Interaction between Hexarthra intermedia (Rotifera) and Bosmina longirostris (Cladocera): a case of opportunistic nutrition or interference competition?

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2010
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Jaramillo-Londoño, Juan Carlos
Pinto-Coelho, Ricardo Motta
Jaramillo-Londoño, Juan Carlos; Universidad de Antioquia; Universidad de Medellín
Pinto-Coelho, Ricardo Motta; Laboratório de Gestão Ambiental de Reservatórios; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
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Abstract
This study describes a new ecological association between two typical components of tropical freshwater zooplankton: the cladoceran (Bosmina longirostris) and the rotifer (Hexarthra intermedia), which, unlike those reported in the literature, led to mortal damage to the cladoceran.
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http://hdl.handle.net/11407/3415
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