On the Phylogenetic Position of Rotifera – Have We Come Any Further? Peter FunchMartin Vinther SørensenMatthias Obst OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 28
Speciation and Selection without Sex C. William Birky Jr.Cynthia WolfElena Henry OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 45
Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood Analyses of Rotifer–Acanthocephalan Relationships David B. Mark Welch OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 54
Evolutionary Dynamics of ‘the’ Bdelloid and Monogonont Rotifer Life-history Patterns Charles E. KingClaudia RicciManuel Serra OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 70
Toward a Better Understanding of the Phylogeny of the Asplanchnidae (Rotifera) Elizabeth J. WalshRobert L. WallaceRussell J. Shiel OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 80
Molecular Ecology of Rotifers: From Population Differentiation to Speciation Africa Gómez OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 99
The Potential of Genomic Approaches to Rotifer Ecology David B. Mark WelchJessica L. Mark Welch OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 108
Using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLP) to Study Genetic Variability in Several Freshwater Rotifer Species Sanjuana Hernández-DelgadoNetzahualcoyotl Mayek-PérezRoberto Rico-Martínez OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 115
Molecular Characterization of Mn-superoxide Dismutase and Gene Expression Studies in Dietary Restricted Brachionus plicatilis Rotifers Gen KanekoTatsuki YoshinagaShugo Watabe OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 123
Behavioural Reproductive Isolation in a Rotifer Hybrid Zone Helen K. BerriemanDavid H. LuntAfrica Gómez OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 134
The ‘Frank J. Myers Rotifera Collection’ at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Christian D. Jersabek OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 140
Tale of a Sleeping Beauty: A New and Easily Cultured Model Organism for Experimental Studies on Bdelloid Rotifers Hendrik SegersRussell J. Shiel OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 145
Life on the Edge: Rotifers From Springs and Ephemeral Waters in the Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend National Park (Texas, USA) Robert L. WallaceElizabeth J. WalshPeter L. Starkweather OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 157
Euryhaline Brachionus Strains (Rotifera) from Tropical Habitats: Morphology and Allozyme Patterns Tomonari KotaniAtsushi HagiwaraManuel Serra OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 167
Morphological and Morphometrical Variations of Selected Rotifer Species in Response to Predation: a Seasonal Study of Selected Brachionid Species from Lake Xochimilco (Mexico) Gabriela Garza-MouriñoMarcelo Silva-BrianoMaria Elena Castellanos-Páez OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 179
Morphological Stasis of Two Species Belonging to the L-morphotype in the Brachionus plicatilis Species Complex Sergi CampilloEduardo M. García-RogerManuel Serra OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 187
Morphological Variation of Keratella cochlearis (Gosse) in a Backwater of the River Thames Jim Green OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 196
Study of the Trophi of Testudinella Bory de St. Vincent and Pompholyx Gosse (Rotifera: Testudinellidae) by Scanning Electron Microscopy Willem H. De Smet OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 211
External Morphology and Muscle Arrangement of Brachionus urceolaris, Floscularia ringens, Hexarthra mira and Notommata glyphura (Rotifera, Monogononta) Nadia SantoDiego FontanetoManuela Caprioli OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 229
The Musculature of Testudinella patina (Rotifera: Flosculariacea), Revealed with CLSM Martin Vinther Sørensen OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 238
