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Possible toxic effects on Daphnia resulting from the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus

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We cultured individuals of two Daphnia species and their hybrid on two different algae, Scenedesmus obliquus and Chlamydomonas globosa, in different concentrations. Our results suggest that culture conditions of S. obliquus can be such that the algal cells become toxic to Daphnia

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Boersma, M., Vijverberg, J. Possible toxic effects on Daphnia resulting from the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus . Hydrobiologia 294, 99–103 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00016849

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