Incomplete induction of mixis in Brachionus calyciflorus: Patterns of reproduction at the individual level

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 593, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-119

  Fussmann, Gregor F ^a   Kramer, Gregory ^a   Labib, Mahmoud ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bet hedging; Chemical induction; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

BET HEDGING; CHEMICAL INDUCTION; QUORUM SENSING;

BIODIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION; BET-HEDGING; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FLATWORM; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTION; SIGNALING; STOCHASTICITY;

BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 34548444207     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9041-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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