Subtitle:

Survival and cannibalism in populations of T. confusum

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Ekologii

Publisher:

Polish Scientific Publishers

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

Pages 723-735 : illustrations ; 24 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 734-735) ; Abstract in Polish

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

The paper is aimed at determining mechanisms that control numbers of coeval cohort as well as ecological consequences of cannibalistic predation resulting from the fact of impossibility to leave the medium. The experiment was based on comparison of survival in one generation of T. confusum from eggs to adults in free cultures (with a possibility of migration) and that of confined cultures with initial density of eggs increasing from 30 to 300 per g of medium. Considerably higher survival and a faster post-embryonic development were observed in free cultures.

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Relation:

Ekologia Polska

Volume:

34

Issue:

4

Start page:

723

End page:

735

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:70746 ; ISSN 0420-9036

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

pol

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open