Abstract Interaction between Epistylis sp. and copepods was investigated in 3 tropical lakes. Epibiont load was higher in Thermocyclops minutus compared to Notodiaptomus ssp. at light compensation depth. No difference was found at surface. Infestation of Epistylis sp. seems to respond to copepod species densities. Attaching to more abundant copepods may increase encounter rates of epibionts with its hosts, raising biological efficiency of it even if attaching to smaller hosts when rare larger ones are present.

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Epistylis sp. 之间的相互作用。热带湖泊中的桡足类和桡足类：表皮生物感染对物种寄主密度的反应

Epistylis sp. 之间的抽象相互作用。在 3 个热带湖泊中对桡足类进行了调查。与 Notodiaptomus ssp 相比，Thermocyclops minutus 的 Epibion​​t 负载更高。在光补偿深度。表面没有发现差异。Epistylis sp. 的侵染。似乎对桡足类物种密度有反应。附着在更丰富的桡足类动物上可能会增加表皮生物与其宿主的相遇率，即使在存在罕见的较大宿主时附着在较小宿主上也能提高其生物效率。