Flexible adaptation of the seasonal krill maturity cycle in the laboratory

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 fl...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Plankton Research
Main Authors: Brown, Matthew, Kawaguchi, So, King, Robert, Virtue, Patti, Nicol, Stephen
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010
Subjects:
Short Communication
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Krill
Euphausia superba
Online Access:http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/fbq123v1
https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbq123
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Summary: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.

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