The rotifer community in Lago Amapá (abandoned meander lake of the Rio Acre floodplain) was investigated with respect to seasonal changes. Sampling was performed at three collection stations, ...

Species inventories are important tools for conservation measures and management, especially in areas imperiled by human actions. It is also useful to show gaps in the scientific knowledge about ...

A body fossil of a thorny-headed worm (Acanthocephala) has been dated to the Jurassic period, about 165 million years ago. It has characteristics of both Acanthocephala and tiny animals called ...

The meiofauna are marine and freshwater organisms found ubiquitously in sediments and aquatic plants. They include the microscopic aquatic invertebrates and protists such as nematodes, tardigrades and ...

Ruminants are hoofed mammals with a unique digestive system that allows them to better create energy from fibrous plant material than other herbivores. Small ruminants (such as sheep and goats) play ...

Burdon-Jones (1998) stated that there are 94 described species in 16 genera in the world, with many more undescribed, and 12 species in seven genera in Australia. Cameron (2008) lists 108 species for ...

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ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the impact of the Nile flood with special reference to turbidity on the food chain in Lake Nasser water as one of the largest man-made lakes in Africa before the ...