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John J. Gilbert; Effect of the non-tocopherol component of the diet on polymorphism, sexuality, biomass, and reproductive rate of the rotifer Asplanchna sieboldi. Arch.Hydrobiol. 80(3):375-397, 1977
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In Asplanchna sieboldi the non-tocopherol component of the diet-Paramecium- or Brachionus-prey (both tocopherol-free) and addition of saturated or unsaturated fatty acids has relatively little of no effect on the transformation of the saccate to the cruciform morphotype in response to dietary tocopherol. These different prey-types, however, markedly affect the fecundity, longevity, reproductive rate, size, and biomass of saccate females. Also, the non-tocopherol component of the diet-Brachionus or Asplanchna-prey (both tocopherol-free) can control the proportion of cruciform and campanulate morphotypes, and hence sexual females, when dietary tocopherol is available.