Genotype×genotype interactions between the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis and its grazer, the waterflea Daphnia

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 168-182

  Lemaire, Veerle ^a   Brusciotti, Silvia ^a   van Gremberghe, Ineke ^b   Vyverman, Wim ^b   Vanoverbeke, Joost ^a   De Meester, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria toxins; Eco evolutionary dynamics; Genotype genotype interactions; Geographic mosaic of coevolution; Harmful algal blooms; Top down control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857556116     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2011.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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