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IN the first half of January this year, a marked decrease in the rate of reproduction was noticed in cultures of Daphnia magna that are being kept on a food of different algæ (mainly Scenedesmus sp.) at 18–20° C. The algæ cultures are kept in large aquaria with fountain water with occasional addition of small quantities of nitrates and phosphates. These cultures are aerated artificially and illuminated with a normal light bulb.
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FLÜCKIGER, E. A Case of Disturbed Metabolism in Daphnia magna. Nature 168, 211 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168211a0
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