a,b   Anholt, Bradley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll autofluorescence; Chorella; Euplotes; Model selection; Phenotypic plasticity; Stenostomum

Indexed keywords

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES AEDICULATUS; EUPLOTES PLUMIPES; MYXOZOA; PLATYHELMINTHES; PROTOZOA; STENOSTOMUM (FLATWORM);

EID: 34547185965     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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