Competition between Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus angularis (Rotifera) in relation to algal food level and initial population density

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Issue		Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim. Volume 55, 2019


Article Number		2
Number of page(s)		8
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2019001
Published online		18 February 2019

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