Preface; Cladocera: the Biology of Model Organism Anton BranceljLuc de MeesterPiet Spaak OriginalPaper Pages: IX - IX
On the history of studies on cladoceran taxonomy and morphology, with emphasis on early work and causes of insufficient knowledge of the diversity of the group N. M. Korovchinsky OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 11
Subgeneric differences in head shield and ephippia ultrastructure within the genus Bosmina Baird (Crustacea, Cladocera) Vladimír KořínekVeronika SacherováLadislav Havel OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 23
Structure of thoracic limbs in Bosminopsis deitersi Richard, 1895 (Anomopoda, Branchiopoda) Alexey A. Kotov OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 32
Sensory and glandular equipment of the trunk limbs of the Chydoridae and Macrothricidae (Crustacea: Anomopoda) Henri J. DumontMarcelo Silva-Briano OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 46
Alona stochi n.sp. – the third cave-dwelling cladoceran (Crustacea: Cladocera) from the Dinaric region Anton Brancelj OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 54
A checklist of the littoral cladocerans from Mexico, with descriptions of five taxa recently recorded from the Neovolcanic Province Manuel Elías-GutiérrezJorge Ciros-PérezAdrián Cervantes-Martínez OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 73
Offspring size in Daphnia: does it pay to be overweight? Maarten Boersma OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 88
Phenotypic plasticity of Daphnia life history traits in response to predator kairomones: genetic variability and evolutionary potential Anke WeberSteven Declerck OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 99
Life tables of Moina macrocopa (Straus) in successive generations under food and temperature adaptation Eugeny S. Burak OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 107
Preliminary experiments on resource competition between a migrating and a non-migrating clone of the hybrid D. galeata×hyalina Tineke Reede OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 115
Electron transport system (ETS) activity and respiration rate in five Daphnia species at different temperatures Tatjana SimčičAnton Brancelj OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 125
Hybridization in the Daphnia galeata complex: are hybrids locally produced? Piet Spaak OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 133
Among-populational genetic differentiation in the cyclical parthenogen Daphnia magna (Crustacea, Anomopoda) and its relation to geographic distance and clonal diversity J. VanoverbekeL. De Meester OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 142
Ideal free distribution in Daphnia? Are daphnids able to consider both the food patch quality and the position of competitors? Petter Larsson OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 152
Mating behaviour in Moina brachiata (Jurine, 1820) (Crustacea, Anomopoda) László Forró OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 159
Light-induced swimming of Daphnia: can laboratory experiments predict diel vertical migration? Erik van Gool OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 167
The change in phototactic behaviour of a Daphnia magna clone in the presence of fish kairomones: the effect of exposure time L. De MeesterC. Cousyn OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 175
Differential behaviour and shifts in genotype composition during the beginning of a seasonal period of diel vertical migration Piet SpaakJoop Ringelberg OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 185
Size distribution of Daphnia longispina in the vertical profile M. D. BoronatM. R. Miracle OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 196
The trophic role of the marine cladoceran Penilia avirostris in the Gulf of Trieste Lovrenc LipejPatricija MozetičAlenka Malej OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 203
Ecological similarities and differences among littoral species of Ceriodaphnia Radka Pichlová OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 210
The effect of different fish communities on the cladoceran plankton assemblages of the Kis-Balaton Reservoir, Hungary János KorponaiKálmán MátyásNóra Kovács OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 221
Importance of water-level fluctuation on population dynamics of cladocerans in a hypertrophic reservoir (Lake Arancio, south-west Sicily, Italy) Luigi Naselli-FloresRossella Barone OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 232
Long-term dynamics of small-bodied and large-bodied cladocerans during the eutrophication of a shallow reservoir, with special attention for Chydorus sphaericus J. VijverbergM. Boersma OriginalPaper Pages: 233 - 242
Assessment of the importance of fish predation versus copepod predation on life history traits of Daphnia hyalina Maria-José CaramujoM. Cristina CrispimMaria-José Boavida OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 252
Effects of competitors and Chaoborus predation on the cladocerans of a eutrophic lake: an enclosure study Heike Mumm OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 264
The relevance of size efficiency to biomanipulation theory: a field test under hypertrophic conditions Steven DeclerckLuc De MeesterJosé M. Conde-Porcuna OriginalPaper Pages: 265 - 275
Chydorid assemblages in the sedimentary sequence of Lake La Cruz (Spain) subject to water level changes F. MezquitaM. R. Miracle OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 285
The future of cladoceran genetics: methodologies and targets Paul D. N. HeberDerek J. Taylor OriginalPaper Pages: 295 - 299
