Feeding of planktonic rotifers on ciliates: A method using natural ciliate assemblages labelled with fluorescent microparticles

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1289-1299

  Joaquim Justo, Célia ^a   Detry, Cédric ^a   Caufman, Fabrice ^a   Thomé, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; INGESTION RATE; PREDATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEUSE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CILIOPHORA; EUCHLANIS; EUCHLANIS DILATATA; KERATELLA; KERATELLA COCHLEARIS; ROTIFERA; SYNCHAETA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 9144258068     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh120     Document Type: Article

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