Carbon content of Mnemiopsis leidyi eggs and specific egg production rates in northern Europe
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SHORT COMMUNICATION Carbon content of Mnemiopsis leidyi eggs and specific egg production rates in northern Europe
The comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi is considered to be a successful invasive species, partly due to its high reproduction potential. However, due to the absence of direct carbon measurements of eggs, specific reproduction rates remain uncertain. We show that egg carbon is 0.22+ 0.02 mg C and up to 21 times higher than previously extrapolated. With maximum rates of 11 232 eggs ind day, largest ani...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Plankton Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1464-3774,0142-7873
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbu102