Abstract
The stable carbon isotopic compositions of cholesterol, generally the most dominant sterol in the copepod Temora, bears the δ¹³C “signature” of its dietary precursor sterol when fed on Isochrysis galbana and Rhodomonas sp. The δ¹³C of cholesterol in the faecal pellets released from Temora longicornis fed on Rhodomonas sp. is
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