Does the evasive behavior of Hexarthra influence its competition with cladocerans?

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 387-388, Issue , 1998, Pages 409-419

  Kak, Anupama ^a   Rao, T Ramakrishna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Cladocera; Escape behavior; Food level; Interference competition; Rotifera

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; COEXISTENCE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION;

ANIMALIA; BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS ANGULARIS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CERIODAPHNIA; CERIODAPHNIA CORNUTA; CHLORELLA; CLADOCERA; CORNUTA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA SIMILOIDES; HEXARTHRA; HEXARTHRA MIRA; ROTIFERA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 6544293570     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4782-8_53     Document Type: Conference Paper

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