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I.V. Dovgal; Effect of Flow Velocity on Colonization of Glass Plates by Suctors (Ciliophora, Suctoria). Hydrobiological Journal 26(2):42-45, 1990

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The colonization of substrates by suctors at different flow velocities was investigated in the field and in the laboratory. The rate of the process and the final population density increased rapidly in flowing water, a fact that should be taken into account in quantitative studies.