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Studies on the gut contents of leptestheriella maduraiensis (Conchostraca: Branchiopoda) Nayar and Nair

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Studies on the food and feeding habits of Leptestheriella maduraiensis Nayar & Nair have shown that the organisms are nonselective algal and detrital filter feeders. They utilise available food in almost similar proportions as in the overlying pond water and it is found from the present studies that the phytoplankton (Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae and Cyanophyceae) form the major part of the gut (48.9%), followed by detritus (38.6%), zooplankton (11.1%) and miscellaneous items (1 .4%).

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  1. Joseph P. Royan

    Present address: National Institute of Oceanography, Goa-403004

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Madurai University, Madurai-625021

    Joseph P. Royan

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Formed part of a thesis approved for the degree of Ph.D. of the Madurai University, 1973.

Formed part of a thesis approved for the degree of Ph.D. of the Madurai University, 1973.

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Royan, J.P. Studies on the gut contents of leptestheriella maduraiensis (Conchostraca: Branchiopoda) Nayar and Nair. Hydrobiologia 51, 209–212 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00005745

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