National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The rotifer Bri~eliioriit.s pliccitilis and the copepod Ti,yriop.s ccilifornicus are easily cultured and coni-inonly used as foods for larval fishes. Sizes of rotifers, nauplii. and copepodites. ranging in width from 75 to 221 p m. were related to their weight. volume, and caloric content. Between t...
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| Summary: | The rotifer Bri~eliioriit.s pliccitilis and the copepod Ti,yriop.s ccilifornicus are easily cultured and coni-inonly used as foods for larval fishes. Sizes of rotifers, nauplii. and copepodites. ranging in width from 75 to 221 p m. were related to their weight. volume, and caloric content. Between the smallest and largest size classes-a width increase of two times-rotifer dry weight increased from 0.10 to 0.47 Fgianimal. and naupliar dry weight increased from 0.04 to 0.38 pgi animal. An individual rotifer contained more calories than a nauplius of the same width even though the oryanic tissue fraction of the rotifers had a lower caloric value (4.8 cal img) than that of the copepods (5.9 calimg). Tigriopus nauplii weighed less per unit |
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