Allocation of essential lipids in Daphnia magna during exposure to poor food quality

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 738-747

  Wacker, A ^a   Martin Creuzburg, D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Fatty acids; Food quality; Fresh water; Sterols; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; FATTY ACID; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBIVORE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STEROL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 34447341960     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01274.x     Document Type: Article

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