Rotifer Symposium IV

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Bruno Bērziņš in memoriam, 1909–1985

   1. Bruno Bērziņš in memoriam, 1909–1985

      • Birger Pejler

      Pages 1-2

3. Taxonomy and Biogeography

   1. Keratella cochlearis (Gosse) in Africa

      • J. Green

      Pages 3-8

   2. Distribution of rotifers in African fresh and inland saline waters

      • M. De Ridder

      Pages 9-14

   3. On species of genus Lepadella (Eurotatoria:Monogononta:Colurellidae) from North-Eastern India, with remarks on Indian taxa

      • B. K. Sharma, Sumita Sharma

      Pages 15-22

   4. The Rotifera of impoundments in Southeastern Australia

      • R. J. Shiel, C. J. Merrick, G. G. Ganf

      Pages 23-29

   5. Tasmanian rotifera: Affinities with the Australian fauna

      • Walter Koste, Russell J. Shiel

      Pages 31-43

   6. Intraspecific variability of Brachionus plicatilis

      • Minoru Sudzuki

      Pages 45-47

   7. Rotifera from Northwestern Canada

      • R. Chengalath, W. Koste

      Pages 49-56

   8. Coexistence of rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) clones in Soda Lake, Nevada

      • Charles E. King, Yuqi Zhao

      Pages 57-64

   9. Rotifers from Turkey

      • Henri J. Dumont, M. De Ridder

      Pages 65-73

   10. Distribution of Brachionus species in Spanish mediterranean wetlands

       • Maria R. Miracle, Manuel Serra, Eduardo Vicente, Carmen Blanco

       Pages 75-81

   11. Biometric variation in three strains of Brachionus plicatilis as a direct response to abiotic variables

       • Manual Serra, Maria R. Miracle

       Pages 83-89

   12. Taxonomic and ecological notes on Hexarthra bulgarica from high mountain lakes and ponds in the Sierra Nevada (Spain)

       • L. Cruz-Pizarro, R. Morales

       Pages 91-95

   13. Rotifer fauna of lakes and ponds over 2500 m above sea level in the Sierra Nevada, Spain, with description of a new subspecies

       • R. Morales-Baquero

       Pages 97-101

   14. Rotifer fauna in the periphyton of Karst rivers in Croatia, Yugoslavia

       • Radovan Erben

       Pages 103-105

   15. Rotifer occurrence in relation to pH

       • Bruno Bērziņš, Birger Pejler

       Pages 107-116

4. Bdelloids

   1. Ecology of bdelloids: how to be successful

      • Claudia N. Ricci

      Pages 117-127

   2. A bdelloid rotifer living as an inquiline in leaves of the pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea

      • Lois E. Bateman

      Pages 129-133

   3. Specificity of the α-tocopherol (Vitamin E) effect on lifespan and fecundity of bdelloid rotifers

      • James R. Litton Jr.

      Pages 135-139

The fourth international rotifer symposium was Wednesday afternoon a tour of Edinburgh, includ­ held in Edinburgh, Scotland, August 18 - 25, 1985, ing a visit to the Palace of Holyrood, was arranged. hosted by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. This This was followed by an evening banquet with meeting continued the tradition of holding rotifer traditional Scottish entertainment. On Thursday symposia at three-year intervals. The first an­ evening most participants attended a fireworks dis­ nouncement of the fourth meeting was circulated at play which was part of the Edinburgh Festival. Fi­ the end of 1983 to almost 300 people whose names nally, an excursion to Loch Lomond and the Tros­ appeared on the mailing list of the international sach hills was arranged for the Saturday after the newsletter, Rotifer News. In total, 68 people from meeting. 23 countries attended the meeting. It is interesting The organisers would like to thank Mr. C. J. to note that, of these 68 participants, 21 had at­ Place and colleagues at the Institute of Terrestrial tended the first meeting, held in Linz, Austria, Ecology for their invaluable help in organising the 1976, and 13 had attended all three previous meet­ meeting and preparing the symposium volume for ings. publication. We are also grateful for financial sup­ As in previous symposia, some research topics port from the Royal Society, the British Council were identified in advance of the meeting as being and British Petroleum (Scotland).

• Biom
• Fauna
• aquaculture
• biochemistry
• ecology
• environment
• plankton
• temperature
• wetland

• Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

  L. May

• Limnologisches Institut, Mondsee, Austria

  A. Herzig

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