Comparison of the numerical grazing response of two marine heterotrophic nanoflagellates fed with different bacteria

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-107

  Mohapatra, B R ^a,b   Fukami, K ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CANMET MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Heterotrophic nanoflagellates; Numerical grazing response; Specific growth rate

Indexed keywords

CLEARANCE RATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; NUMERICAL RESPONSE;

ALTEROMONAS; ALTEROMONAS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAFETERIA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; JAKOBA LIBERA; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 4143071332     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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