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The occurrence of six littoral species of Ceriodaphnia (C. affinis, C. laticaudata, C. megops, C. reticulata, C. rotunda and C. setosa) living at the same time and locality is described. Basic population characteristics were studied in all species coexisting in the field, except for C. setosa, which was too scarce. Abundances, proportions of gamogenetic individuals, mean body lengths and clutch sizes were compared among species. Dissolved oxygen, temperature, chlorophyll-a and total seston volume were measured and related to population changes. C. laticaudata and C. rotunda were closely similar to each other in many features and showed significant differences to other species. C. reticulata and C. megops seem to be similar in some features, while C. affinis was ecologically different.
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Pichlová, R. (1997). Ecological similarities and differences among littoral species of Ceriodaphnia . In: Brancelj, A., De Meester, L., Spaak, P. (eds) Cladocera: the Biology of Model Organisms. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 126. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4964-8_23
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