Population growth in planktonic rotifers. Does temperature shift the competitive advantage for different species?

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 387-388, Issue , 1998, Pages 349-353

  Stelzer, Claus Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachionus; Competition; Rotifera; Synchaeta; Temperature; Threshold food level

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION GROWTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALGAE; ASPLANCHNA; ASPLANCHNA PRIODONTA; BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CRYPTOMONAS; CRYPTOMONAS EROSA; EROSA; ROTIFERA; SYNCHAETA; SYNCHAETA PECTINATA;

EID: 6544291131     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4782-8_46     Document Type: Conference Paper

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