Stages in the Life History of Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus), Experimentally Reared by Mr. L. R. Crawshay in the Plymouth Laboratory

[The stages in the development of Calanus finmarchicus described and figured by Miss Lebour in the present paper were taken from culture jars given into my charge by Mr. L. R. Crawshay, when he left the Laboratory to undertake military duties in connection with the war. In one jar at that time the f...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Author: Lebour, Marie V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1916
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400007244
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400007244
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Summary:[The stages in the development of Calanus finmarchicus described and figured by Miss Lebour in the present paper were taken from culture jars given into my charge by Mr. L. R. Crawshay, when he left the Laboratory to undertake military duties in connection with the war. In one jar at that time the first copepodid stage, from eggs laid in the jar, had just been reached, and the technical details for the successful rearing of the animals had been mastered. The experiments had been conducted with great care, and all possible precautions had been taken to prevent contamination. Subsequently the experiments were repeated up to a certain point by myself and some additional stages obtained to complete the series. The cultures were made in 2-litre glass beakers, containing “outside” sea-water filtered through a Berkefeld filter. In order to secure an even temperature the beakers stood in the circulating water of the Laboratory tanks, and a pure culture of the diatom Nitzschia closterium was used as food.—E. J. Allen.]