Life cycles and seasonal distributions of Calanus finmarchicus on the central Scotian Shelf

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: McLaren, Ian A, Head, Erica, Sameoto, D D
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2001
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Emerald Basin; Calanus finmarchicus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f01-007; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f01-007

The life cycle of Calanus finmarchicus on and around Western Bank, 1991–1992, was essentially annual; the overwintered generation (G 0 ) produced G 1 that developed at temperature-dependent rates and then largely disappeared after June to winter as late copepodids at depth. However, a small fraction...