Life cycle of Boeckella poppei Mrazek and Branchinecta gaini Daday (King George Island, South Shetlands)

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-248

  Pociecha, Agnieszka ^a,b   Dumont, Henri J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Boeckella poppei; Branchinecta gaini; Environmental factors; Freshwater lake; Life cycles

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE; SALINITY;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; LAKE WUJKA; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ANOSTRACA; BOECKELLA POPPEI; BRANCHINECTA GAINI; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 36549005507     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0360-5     Document Type: Article

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