The feeding behaviour and general histological characteristics of the gastrointestinal tract of South African cave-dwelling amphipods

Amphipods are the most ubiquitous animals, after nematodes, on earth. Although there are several terrestrial amphipod species, most are aquatic. They are familiar animals in the water table exposed in cave environments and boreholes. The food source on which the amphipods depend was not directly obs...

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Main Author: Van Tonder, Simone
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10210/678