Lipid storage may help invasive mussels to survive in limited food conditions.

Autor: Balogh C; HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Tihany, Veszprém, Hungary., Kobak J; Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland., Serfőző Z; HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Tihany, Veszprém, Hungary.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Integrative zoology [Integr Zool] 2024 Sep 01. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 01.
DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12888
Abstrakt: The flow direction forms a west-east nutrient gradient in Lake Balaton and separates two basins with different food conditions indicated by the annual mean of water chlorophyll-a concentration. Trends of protein and carbohydrate contents of the invasive quagga mussel decline along the longitudinal coordinates, whereas lipids increase in mussels living between the two basins under moderate food conditions. Lipid accumulation might rescue the mussels when carbohydrate stores deplete.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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