Browsing by Subject "herbivores"
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Observations on feeding behaviour and survival rates in the estuarine calanoid copepods Acartia spinicauda and Heliodiaptomus cinctus (Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida)
(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1999)Experiments were conducted on the calanoid copepods, Acartia spinicauda (Acartiidae) and Heliodiaptomus cinctus (Diaptomidae) in order to determine food preference and survival rates respectively. Adults of A. spinicauda ... -
Phytoplankton-zooplankton inter-relationships in tropical waters - Grazing and gut pigment dynamics
(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1999)An examination of the feeding mechanisms in two taxonomically dissimilar classes of tropical planktonic harbivores Evadne tergestina (Cladocera) and Acrocalanus spp. (Copepoda) revealed a distinct rhythmicity of food intake. ... -
Trophic structure and levels of selected metals in the zooplankton community of Thane-Bassein Creek, Bombay
(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1999)Community structure of zooplankton at 4 locations, 2 in the coastal waters off Bombay and 2 in interior Thane-Bassein Creek System, Maharashtra, India were studied for a period of one year. Copepods as the major herbivore ...