Changes in the competitive abilities of two rotifers feeding on mixotrophic flagellates

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1727-1731

  Hartwich, Melanie ^a   Wacker, Alexander ^a   Weithoff, Guntram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cephalodella; Chlamydomonas; competition; Elosa; mixotrophy

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; GREEN ALGA; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVERTEBRATE; MIXOTROPHY;

CEPHALODELLA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; ELOSA; ELOSA WORRALI; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); ROTIFERA;

EID: 78149450831     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq081     Document Type: Article

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