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| Djeghri, Nicolas; Stibor, Herwig; Lebeau, Oanez; Pondaven, Philippe. |
| Some jellyfish host zooxanthellae in their tissues (mostly from the family Symbiodiniaceae; Dinophyceae) and supplement their heterotrophic nutrition with their symbiont's photosynthates. The mixotrophy of zooxanthellate jellyfishes (as holobionts) renders the study of their nutrition, growth, and population dynamics complicated. Here, we used an experimental approach to assess how carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) as well as the elemental composition (C:N ratios) of zooxanthellate jellyfishes are affected by variations in nutrition sources: i. e. predation (heterotrophic) versus photosynthesis (autotrophic). Our laboratory experiment, conducted on the zooxanthellate jellyfish Cassiopea sp. medusae (including symbionts) in the presence or... |
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Palavras-chave: Stable isotopes; C:N ratios; Photosymbiosis; Mixotrophy; Scyphozoa; Zooxanthellae. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00591/70348/68448.pdf |
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