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On the nutrition and metabolism of zooplankton VI. Feeding efficiency of Calanus in terms of nitrogen and phosphorus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

E. I. Butler
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory, and Marine Station, Millport
E. D. S. Corner
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory, and Marine Station, Millport
S. M. Marshall
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory, and Marine Station, Millport

Extract

Total phosphorus and total nitrogen excreted by freshly-caught Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus) and C. helgolandicus (Claus) collected from the Clyde and Plymouth Sound have been measured during spring, summer and autumn. The quantities of phosphorus and nitrogen present in animals, plant foods and faecal pellets have also been determined.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1969

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