Influence of vertebrate and invertebrate infochemicals on the population growth and epizoic tendency of Brachionus rubens (Ehrenberg) (Rotifera: Brachionidae)

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-130

  Pena Aguado F ^a   Morales Ventura, J ^b   Nandini, S ^a   Sarma, S S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LA PESCA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brachionus rubens; Epizoic; Infochemicals; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCYCLOPS ROBUSTUS; ALGAE; ASPLANCHNA BRIGHTWELLII; BRACHIONIDAE; BRACHIONUS RUBENS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; COPEPODA; DANIO RERIO; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX; INVERTEBRATA; ROTIFERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 49149096184     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: 09741240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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