Cyclical parthenogens, which combine asexual and sexual reproduction, are good models for research into the ecological and population processes affecting the evolutionary maintenance of sex. Sex in cyclically parthenogenetic rotifers is necessary for diapausing egg production, which is essential to survive adverse conditions between planktonic growing seasons. However, within a planktonic seaso...

This study evaluated changes in the community of rotifers and microcrustaceans associated with the construction of a large and dendritic reservoir in Iguaçu River (Brazil), as the last reservoir of a sequence of five cascading systems. Differences were clear between pre-filling and post-filling phases for organisms and some of environmental variables. In the pre-filling phase, the community was...

This paper deals with the species of Brackionu.s plicatilis complex (Rotifera: Monogononta) found in a brackishwater lake,Veli-Aakulam, in Southern Kerala. Morphological and reproductive potential studies revealed that these rotifers have sigiificant morphological distinction with regard to ecological preferences. The three related rotifers in our study were classified as Brachionu.~ plicatilis...

with the aim of identifying the rotifera fauna of kepektas dam lake, samples were collectedmonthly between january-december 2005. in total 11 rotifer species were identified. as a species-wisepercentage, kellicttia longispina had the highest level with 57%. when the annual abundance of species wastaken into consideration polyarthra vulgaris, colurella uncinata, asplanchna priodonta and keratell...

a total of 162 species (s) of rotifera belonging to 40 genera and 20 families examined from loktak lake, an important floodplain lake of northeast india (nei), is one of the richest assemblages of the taxon known from the indian sub-region. it merits biodiversity value as ~40.0% and ~62.0% of species recorded from india and nei, respectively. one species is new to india, 23 species are new to m...

In this study carried out on Sarıncof Lake 13 July 2021, 27 species from Rotifera, 6 Cladocera, and 3 Copepoda, belonging to zooplankton groups were identified in a total of 36 species. Among the species, Rotifers dominant group with rate 51 %. This was followed by Copepoda 28.3 % Cladocera 20.7 %, respectively. addition, Ostracoda, Anostraca, Tardigrada, Nematoda also found samples taken lake....

In ecology, stable isotope labelling is commonly used for tracing material transfer in trophic interactions, nutrient budgets and biogeochemical processes. The main assumption in this approach is that the enrichment with a heavy isotope has no effect on the organism growth and metabolism. This assumption is, however, challenged by theoretical considerations and experimental studies on kinetic i...

During the study of rotifers collected in Eastern DR Congo, we rediscovered specimens that correspond to Monostyla dorsicornuta Van Oye, 1926. This species, which we redescribe, had not been seen since it's summary description, and lacked type material. Our analysis reveals that the animal belongs to Trichotriidae rather than to Lecane (presently considered to include Monostyla) or Lecanidae, b...