Acanthocyclops robustus feeding: A case of cannibalism;Alimentación de Acanthocyclops robustus: Un caso de canibalismo

Limnetica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 265-276

  Garcia Chicote J ^a   Rojo, C ^a   Rodrigo, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Copepod; Cyclopoida; Omnivory; Plankton; Rotifer

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; CRUSTACEAN; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVERTEBRATE; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROALGA; OMNIVORY; PLANKTON; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY;

ACANTHOCYCLOPS ROBUSTUS; BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; KERATELLA; KERATELLA COCHLEARIS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 38849159027     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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