Astaxanthin, canthaxanthin and astaxanthin esters in the copepod Acartia bifilosa (Copepoda, Calanoida) during ontogenetic development

The contents of astaxanthin, canthaxanthin and astaxanthin esters were studied in natural populations of the copepod <i> Acartia bifilosa</i> from the Pomeranian Bay and Gulf of Gdansk in the southern Baltic Sea. Samples dominated by any one of three developmental groups: (1) nauplii,...

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Main Authors: Maria £otocka, Ewa Styczynska-Jurewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-12-01
Series:Oceanologia
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Online Access:http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/43_4.html#A9