Diel vertical migration of the copepod Thermocyclops inversus (Kiefer, 1936) in a tropical reservoir: The role of oxygen and the spatial overlap with Chaoborus

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 535-545

  Bezerra Neto, José Fernandes ^a   Pinto Coelho, Ricardo Motta ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anoxic hypolimnion; Copepods; DVM; Invertebrate predation; Water transparency; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; CRUSTACEAN; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DIEL MIGRATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; INSECT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; ONTOGENY; PREDATION; TRANSPARENCY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL MIGRATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BELO HORIZONTE; BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS; NADO RESERVOIR; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHAOBORUS; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; INVERTEBRATA; THERMOCYCLOPS INVERSUS;

EID: 35948935122     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-007-9119-x     Document Type: Article

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