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M. Yufera, E. Pascual, and J. Guinea; Factors influencing the biomass of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis in culture. Hydrobiologia 255/256:159-164, 1993

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The contribution of the egg weight and the population size structure to the body mass have been studied in two strains of Brachionus plicatilis of different size. A mathematical model was developed in order to obtain a reliable estimate of the dry mass from two single easily determined parameters; the egg/female ratio and the mean lorica length.