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Influence du Régime Alimentaire sur la Composition Chimique Elémentaire de Nebalia bipes (Crustacea, Leptostraca)

✍ Scribed by P. Kerambrun; J.-P. Guerin


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
550 KB
Volume
78
Category
Article
ISSN
1434-2944

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✦ Synopsis


Changes in carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen contents of Nebalia bipes were studied under different artificial feeding conditions. Using a multifactor ANOVA, highly significant variations were observed according to diet. C: N ratio, which was 4.99 f 0.31 in control animals, exhibited extreme values of 3.96 f 0.09 and 5.52 f 0.49. From a trophic point of view, the results demonstrate the large possibilities of N . bipes to exploit very different resources. The variability of its elementary chemical composition expressed in C : N ratio is compared to other generalist species.