Sources of essential fatty acids in the marine microbial loop

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-157

  Zhukova, Natalia V ^a   Kharlamenko, Vladimir I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Ciliate; Food webs; Microbial loop; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Zooflagellate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033044986     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame017153     Document Type: Article

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