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Algae
Fatty acids
Food quality
Lipids
Metabolism
Plankton
Chemical defense
Thalassiosira-rotula
Skeletonema-costatum
Alpha,beta,gamma,delta-unsaturated aldehydes
Laboratory observations
Calanus-helgolandicus
Egg-production
Acartia-tonsa
Marine
Biosynthesis
Chemistry & Analysis in Current Contents(R)/Life Sciences
Abstract:
Lipid and fatty acid composition ore considered to be key parameters that determine the nutritive quality of phytoplankton diets for zooplanktonic herbivores. The fitness, reproduction and physiology of the grazers are influenced by these factors. The t