Stoichiometry of growth under variable scenarios of nutrient limitation: Differential homeostasis of body composition among growth phenotypes of the Manila clam.

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Fast- and slow-growing phenotypes from two separate breeding families of the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) were alternatively fed two monoalgal diets with high and low N content (C:N ratios of 4.9 and 13.5, respectively). After 35 days of food conditioning, clams were sacrificed, and the soft body was dissected out into five different tissue fractions to determine the corresponding ponderal ratios (tissue...

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