Contribution of rotifers to the diet and fitness of Boeckella (Copepoda: Calanoida)

• Published in: Freshwater Biology
• Main Authors: Couch, Kyleigh M., Burns, Carolyn W., Gilbert, John J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1999
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Boeckella; Fissa; New Zealand; Copepods; Rotifer
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00394.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1365-2427.1999.00394.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00394.x

1. The calanoid copepods, Boeckella triarticulata Sars and Boeckella hamata Brehm, are major components of the freshwater zooplankton of New Zealand. It was not known whether these copepods ingest rotifers, nor whether the inclusion of rotifers in their diets might improve their fitness. The present...