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Ecological similarities and differences among littoral species of Ceriodaphnia

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The occurrence of six littoral species of Ceriodaphnia (C. affinis, C. laticaudata, C. megops,C. reticulata, C. rotunda and C. setosa)living at the same time and locality is described.Basic population characteristics were studied in allspecies coexisting in the field, except for C. setosa, which was too scarce. Abundances,proportions of gamogenetic individuals, mean bodylengths and clutch sizes were compared among species.Dissolved oxygen, temperature, chlorophyll-a and totalseston volume were measured and related to populationchanges. C. laticaudata and C. rotundawere closely similar to each other in many featuresand showed significant differences to other species.C. reticulata and C. megops seem to besimilar in some features, while C. affinis wasecologically different.

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Pichlová, R. Ecological similarities and differences among littoral species of Ceriodaphnia. Hydrobiologia 360, 205–210 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003133823119

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