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Journal of Plankton Research 2009 31(5):577-581; doi:10.1093/plankt/fbp009
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Nondestructive quantification of phytoplankton gut content of brachyuran crab megalopae using in vivo chlorophyll a fluorescence

Helena Coelho1, Ricardo Calado1, Ainhoa O. Olaguer-Feliú2, Sónia Vieira1, Henrique Queiroga1 and João Serôdio1,*

1 Departamento de Biologia and CESAM, Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal 2 CACYTMAR—Centro Andaluz de Ciencia y Tecnología Marina, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, Av. República Saharauí s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, España

* CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: jserodio{at}ua.pt

Received on September 29, 2008; accepted on January 18, 2009


  Abstract

This work describes a new method to quantify phytoplankton gut content of the crab Carcinus maenas megalopae, based on the non-destructive measurement of in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence emitted from ingested microalgae.

Corresponding editor: John Dolan


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