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Influence du Régime Alimentaire sur la Composition Chimique Elémentaire de Nebalia bipes (Crustacea, Leptostraca)
Author(s) -
Kerambrun P.,
Guerin J.P.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19930780116
Subject(s) - trophic level , composition (language) , chemical composition , chemistry , nitrogen , zoology , biology , ecology , philosophy , organic chemistry , linguistics
Effect of Diet on the Elementary Chemical Composition of Nebalia bipes (Crustacea, Leptostraca) 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 ± 0.31 in control animals, exhibited extreme values of 3.96 ± 0.09 and 5.52 ± 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.