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Fluorescent microspheres--a new approach to quantifying live feed intake in larval fish.

In this study we develop and test a protocol for labeling live feed items using fluorescent microspheres. Such labeled zooplankton can then be quantified when ingested by larval fish in order to determine food intake and/or prey selectivity (when labeling different prey with different colored microspheres). A comparison between methods of sample analysis is also made: fluorometry, cytometry and fluorescent microscopy.

fish larvae, food intake, quantification, live feed, selectivity, flow cytometry, fluorescent microspheres

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