Essays about: "Leptodora"

Found 1 essay containing the word Leptodora.

  1. 1. Detecting whitefish divergence using remains of Cladocerans in lake sediment : Tracking shifts in the predation regime on Bosmina by measuring defense structures

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Anna Swärd; [2014]
    Keywords : Bosmina; Leptodora; Bythotrephes; pike; whitefish; predation; resource polymorphism; divergence; competitive release; lake sediment;

    Abstract : Predation by northern pike is believed to have initiated a divergence in whitefish into several different morphs, differing in size, habitat use and growth rate.  The development of a small pelagic zooplankton feeding morph is expected to have large impacts on the zooplankton community. READ MORE