JPR Advance Access originally published online on July 23, 2008
Journal of Plankton Research 2008 30(11):1315-1321; doi:10.1093/plankt/fbn076
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Evaluating inducible morphological defences in the common freshwater ciliate, Coleps hirtus
Department of Organismic Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr. 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
* CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: steve.wickham{at}sbg.ac.at
Received on March 18, 2008; accepted on July 21, 2008
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Experiments examined whether the ciliate, Coleps hirtus, changed its morphology in the presence of zooplankton known to prey on ciliates. While caudal spine length was not affected, Coleps were longer and thinner in the presence of Cyclops than in their absence.
Corresponding editor: John Dolan