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The freshwater zooplankton of Thailand (Rotifera and Crustacea)

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Tropical Zooplankton

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 23))

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Abstract

A list is given of all zooplankton species hitherto reported from Thailand, based on the author’s own observations and on the literature.

From a comparison with the fauna of some neighbour countries, it appears that important gaps remain to be filled-in.

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Boonsom, J. (1984). The freshwater zooplankton of Thailand (Rotifera and Crustacea). In: Dumont, H.J., Tundisi, J.G. (eds) Tropical Zooplankton. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3612-1_21

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