Eggs of the copepod Acartia tonsa Dana require hypoxic conditions to tolerate prolonged embryonic development arrest

Eggs of the copepod Acartia tonsa Dana require hypoxic conditions to tolerate prolonged embryonic development arrest

Abstract Background Copepods make up the largest zooplankton biomass in coastal areas and estuaries and are pivotal for the normal development of fish larva of countless species. During spring in neritic boreal waters, the copepod pelagic biomass increases rapidly from near absence during winter. In...

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Main Authors: Tue Sparholt Jørgensen, Per Meyer Jepsen, H. Cecilie B. Petersen, Dennis Steven Friis, Benni Winding Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
Resting eggs
Quiescence
Copepod
Acartia
Calanoida
Embryonic arrest
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-018-0217-5

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