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Microscopic examination of algal material from the gut contents of Sarotherodon mossambicus reveals live algal cells unaffected by passage through the intestine. The degree of digestion of the cells and filaments taken from different parts of the intestine is assessed by measuring pigment degradation. Experimental evidence for the viability of the algal material from the hind gut is demonstrated by photosynthethic oxygen evolution. Quantification of the relative abundance of algal species in the water and the stomach contents suggests selective feeding.
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Dokulil, M. (1983). Aspects of gut passage of algal cells in Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters), (Pisces, cichlide). In: Schiemer, F. (eds) Limnology of Parakrama Samudra — Sri Lanka. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7281-0_14
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