Colonization, population dynamics, predatory behaviour and cannibalism in Heterocypris incongruens (Crustacea: Ostracoda)

We followed the artificial colonization of a temporary pond in Northern Italy by the freshwater ostracod Heterocypris incongruens. The species had not been found in the pond in previous years. In May 2009 we released five laboratory reared, genetically identical, parthenogenetic females and observed...

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Main Authors: Paolo MENOZZI, Francesco BELLETTI, Giorgio BENASSI, Valeria ROSSI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-02-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/67