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- Title
Flexible adaptation of the seasonal krill maturity cycle in the laboratory.
- Authors
Brown, Matthew; Kawaguchi, So; King, Robert; Virtue, Patti; Nicol, Stephen
- Abstract
Under controlled laboratory conditions, the influence of various light regimes on the maturation cycle of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) was investigated. An accelerated rate of maturity regression occurred when krill commenced sexual regression under complete darkness. Krill can therefore flexibly adjust their seasonal physiological cycles to cope with varying environmental conditions.
- Subjects
KRILL; LIFE cycles (Biology); ANIMAL adaptation; PHOTOPERIODISM; FISH physiology; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Journal of Plankton Research, 2011, Vol 33, Issue 5, p821
- ISSN
0142-7873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/plankt/fbq123