Effects of dietary carbohydrate on weight gain and gonad production in small sea urchins, Lytechinus variegatus

In experiment 1, juvenile sea urchins (n = 80, 0.088 ± 0.001 g wet weight and 5.72 ± 0.04 mm diameter) were held individually and fed ad libitum one of three semi‐purified formulated diets (n = 16 individuals treatment−1). In the diets, protein was held constant (310 g kg−1 dry, as fed) and carbohyd...

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