
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rippingale, RJ 
A1  - Hodgkin, EP 
T1  - Population growth of a copepod <I>Gladioferens imparipes</I> Thomson
JF  - Marine and Freshwater Research
JO  - Mar. Freshwater Res.
Y1  - 1974
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
SP  - 351
EP  - 360
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9740351 
N2  - The intrinsic rate of increase of an animal population can be calculated from data on longevity, sex ratio, maturation rate and fecundity and can be expressed as r in the population growth equation Nt = N0ert. Laboratory and field data are used to calculate the value of r per day for the copepod Gladioferens imparipes Thomson. The r values obtained, 0.146 per day at 15º C and 0.293 per day at 25º C, are both high. This high population growth potential is interpreted as an adaptation to the estuarine habitat. 
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