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cladoceran

any minute crustacean of the order Cladocera, with a laterally compressed carapace and large forked antennae used in swimming.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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gibbera Eudiaptomus gracilis Mean cladoceran weight, [micro]g 30.4 Mean copepod weight, [micro]g 9.2 2002-2013 Daphnia spp.
Fish predation pressure on zooplankton in a large northern temperate lake: impact of adult predators versus juvenile predators/Kalade toitumissurve zooplaktonile suures pohjapoolses parasvootme jarves: taiskasvanud kalade versus noorkalade moju zooplanktonile
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A brief review of the use of biomarkers in Mexico's aquatic ecosystems pollution assessment: 2001-2017
The trends for both cladoceran prey species were nearly similar with respect to encounters but with a less number of encounters of these prey species compared with A.
Determinacion de presas optimas para la crianza del pejelagarto Atractosteus tropicus (Lepisosteiformes: Lepisosteidae)
The copepods were found dominant followed by rotifers and cladocerans for entire study period.
Studies on Seasonal and Spatial Distribution of Zooplankton Communities and Their Diversity Indices at Chashma Lake, Pakistan
In this study, an acute 48 h assay and a chronic 14-day assay were performed to study the effects of diazinon on two cladoceran species.
Comparison of Diazinon Toxicity to Temperate and Tropical Freshwater Daphnia Species
Diet studies of age-0 freshwater drum have been limited to lakes and reservoirs, where they have been described as consuming cladocerans, chironomid larvae, mayfly larvae, and occasionally larvae of other fishes (Swedburg and Walburg, 1970; Clark and Pearson, 1979; Bur, 1982).
Diet composition of age-0 fishes in created habitats of the Lower Missouri River
Average P/B ratio for non-predatory crustaceans was calculated to be 0.345/d ((cladoceran = 0.145, cyclopoid = 0.654, calanoid = 0.231)).
Leptodora kindtii population dynamics in the island region of western Lake Erie before and after the invasion of the predacious cladoceran Bythotrephes longimanus
Comparative biology of the predatory cladoceran Cercopagis pengoi from Lake Ontario, Baltic Sea and Caspian Sea.
Mean weight and total biomass of zooplankton as a core indicator of biodiversity of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive: an example of the Gulf of Riga
Among the most common microscopic animals on the bluegill's menu are Daphnia, a type of Cladoceran (larger zooplankton often called water fleas) that can grow to several millimeters and swim in small hopping motions.
Optimal Foraging and bull 'gills
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