Efficient grazing and utilization of the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. by larvae of the bivalve Mercenaria mercenaria

Efficient grazing and utilization of the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. by larvae of the bivalve Mercenaria mercenaria

Clearance, ingestion, carbon retention and growth rates for bivalve larvae of Mercenaria mercenaria L. grazing on laboratory cultures of a marine Synechococcus sp. are examined. The growth response of larvae to experimental diets was found to be dependent on cell concentration and prey species.

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine biology 1994-05, Vol.119 (2), p.251-259
Hauptverfasser: Gallager, S M, Waterbury, J B, Stoecker, D K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacteria
Cyanophyta
Grazing
Ingestion
Isochrysis galbana
Larvae
Marine
Marine biology
Mercenaria mercenaria
Mollusks
Physical growth
Shellfish
Synechococcus
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Zusammenfassung:Clearance, ingestion, carbon retention and growth rates for bivalve larvae of Mercenaria mercenaria L. grazing on laboratory cultures of a marine Synechococcus sp. are examined. The growth response of larvae to experimental diets was found to be dependent on cell concentration and prey species.
ISSN:0025-3162
1432-1793
DOI:10.1007/bf00349564