Rotifer Nervous System Visualized by FMRFamide and 5-HT Immunocytochemistry and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Elena A. KotikovaOlga I. RaikovaMargaretha K. S. Gustafsson OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 248
Identification of Acetylcholinesterase Receptors in Rotifera Arikitza Pineda-RosasG.E. Santos-MedranoR. Rico-Martínez OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 253
Brachionus calyciflorus is a Species Complex: Mating Behavior and Genetic Differentiation Among Four Geographically Isolated Strains John J. GilbertElizabeth J. Walsh OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 265
Removal of Surface Glycoproteins and Transfer among Brachionus species Terry W. SnellClaus-Peter Stelzer OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 274
Maternal Effect by Stem Females in Brachionus plicatilis: Effect of Starvation on Mixis Induction in Offspring Atsushi HagiwaraYoji KadotaAkinori Hino OriginalPaper Pages: 275 - 279
Restoration of Tropical Peat Swamp Rotifer Communities after Perturbation: an Experimental Study of Recovery of Rotifers from the Resting Egg Bank Supenya ChittapunPornsilp PholpunthinHendrik Segers OriginalPaper Pages: 281 - 289
Anhydrobiosis of Adineta ricciae: Costs and Benefits Claudia RicciCesare Covino OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 314
A Putative LEA Protein, but no Trehalose, is Present in Anhydrobiotic Bdelloid Rotifers Alan TunnacliffeJens LapinskiBrian McGee OriginalPaper Pages: 315 - 321
The Development of a Bdelloid Egg: A Contribution after 100 years Chiara BoschettiClaudia RicciUmberto Fascio OriginalPaper Pages: 323 - 331
Insulin-like Growth Factor Signaling Pathway Involved in Regulating Longevity of Rotifers Tatsuki YoshinagaGen KanekoShugo Watabe OriginalPaper Pages: 347 - 352
Combined Effects of Algal (Chlorella vulgaris) Food Level and Temperature on the Demography of Brachionus havanaensis (Rotifera): a Life Table Study E. Lucía Pavón-MezaS. S. S. SarmaS. Nandini OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 360
Factors Affecting Egg-ratio in Planktonic Rotifers S.S.S. SarmaR.D. GulatiS. Nandini OriginalPaper Pages: 361 - 373
Factors Affecting Swimming Speed in the Rotifer Brachionus plicatilis Manuel YúferaE. PascualJ.M. Olivares OriginalPaper Pages: 375 - 380
An Evidence for Vertical Migrations of Small Rotifers – a Case of Rotifer Community in a Dystrophic Lake Andrzej KarabinJolanta Ejsmont-Karabin OriginalPaper Pages: 381 - 386
Structure Distinctions of Pelagic Rotifer Plankton in Stratified Lakes With Different Human Impact Galina A. GalkovskayaInessa F. Mityanina OriginalPaper Pages: 387 - 395
Changes in Rotifer Species Composition and Abundance along a Trophic Gradient in Loch Lomond, Scotland, UK Linda MayMatthew O’Hare OriginalPaper Pages: 397 - 404
Diversity and Abundance of the Planktonic Rotifers in Different Environments of the Upper Paraná River Floodplain (Paraná State – Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil) Cláudia Costa BoneckerChristiane Luciana Da CostaFábio Amodêo Lansac-Tôha OriginalPaper Pages: 405 - 414
Relationships Between Rotifers, Phytoplankton and Bacterioplankton in the Corumbá Reservoir, Goiás State, Brazil Cláudia Costa BoneckerAnderson Setsuo Miyashiro Aoyagui OriginalPaper Pages: 415 - 421
Short Time-Response of Psammic Communities of Rotifera to Abiotic Changes in their Habitat Jolanta Ejsmont-Karabin OriginalPaper Pages: 423 - 430
The Influence of Biotic and Abiotic Factors on Psammic Rotifers in Artificial and Natural Lakes Irena Bielańska-Grajner OriginalPaper Pages: 431 - 440
Seasonal Rotifer Dynamics in the Long-term (1969–2002) Record from Lake Kinneret (Israel) Moshe Gophen OriginalPaper Pages: 443 - 450
Seasonality of Rotifers and Temperature in Lough Neagh, N. Ireland Tony E. AndrewJ.A.M. Andrew OriginalPaper Pages: 451 - 455
Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors: Lessons Drawn From Rotifers in the Middle Loire,a Meandering River Monitored From 1995 to 2002, During Low Flow Periods Nicole Lair OriginalPaper Pages: 457 - 472