Predatory rotifer Asplanchna brightwellii mediated competition outcome between Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus patulus (Rotifera)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 610, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-138

  Yin, Xu Wang ^a   Niu, Cui Juan ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body size; Food level; Predation intensity; Prey; Rotifers

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; MICROFLUIDICS;

BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; ROTIFERA;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

ALGA; BODY SIZE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CRUSTACEAN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY;

ALGAE; ASPLANCHNA BRIGHTWELLII; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; BRACHIONUS PATULUS; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 46749098527     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9428-7     Document Type: Article

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