Nematode temperature responses: a niche dimension in populations of bacterial-feeding nematodes

Autor: R V, Anderson, D C, Coleman
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of nematology. 14(1)
ISSN: 0022-300X
Popis: The optimum temperatures for population development were determined for six species of bacterial-feeding nematodes from among eight temperatures, ranging from 5 to 40 C. Four of the species are cohabiting species. The range of temperatures over which population development occurs (temperature niche breadth) is different for the cohabiting species. This difference may be a means of reducing competition between species, thus increasing temperatures over which habitats can be exploited.
Databáze: OpenAIRE