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| Pond, David W; Segonzac, Michel; Bell, Michael V; Dixon, David R; Fallick, Anthony E; Sargent, John R. |
| Mirocaris fortunata were sampled from the Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent area (Eiffel Tower site) on the mid-Atlantic ridge during the French DIVA 2 cruise (June 1994). Small adults (17 to 22 mm total length), although morphologically identical, could be divided into 2 categories on the basis of pigmentation, lipid composition and C-13/C-12 stable isotope ratios of fatty acids. Highly pigmented small adults (8.6 to 9.2 mu g carotenoid shrimp(-1)) contained higher levels of total lipid than similar-sized individuals containing lower levels of pigment (0.9 to 2.9 mu g carotenoid shrimp(-1)). Lipid class analysis indicated that wax esters comprised 62.5% of total lipid in the former group. These pigmented shrimp also contained high proportions of... |
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Palavras-chave: Mirocaris fortunata; Lipid; Stable isotope; Hedge betting. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00337/44783/44491.pdf |
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