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The effect of fish predation on Cyclops life cycle

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Two populations of Cyclops abyssorum tatricus studied in neighbouring alpine lakes in Tatra Mountains (southern Poland) differed in their life cycles. In the lake with planktivorous fishes, Cyclops was typically monocyclic, with highly synchronized reproduction during two winter months, while in the fishless lake its reproduction was asynchronous and continued for six months. Direct and indirect effects of fish predation on Cyclops life cycles are discussed.

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  1. Department of Hydrobiology, Institute of Zoology, University of Warsaw, Nowy \`Swiat 67, PL-00-046, Warsaw, Poland

    Katarzyna Papi\`nska

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Papi\`nska, K. The effect of fish predation on Cyclops life cycle. Hydrobiologia 167, 449–453 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00026338

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