Capital Breeding in a Diapausing Copepod: A Transcriptomics Analysis

Capital breeders must balance the energetic requirements of cellular function and the cost of reproduction. The subarctic copepod Neocalanus flemingeri, a small planktonic crustacean, depends on a short annual phytoplankton bloom to acquire the energy needed to support a non-feeding adult female tha...

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Main Authors: Vittoria Roncalli, Matthew C. Cieslak, Russell R. Hopcroft, Petra H. Lenz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00056/full