Effect of food concentration on the production and viability of resting eggs of the rotifer Brachionus: Implications for the timing of sexual reproduction

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2437-2446

  Gilbert, John J ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachionus calyciflorus; Diapause; Life cycle strategy; Resting egg production; Timing of sex

Indexed keywords

BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CRYPTOMONAS; CRYPTOMONAS EROSA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 78149311902     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02455.x     Document Type: Article

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