Growth and reproduction of Moina rectirostris (Leydig) and Ceriodaphnia quadrangula (O. F. Muller) with feeding on detritus. [Translation from: Sbornik po prudovomu rybovodstvu, 79-89. Moscow, VNIRO, 1969.]

The significance of detritus in the nutrition of aquatic animals, especially of the small representatives of the zooplankton, has been studied very slightly. Research so far has established that in M. rectirostris with feeding on protococcal and single-celled green algae and bacteria the beginning of formation of eggs takes place in 2 - 4 days. The young appear in 4 - 6 days. In this study M. rectirostris and C. quadrangula are fed on detritus of natural origin in laboratory conditions. In order to determine the assimilability and productive: effect of detritus, the author set up experiments, permitting to characterize the rate of growth, speed of maturing and fertility of M. rectirostris and C. quadrangula with feeding of them on detritus of different composition and age.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Esipova, M.A.
Format:	monograph biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Freshwater Biological Association 1969
Subjects:	Biology, Ecology, Limnology, Freshwater crustaceans, Experimental research, Laboratory culture, Feeding, Feeding experiments, Animal growth,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22391
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