Table 2 Principal biochemical composition (mean ± SD, n = 9) of early developmental stages of the clam Ruditapes decussatus under three levels of nutrition: starvation and two mono-specific diets (Isochrysis aff galbana = T-iso and Chaetoceros calcitrans = C.cal)
Food regime | Days after fertilization | Gross biochemical composition (ng ind−1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Protein | Total lipids | Carbohydrates | ||
Starvation | 0 | 13.98 ± 3.39 | 8.10 ± 2.40 | 2.31 ± 0.92 |
2 | 14.77 ± 0.57 | 7.34 ± 0.00 | 4.14 ± 0.14 | |
5 | 20.22 ± 3.92 | 7.24 ± 0.83 | 4.36 ± 0.41 | |
8 | 13.49 ± 6.84 | 5.58 ± 0.83 | 4.29 ± .47 | |
14 | 4.75 ± 1.28 | 2.82 ± 1.26 | 4.03 ± 0.40 | |
19 | 2.39 ± 1.26 | 1.72 ± 0.48 | 3.51 ± 0.20 | |
23 | 0.37 ± 0.00 | 1.72 ± 0.48 | 3.31 ± 0.29 | |
T-iso | 0 | 13.98 ± 3.39 | 8.10 ± 2.40 | 2.31 ± 0.92 |
2 | 14.37 ± 0.00 | 7.34 ± 0.00 | 4.14 ± 0.14 | |
5 | 54.86 ± 14.13 | 25.16 ± 1.91 | 16.56 ± 0.92 | |
8 | 84.46 ± 11.48 | 61.28 ± 2.66 | 34.64 ± 1.03 | |
14 | 101.28 ± 26.23 | 72.59 ± 4.14 | 39.01 ± 1.73 | |
19 | 212.94 ± 55.97 | 151.18 ± 30.41 | 46.26 ± 9.47 | |
23 | 144.33 ± 11.65 | 118.09 ± 8.27 | 38.29 ± 4.56 | |
C.cal | 0 | 13.98 ± 3.39 | 8.10 ± 2.40 | 2.31 ± 0.92 |
2 | 14.37 ± 0.00 | 7.34 ± 0.00 | 4.14 ± 0.14 | |
5 | 36.70 ± 2.02 | 21.58 ± 4.08 | 19.56 ± 0.85 | |
8 | 27.96 ± 3.08 | 46.39 ± 1.72 | 20.41 ± 1.13 | |
14 | 68.99 ± 5.34 | 53.01 ± 9.11 | 18.59 ± 1.03 | |
19 | 85.81 ± 13.44 | 56.04 ± 2.48 | 32.55 ± 1.16 | |
23 | 72.35 ± 5.08 | 47.22 ± 4.99 | 23.78 ± 6.21 | |