Effects of food quality on the reproductive success of Acartia tonsa and Acartia hudsonica: laboratory observations

A study investigated the effect of the chemical composition of food on the reproductive success of Acartia tonsa Dana and A. hudsonica Pinhey. The development time of eggs was affected by the age of phytoplankton fed to females.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine biology 1994-12, Vol.121 (1), p.67-81
1. Verfasser:	JONASDOTTIR, S. H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acartia Acartia hudsonica Acartia tonsa Animal and plant ecology Animal reproduction Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Food Food quality Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Marine Marine biology Phytoplankton Prorocentrum minimum Protozoa. Invertebrata Reproduction Rhodomonas lens Shellfish Thalassiosira weissflogii
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Zusammenfassung:	A study investigated the effect of the chemical composition of food on the reproductive success of Acartia tonsa Dana and A. hudsonica Pinhey. The development time of eggs was affected by the age of phytoplankton fed to females.
ISSN:	0025-3162 1432-1793
DOI:	10.1007/BF00349475