Bulk gut content and mantle glycogen content of antarctic ascidians from different stations inside Potter Cove

The gut content (dry mass and organic matter fraction) of three antarctic ascidians (Corella antarctica, Cnemidocarpa verrucosa, and Molgula pedunculata) under different sedimentation regimes were estimated together with mantel glycogen content. Samples were taken by scuba diving at 20 m depth at th...

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Main Authors: Torre, Luciana, Alurralde, Roque Gastón, Abele, Doris, Sahade, Ricardo Jose
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/160682
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Summary:The gut content (dry mass and organic matter fraction) of three antarctic ascidians (Corella antarctica, Cnemidocarpa verrucosa, and Molgula pedunculata) under different sedimentation regimes were estimated together with mantel glycogen content. Samples were taken by scuba diving at 20 m depth at three different stations inside Potter Cove (South Shetlands, Antarctica): Inner Station (62º13'23.6''S; 58º38'41''W), Middle Station (62º13'54''S; 58º40'06''W), and Outer Station (62º14'10''S; 58º42'48''W) during austral February 2011. Fil: Torre, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina Fil: Alurralde, Roque Gastón. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina Fil: Abele, Doris. Alfred Wegener Institute; Alemania Fil: Sahade, Ricardo Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina