Fatty acid as markers to demonstrating trophic relationships among diatoms, rotifers and green-lipped mussels

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 357, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-84

  Shin, Paul K S ^a   Yip, K M ^a   Xu, W Z ^a   Wong, W H ^b   Cheung, S G ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Green lipped mussel; Phytoplankton; Trophic relationship; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; DIATOM; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOMINANCE; FATTY ACID; FOOD CHAIN; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; NEW TERRITORIES; PENG CHAU;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; PERNA; PERNA VIRIDIS; ROTIFERA; THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA;

EID: 40149088583     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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