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Effect of UV-B radiation on ingesting and nutritional selecting behavior of rotifer Brachionus urceus

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Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences

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Effect of UV-B radiation on ingesting and nutritional selecting behavior of the roifer Brachionus urceus on 5 species of micro-algae were studied under controlled laboratory conditions. Results showed that enhanced UV-B radiation significantly inhibited ingesting of the rotifer B. urceus when it was fed with 5 species of micro-algae (p<0.05). The ingesting selectivity rate varied with the UV-B radiation enhancement when it was fed with 5 species micro-algal mixture. Results indicated that the enhanced UV-B radiation could affect ingesting and nutritional selectivity of B. urceus.

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    Feng Lei, Tang Xuexi, Wang You, Xiao Hiu, Meng Xianghong & Chen Xiguang

  2. Department of Agricultural Engineering, Dongying Vocational College, Dongying, 257091, Shandong, China

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Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30270258, 40506028), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2002AA648010), the Encouraging Foundation for Outstanding Youth Scientists of Shandong Province (03BS120) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2005037237)

Biography: FENG Lei(1965–), female, Ph.D.candidate, Associate professor of Dongying Vocational College, research direction: ecotoxicology.

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Feng, L., Tang, X., Wang, Y. et al. Effect of UV-B radiation on ingesting and nutritional selecting behavior of rotifer Brachionus urceus . Wuhan Univ. J. of Nat. Sci. 12, 361–366 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11859-006-0042-0

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