Prey-Dependent Mortality Rate: A Critical Parameter in Microbial Models

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 155-161

  Minter, Ewan J A ^a   Fenton, Andy ^a   Cooper, Jennifer ^a   Montagnes, David J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CILIATE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CILIOPHORA; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CILIOPHORA; DIDINIUM NASUTUM; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79960599496     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9836-5     Document Type: Article

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