Carbon assimilation mode in mixotrophs and the fatty acid composition of their rotifer consumers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2189-2199

  Wacker, Alexander ^a   Weithoff, Guntram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas; Ecophysiology; Food quality; Homeostasis; Mixotrophy

Indexed keywords

BRACHIONUS; CEPHALODELLA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; ELOSA; ELOSA WORRALI; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); ROTIFERA;

EID: 70349116660     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02251.x     Document Type: Article

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