Food quantity and quality shapes reproductive strategies of Daphnia
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9163
Abstract: Abstract In freshwater environments, one of the challenges aquatic grazers face are periods of suboptimal food quantity and quality. In a life table experiment, the effects of food quantity (a gradient of algae concentration) and… read more here.
Keywords: food; food quantity; reproductive strategies; quantity quality ... See more keywords
Inducible morphological defense in Daphnia pulex: food quantity effects revised
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DOI: 10.1007/s10452-020-09809-2
Abstract: In aquatic systems, organisms largely rely on chemical cues to perceive information about the presence of predators or prey. Daphnia recognize the presence of the predatory larvae of Chaoborus via a chemical cue, emitted by… read more here.
Keywords: food concentrations; neckteeth induction; food quantity; induction ... See more keywords
Food quantity and quality of cassava affected by leguminous residues and inorganic nitrogen application in a soil of low natural fertility of the humid tropics
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DOI: 10.1590/1678-4499.007
Abstract: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the quality and quantity of biofortified cassava root in a humid tropical environment can be modified with the application of a combination of low-… read more here.
Keywords: quality; quantity quality; quality cassava; application ... See more keywords
Variable Fitness Response of Two Rotifer Species Exposed to Microplastics Particles: The Role of Food Quantity and Quality
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DOI: 10.3390/toxics9110305
Abstract: Plastic pollution is an increasing environmental problem, but a comprehensive understanding of its effect in the environment is still missing. The wide variety of size, shape, and polymer composition of plastics impedes an adequate risk… read more here.
Keywords: rotifer species; quality; effect; food quantity ... See more keywords