Effects of aggregative behaviour on the bioenergetics of the freshwater predatory leech Nephelopsis obscura (Erpobdellidae)

1. Supplied with ad libitum prey, the effects of different group sizes (one, five, ten, twenty‐five, fifty or 100) on the acquisition and allocation of energy were examined over the entire life cycle of the freshwater predatory leech Nephelopsis obscura, to evaluate the bioenergetic costs and/or ben...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Freshwater biology 1996-12, Vol.36 (3), p.647-659
Hauptverfasser:	SMITH, D.E.C., DAVIES, RONALD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Freshwater Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hirudinea Nephelopsis obscura Protozoa. Invertebrata
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