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Production and nutritional quality of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis fed marine Chlorella sp. at different cell densities

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Rotifer Symposium IV

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 42))

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The effect of different cell densities of marine Chlorella sp. on the growth rate, doubling time and production of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis was investigated. A significant increase in rotifer production was achieved at a density of 50 × 106 Chlorella cells ml-1. The nutritional quality of rotifers grown at different concentrations of Chlorella is discussed.

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  1. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Mariculture and Fisheries Department, P.O. Box 1638, Salmiya, Kuwait

    T. A. Rezeq

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  1. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0QB, Scotland

    L. May

  2. Limnologisches Institut, Gaisberg 116, A-5310, Mondsee, Austria

    A. Herzig

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Rezeq, T.A., James, C.M. (1987). Production and nutritional quality of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis fed marine Chlorella sp. at different cell densities. In: May, L., Wallace, R., Herzig, A. (eds) Rotifer Symposium IV. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4059-8_34

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