Figure 2

Population growth rates of five strains of the two rotifer species Brachionus calyciflorus s.s. (‘IGB, ‘USA’, ‘Cornell’; red symbols and solid lines) and Brachionus fernandoi (‘No. 2484’, ‘Lietzensee’; cyan symbols and dashed lines) feeding on sterol-free Synechococcus elongatus (3.2 mg C L−1) supplemented with liposomes with cholesterol content (10 µg cholesterol (mg C)−1) or without. Values represent means ± standard deviation, number of replicates N = 5.