Integrity of crustacean predator defenses under ocean acidification and warming conditions

• Main Author: Lowder, Kaitlyn Breanne
• Other Authors: Taylor, Jennifer RA
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2019
• Subjects: Biological oceanography; biomechanics; crustacean; exoskeleton; ocean acidification; ocean warming; Hippolyte; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8p65832r

Crustaceans are a diverse group of species, but all rely on an exoskeleton that is shed and formed anew throughout their lifetime. Exoskeletons perform a wide range of functions, sometimes acting as armor, a means to produce sound, a tool to crush hard prey, or even a window to facilitate transparen...