Fatty acid composition and lipid content in the copepod Limnocalanus macrurus during summer in the southern Bothnian Sea

Abstract The lipid reserves and occurrence of the cold-stenothermic, omnivorous copepod Limnocalanus macrurus were studied in the Bothnian Sea (northern Baltic Sea) during spring and summer 2013–2014 with a special emphasis on the fatty acid composition of adults and their potential food. The indivi...

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Main Authors: K. Mäkinen, M. Elfving, J. Hänninen, L. Laaksonen, M. Rajasilta, I. Vuorinen, J.-P. Suomela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Helgoland Marine Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10152-017-0491-1