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Cladocera (invertebrate)

Known as: Fleas, Water, Flea, Water, Water Flea 
A suborder of CRUSTACEA, order Diplostraca, comprising the water fleas. They are benthic filter feeders that consume PHYTOPLANKTON. The body is… 
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BranchiopodaOrder: Eucopepoda
DaphniaMicrobiologicalaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Invasive species triggers a massive loss of ecosystem services through a trophic cascade
Significance Invasive species represent a largely unquantified threat to ecosystem services. Although investment in the… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Eutrophication causes speciation reversal in whitefish adaptive radiations
Species diversity can be lost through two different but potentially interacting extinction processes: demographic decline and… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A management framework for preventing the secondary spread of aquatic invasive species
Biological invasions continue to accelerate, and there is a need for closer integration between invasive species research and on… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Host–parasite ‘Red Queen’ dynamics archived in pond sediment
Antagonistic interactions between hosts and parasites are a key structuring force in natural populations, driving coevolution… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Biological identifications through DNA barcodes: the case of the Crustacea
The ability of a 650 base pair section of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene to provide species-level… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Development of a base set of toxicity tests using ultrafine TiO2 particles as a component of nanoparticle risk management.
Review
2000
Review
2000
THE RELATIONSHIP IN LAKE COMMUNITIES BETWEEN PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY AND SPECIES RICHNESS
An understanding of the relationship between species richness and productivity is crucial to understanding biodiversity in lakes… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The filtration apparatus of Cladocera: Filter mesh-sizes and their implications on food selectivity
SummaryThe filtering apparatus of eleven Cladoceran species was studied. The distances between the setulae, which act as filters… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Influence of a predator on the optimal foraging behaviour of sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.)
ACCORDING to the principle of natural selection, each individual animal is assumed to maximise its inclusive fitness1. Thus… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The dry weight estimate of biomass in a selection of Cladocera, Copepoda and Rotifera from the plankton, periphyton and benthos of continental waters
SummaryA procedure for determining dry weights has been standardized and applied to a number of Cladocera, Copepoda and Rotatoria… 
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