Specific status of Keratella cochlearis (Gosse) and K. earlinae Ahlstrom (Rotifera: Brachionidae): morphological and ecological considerations
- 1 September 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 57 (9) , 1719-1722
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z79-223
Abstract
Keratella cochlearis and K. earlinae were found to coexist in a shallow eutrophic lake in western Canada. Differences between the two populations were found with respect to size, shape, seasonal abundance, birth rate, and vertical distribution. Results suggest that the two populations represent stable species and not ecophenotypes as suggested by recent literature.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Birth rate of planktonic rotifers in relation to food concentration in a shallow, eutrophic lake in western CanadaCanadian Journal of Zoology, 1979