Low crowding threshold for induction of sexual reproduction and diapause in a Patagonian rotifer

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1705-1718

  Gilbert, John J ^a   DiéGuez, María C ^b  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Brachionus calyciflorus; Diapause; Life cycle strategy; Mixis threshold; Resting eggs

Indexed keywords

BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; NOTONECTA; PARABROTEAS SARSI; ROTIFERA;

EID: 77954476432     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02405.x     Document Type: Article

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