Copepod foraging on the basis of food nutritional quality: can copepods really choose?

Copepods have been considered capable of selective feeding based on several factors (i.e., prey size, toxicity, and motility). However, their selective feeding behaviour as a function of food quality remains poorly understood, despite the potential impact of such a process on copepod fitness and tro...

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Main Authors: Stamatina Isari, Meritxell Antό, Enric Saiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3873455?pdf=render