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Lipid Dietary Dependencies in Zooplankton

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Lipids in Freshwater Ecosystems

Abstract

Zooplankton accumulate large amounts of lipids, as much as 40-70% of the dry mass of their body (Goulden and Henry, 1985; Lee et al., 1972) ome polyunsaturated fatty acids and sterols are essential but required in trace amounts. By contrast, storage and membrane lipids are generally composed of nonessential lipids and make up an important energy reserve.

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  1. National Water Research Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 3H5, Canada

    Michael T. Arts

  2. McMaster Midwifery Education Program, McMaster University, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada

    Bruce C. Wainman

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Goulden, C.E., Moeller, R.E., McNair, J.N., Place, A.R. (1999). Lipid Dietary Dependencies in Zooplankton. In: Arts, M.T., Wainman, B.C. (eds) Lipids in Freshwater Ecosystems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0547-0_6

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