Life-history traits of streptocephalus purcelli sars, 1898 (Branchiopoda, Anostraca) from temporary waters with different phenology

Water SA

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-328

  de Roeck, E R ^a,b   Waterkeyn, A ^b   Brendonck, L ^b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anostraca; South Africa; Streptocephalus; Temporary rock pools

Indexed keywords

ANOSTRACA; BRANCHIOPODA; EARLY LIFE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; HYDROPERIODS; INTENSIVE SAMPLING; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LIFE HISTORY; MASS EFFECTS; MATURATION TIME; POOL HABITATS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ROCKS;

LAKES;

ADAPTATION; CONSPECIFIC; CRUSTACEAN; EPHEMERAL POOL; HYDROPERIOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POOL; SAMPLING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ANOSTRACA; BRANCHIOPODA; BRANCHIPODOPSIS; STREPTOCEPHALUS; STREPTOCEPHALUS PURCELLI;

EID: 77954258412     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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