Effect of three food types on the population growth of Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus patulus (Rotifera: Brachionidae)

We compared the population growth of B. calyciflorus and B. patulus using the green alga Chlorella vulgaris, baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae or their mixture in equal proportions as food. Food was offered once every 24 h in two concentrations (low: 1x10(6) and high: 3x10(6) ind. ml-1) separat...

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Published in:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Main Authors:	S.S.S. Sarma, Paula Susana Larios Jurado, S. Nandini
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2001-03-01
Subjects:	Population growth alga yeast Rotifera
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442001000100008