Sloppy feeding in marine copepods: prey-size-dependent production of dissolved organic carbon

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Predator–prey interactions: is ‘ecological stoichiometry’ sufficient when good food goes bad? (2005, background): “growth efficiency via sloppy feeding ( Moller, 2005 ).”
Linkage between crustacean zooplankton and aquatic bacteria (2010, background): “…and carbohydrates) in the vicinity of zooplankton occurs in much higher amounts due to active excretion and sloppy feeding of the zooplankton, and this could become available for attached and even free-living bacteria (Peduzzi & Herndl 1992, Hansson & Norrman 1995, Møller et al. 2003, Møller 2005).”
Bridging the gap between marine biogeochemical and fisheries sciences; configuring the zooplankton link (2014, background): “Sloppy feeding by copepods, releasing substantial amounts of dissolved organics into the pelagic waters (Cushing and Vućetić, 1963; Møller et al., 2003; Møller, 2005), and ‘‘messy feeding’’ by krill only ingesting part of copepod prey (e.”
Carbon fluxes and pelagic ecosystem dynamics near two western Antarctic Peninsula Adélie penguin colonies: an inverse model approach (2013, background): “Rates of DOC release by sloppy feeding are higher for grazing on larger phytoplankton (Møller 2004).”