Feeding habits of omnivorous Asplanchna: Comparison of diet composition among Asplanchna herricki, A. priodonta and A. girodi in pond ecosystems

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-216

  Chang, Kwang Hyeon ^a   Doi, Hideyuki ^b   Nishibe, Yuichiro ^c   Nakano, Shin Ichi ^d  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feeding selectivity; Gut contents; Rotifer

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIET; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOTYPE; OMNIVORY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POND; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EHIME; JAPAN; MATSUYAMA; SHIKOKU;

ASPLANCHNA; ASPLANCHNA GIRODI; ASPLANCHNA HERRICKII; ASPLANCHNA PRIODONTA; CRUSTACEA; DINOPHYCEAE; KERATELLA COCHLEARIS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 77956947317     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2010.209     Document Type: Article

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