What are jellyfish really eating to support high ecophysiological condition?

The feeding ecology of Blackfordia virginica was evaluated concurrently with their ecophysiological condition in a temperate estuary. The diet of B. virginica is composed not only of metazooplankton, as commonly observed for other jellyfish species, but also of phytoplankton, ciliates and detritus....

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Main Author: Morais, Pedro (author)
Other Authors: Parra, María P. (author), Marques, Raquel (author), Angélico, Maria Manuel (author), Chainho, Paula (author), Costa, José Lino (author), Barbosa, Ana B. (author), Teodosio, Maria (author), Cruz, Joana (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/7733
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/7733