The diet of the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus hessei, in a permanently open southern African estuary inferred from fatty acid analyses

The fatty acid (FA) composition of Pseudodiaptomus hessei, one of the most abundant copepod species in southern African estuaries and lakes, reveals potential food selectivity and the importance of flagellate prey in their diets. Differences in FA profiles between males and females were recorded; ho...

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Main Authors:	Noyon, Margaux, Froneman, Pierre William‏
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Language:	English
Published:	2014
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70901 https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbu037

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spelling	ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-rhodes-vital-297582018-11-23T04:39:59ZThe diet of the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus hessei, in a permanently open southern African estuary inferred from fatty acid analysesNoyon, MargauxFroneman, Pierre William‏The fatty acid (FA) composition of Pseudodiaptomus hessei, one of the most abundant copepod species in southern African estuaries and lakes, reveals potential food selectivity and the importance of flagellate prey in their diets. Differences in FA profiles between males and females were recorded; however, none of these patterns matched the reproductive activities of the copepod. Our findings stress the importance of improving our knowledge of FA biosynthesis pathways to employ fatty acids as trophic markers in feeding studies of zooplankton in temperate environments.2014textarticle6 pagespdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10962/70901vital:29758https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbu037EnglishJournal of Plankton ResearchRhodes UniversityUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Marine Ecology Progress Series Open Access Statement
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description	The fatty acid (FA) composition of Pseudodiaptomus hessei, one of the most abundant copepod species in southern African estuaries and lakes, reveals potential food selectivity and the importance of flagellate prey in their diets. Differences in FA profiles between males and females were recorded; however, none of these patterns matched the reproductive activities of the copepod. Our findings stress the importance of improving our knowledge of FA biosynthesis pathways to employ fatty acids as trophic markers in feeding studies of zooplankton in temperate environments.
author	Noyon, Margaux Froneman, Pierre William‏
spellingShingle	Noyon, Margaux Froneman, Pierre William‏ The diet of the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus hessei, in a permanently open southern African estuary inferred from fatty acid analyses
author_facet	Noyon, Margaux Froneman, Pierre William‏
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title	The diet of the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus hessei, in a permanently open southern African estuary inferred from fatty acid analyses
title_short	The diet of the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus hessei, in a permanently open southern African estuary inferred from fatty acid analyses
title_full	The diet of the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus hessei, in a permanently open southern African estuary inferred from fatty acid analyses
title_fullStr	The diet of the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus hessei, in a permanently open southern African estuary inferred from fatty acid analyses
title_full_unstemmed	The diet of the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus hessei, in a permanently open southern African estuary inferred from fatty acid analyses
title_sort	diet of the calanoid copepod, pseudodiaptomus hessei, in a permanently open southern african estuary inferred from fatty acid analyses
publishDate	2014
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70901 https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbu037
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The diet of the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus hessei, in a permanently open southern African estuary inferred from fatty acid analyses

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