Rotifera VIII: A Comparative Approach

1. Front Matter

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2. History of Rotifer Research

   1. History of rotifer research in northern Europe

      • Birger Pejler

      Pages 1-8

   2. An analysis of taxonomic studies on Rotifera: a case study

      • Hendrik Segers

      Pages 9-14

3. Taxonomy, Biogeography and Biodiversity

   1. Zooplankton may not disperse readily in wind, rain, or waterfowl

      • David G. Jenkins, Marilyn O. Underwood

      Pages 15-21

   2. Freshwater Rotifera of the genus Lecane from Songkhla Province, southern Thailand

      • Pornsilp Pholpunthin, Supenya Chittapun

      Pages 23-26

   3. Rotifera of some freshwater habitats in the floodplain of the River Nan, northern Thailand

      • La-orsri Sanoamuang

      Pages 27-33

   4. On a new species of Keratella (Rotifera: Monogononta: Brachionidae)

      • Yan Zhuge, Xiangfei Huang

      Pages 35-37

   5. Floodplain biodiversity: why are there so many species?

      • Russell J. Shiel, John D. Green, Daryl L. Nielsen

      Pages 39-46

   6. Rotifer diversity in a central Mexican pond

      • S. S. S. Sarma, Elías-Gutiérrez Manuel

      Pages 47-54

   7. Rotifers new to Florida, U.S.A.

      • Paul N. Turner, Howard L. Taylor

      Pages 55-62

   8. Dicranophoridae (Rotifera) from the Alps

      • Christian D. Jersabek

      Pages 63-77

   9. Remarks on the rotifer fauna of north and northwestern Russia

      • L. A. Kutikova

      Pages 79-82

4. Phylogeny

   1. Review paper: The evolutionary relationships of rotifers and acanthocephalans

      • James R. Garey, Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa, Thomas J. Near, Steven A. Nadler

      Pages 83-91

   2. Opinion paper: Are lemnisci and proboscis present in the Bdelloidea?

      • Claudia Ricci

      Pages 93-96

   3. Numerical phenetic taxonomy and its heuristic aspects

      • Thomas Nogrady

      Pages 97-100

   4. Phylogenetic relationships of phylum Rotifera with emphasis on the families of Bdelloidea

      • Giulio Melone, Claudia Ricci, Hendrik Segers, Robert L. Wallace

      Pages 101-107

   5. Cross-mating tests re-discovered: a tool to assess species boundaries in rotifers

      • Roberto Rico-Martínez

      Pages 109-115

5. Anatomy and Morphology

   1. Preparation of rotifer trophi for light and scanning electron microscopy

      • Willem H. De Smet

      Pages 117-121

   2. Stereopictures of internal structures and trophi of rotifers

      • W. Kleinow

      Pages 123-129

   3. The rotifer corona by SEM

      • Giulio Melone

      Pages 131-134

Rotifera VIII: A Comparative Approach is a record of the proceedings of the VIIIth International Rotifer Symposium which was held in Collegeville, Minnesota, USA, on June 22-27, 1997. It contains review papers and reports of recent research findings along with the presentation of new methods in rotifer biology. The publications contained in this volume reflect the wide diversity of approaches, methods of analysis and conclusions that characterize research on the Rotifera. Some of the topics addressed are: rotifer distribution, responses to biotic and abiotic factors, genetic profile of individuals and populations, rotifer feeding and mating behavior, morphology, phylogeny and taxonomy.
These studies will be of great interest to invertebrate zoologists and limnologists, particularly those interested in freshwater habitats.

• Rotifera
• aquaculture
• biodiversity
• biogeography
• ecology
• ecosystem
• ecosystem ecology
• morphology
• phylogeny

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