Respiration of adult female Calanus hyperboreus (Copepoda) during spring in the North Water Polynya

The respiration rate of adult female Calanus hyperboreus was determined in order to assess physiological activity and its relationship to food availability during spring in the North Water Polynya, northern Baffin Bay. The respiration rate increased hyperbolically with increasing ambient chlorophyll...

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Main Authors: Kazutaka Takahashi, Norio Nagao, Satoru Taguchi
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute/SEAWELL Co., Ltd./Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Soka University 2002
Subjects:
Copepoda
respiration rate
reproduction
food condition
Baffin Bay
Baffin
Calanus hyperboreus
Polar bioscience
Copepods
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Summary:The respiration rate of adult female Calanus hyperboreus was determined in order to assess physiological activity and its relationship to food availability during spring in the North Water Polynya, northern Baffin Bay. The respiration rate increased hyperbolically with increasing ambient chlorophyll α (Chl. α) concentration regardless of the reproductive status. The increase of respiration with Chl. α concentration may be caused by activated feeding behavior. This suggests that all adult females during spring were physiologically active individuals. Possible advantages of the rapid response to food concentration in adult female copepods are discussed.

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