Feeding habits of omnivorous Asplanchna: comparison of diet composition among Asplanchna herricki, A. priodonta and A. girodi in pond ecosystems

Spatial distribution and the diet composition of Asplanchna species were studied in 18 water bodies in Matsuyama, Japan. The abundance of Asplanchna and other rotifers, crustaceans, phytoplankton and microbial plankton, together with basic environmental parameters, were determined between October an...

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Main Authors: Shin-ichi NAKANO, Yuichiro NISHIBE, Kwang-Hyeon CHANG, Hideyuki DOI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/94