Hatching phenology, life history and egg bank size of fairy shrimp Branchipodopsis spp. (Branchiopoda, Crustacea) in relation to the ephemerality of their rock pool habitat

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 771-780

  Vanschoenwinkel, Bram ^a   Seaman, Maitland ^b   Brendonck, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dormant egg banks; Hatching phenology; Hydroperiod; Hydroregime; Life history evolution; Temporary pools

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DESICCATION; EGG BANK; EGG SIZE; EPHEMERAL POOL; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; HABITAT TYPE; HATCHING; HYDROPERIOD; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; PHENOLOGY; ROCK POOL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANOSTRACA; BRANCHIOPODA; BRANCHIPODOPSIS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 78349313766     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-010-9315-y     Document Type: Article

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