Cercariae (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) as neglected components of zooplankton communities in freshwater habitats

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 691, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-19

  Morley, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cercariae; Foodwebs; Trematodes; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLATWORM; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT TYPE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LIFE CYCLE; LIMNOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALIA; CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); INVERTEBRATA; PLATYHELMINTHES; TREMATODA; VERMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84861592801     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1029-9     Document Type: Review

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