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| Reference ID |
4316 |
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journalarticle |
| Authors |
Kautz, G.
Zimmer, M .
Topp, W. |
| Publication Year (for display) |
2000 |
| Publication Year (for sorting) |
2000 |
| Title |
Responses of the parthenogenetic isopod, _Trichoniscus pusillus_ (Isopoda : Oniscidea), to changes in food quality |
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Pedobiologia |
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44 |
| Issue |
1 |
| Pages |
75–85 |
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| Abstract |
Long-term observations of Trichoniscus pusillus revealed that chemical composition and microbial activity of the leaf litter serving as food influenced the reproductive success of females and the mortality rates of juveniles as well. Of the food sources investigated, only alder litter, exhibiting high microbial activity, allowed the maintenance of a stable population with frequently reproducing females. This study concludes that the food type is a significant factor for population parameters of:this parthenogenetic isopod. Our results on T. pusillus, belonging to the taxon Synocheta, are compared with data on terrestrial isopod species of the taxon Crinocheta. |
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| Reference Contributor Tag |
rwetzer |
| Last Changed |
Wed Dec 5 10:57:31 2012 |
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Kautz, G., M . Zimmer, and W. Topp (2000) Responses of the parthenogenetic isopod, Trichoniscus pusillus (Isopoda : Oniscidea), to changes in food quality. Pedobiologia 44(1): 75–85. 