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Experiments were conducted withAnisops bouvieri as predator to study the advantages of helmet development in cyclomorphic formDaphnia cephalata King and the results were compared with another non-helmetedDaphnia similis Claus. The helmetedDaphnia cephalata avoidedAnisops bouvieri predation better than the non-helmeted formDaphnia similis. The predator selectively preys upon smaller sizedDaphnia similis than the largerDaphnia cephalata.
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Venkataraman, K., Krishnaswamy, S. Anisops bouvieri predation and advantages of cephalic expansion inDaphnia cephalata King and the impact of predation onDaphnia similis Claus under laboratory conditions. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Anim. Sci.) 95, 509–513 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03179412
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