Rotifer population spread in relation to food, density and predation risk in an experimental system

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 323-329

  Kuefler, Daniel ^a   Avgar, Tal ^a   Fryxell, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal movement; Density dependent; Diffusion; Predation risk; Resource

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; GREEN ALGA; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ROTIFERA;

ANIMALS; CHLOROPHYTA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ROTIFERA;

ANIMALIA; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 84856950634     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01917.x     Document Type: Article

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