Toxicity of benthic dinoflagellates on grazing, behavior and survival of the brine shrimp Artemia salina.

Harmful algae may differently affect their primary grazers, causing sub-lethal effects and/or leading to their death. The present study aim to compare the effects of three toxic benthic dinoflagellates on clearance and grazing rates, behavioral changes, and survival of Artemia salina. Feeding assays...

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Main Authors: Raquel A F Neves, Tainá Fernandes, Luciano Neves Dos Santos, Silvia M Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5384755?pdf=render