Evaluating inducible morphological defences in the common freshwater ciliate, Coleps hirtus

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1315-1321

  Wickham, Stephen A ^a   Gugenberger, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; CRUSTACEAN; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDUCED RESPONSE; MORPHOLOGY; ZOOPLANKTON;

CILIOPHORA; COLEPS; COLEPS HIRTUS;

EID: 55349094698     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn076     Document Type: Article

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