Prey selection, ingestion and growth responses of the common marine ciliate Mesodinium pulex in the light and in the dark

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-38

  Tarangkoon, Woraporn ^a,b   Hansen, Per Juel ^a  

^a Marine Biological Section   (Denmark)

^b RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SRIVIJAYA   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ciliate; Growth; Ingestion; Mesodinium pulex

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; GUILLARDIA THETA; HETEROCAPSA ROTUNDATA; LITOSTOMATEA; MESODINIUM PULEX; TELEAULAX;

EID: 78651351581     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01455     Document Type: Article

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