Ecological strategy of rotifer (Brachionus calyciflorus) exposed to predator- and competitor-conditioned media

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 658, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-171

  Guo, Ruixin ^a   Snell, Terry W ^b   Yang, Jiaxin ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachionus calyciflorus; Chemical communication; Life table; Population growth; Predator competitor induce

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; CHEMICAL CUE; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENERATION TIME; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIFE TABLE; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY LOCATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SURVIVORSHIP; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; ASPLANCHNA; ASPLANCHNA BRIGHTWELLII; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA SIMILIS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 79959800209     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0459-5     Document Type: Article

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