ATP CONTENT OF CALANUS FINMARCHICUS

Measurements of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), carbon, and nitrogen were made on Calanus finmarchicus held in a food‐free environment in the laboratory. Over a 23‐day starvation period there were significant reductions of absolute amounts of carbon, nitrogen, and ATP, but no significant changes in th...

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Published in:Limnology and Oceanography
Main Author: BALCH, NORVAL
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1972
Subjects:
Aquatic Science
Oceanography
Calanus finmarchicus
Copepods
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1972.17.6.0906
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Summary:Measurements of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), carbon, and nitrogen were made on Calanus finmarchicus held in a food‐free environment in the laboratory. Over a 23‐day starvation period there were significant reductions of absolute amounts of carbon, nitrogen, and ATP, but no significant changes in the relationship between ATP and body carbon. Relative ATP levels in organisms remain sufficiently constant over a range of physiological conditions so as to make them good indicators of biomass. ATP: carbon ratios in lipid‐storing copepods is also considered.

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