Food ingestion and assimilation by Hyaie media (Dana, 1853) (Crustacea - Amphipoda)

Food ingestion and assimilation by Hyaie media (Dana, 1853) (Crustacea - Amphipoda)

The feeding of Hyale media was analysed under laboratory conditions in winter and summer temperatures. The results showed that assimilation rates increased following food ingestion rates and decreased when egestion rates increased. In winter temperatures no significant differences were found in the...

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Main Authors: Airton Santo Tararam, Hilda de Souza Lima Mesquita, Yoko Wakabara, Clóvis A. Peres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1990-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Subjects:
Hyale media
Experimentos de alimentação
Ingestão
Estádios de desenvolvimento
Assimilação
Carbono orgânico
Feeding experiments
Ingestion
Developmental stages
Assimilation
Organic carbon
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