Lipids in Acanthodiaptomus denticomis during starvation and fed on three different algae |
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Authors: | Bourdier GG; Amblard CA |
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Institution: | Laboratoire de Zoologie-Protistologie, UA CNRS 138, Université Blaise Pascal BP 45, 63170 Aubière, France |
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Abstract: | Variations in the levels of triglycerides, wax esters and polarlipids were determined in adults of the calanoid copepod Acanthodiaptomusdenticornis when freshly caught, starved or fed on the followingalgae: Anabaena spiroides, Cyclotella pseudostelligera and Pediastrumduplex. Over 7 days starvation, triglycerides and wax esterswere almost entirely used up by the copepods. Subsequent feedingover 20 days partially restored triglycerides but restored onlya relatively small fraction (<20%) of wax esters in the animals.Differences in the lipid restoration were found: the restoredtriglyceride level was higher in animals feeding on Cyclotellapseudostelligera or Pediastrum duplex than in those feedingon Anabaena spiroides. Fatty acid composition of neutral lipidswas closely linked to fatty acid composition of algae. The resultssuggest that lipid and fatty acid contents of Acanthodiaptomusdenticornis are good indices of the copepod's nutritional statusand short-term (020 days) feeding history. |
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