Timing of embryonic quiescence determines viability of embryos from the calanoid copepod, Acartia tonsa (Dana).

Like 41 other calanoid copepods, Acartia tonsa, are capable of inducing embryonic quiescence when experiencing unfavorable environmental conditions. The ecdysone-signaling cascade is known to have a key function in developmental processes like embryogenesis and molting of arthropods, including copep...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Birgitte Nilsson, Benni Winding Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5841787?pdf=render