Sexually-manifested variations in pigmentation of Boeckella poppei (Copepoda, Calanoida) from Livingston Island (Maritime Antarctica)

• Published in: BioRisk
• Main Authors: Pandourski,Ivan, Evtimova,Vesela, Kenderov,Lyubomir
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022
• Subjects: Bulgarian Antarctic Base; copepod pigmentation; freshwater; ovigerous females; progeny photoprotection; Antarctic; Boeckella; Livingston Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/biorisk.17.75988; https://biorisk.pensoft.net/article/75988/

Antarctic environments are exposed to high levels of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) that are often detrimental to their biota. Recent studies suggest that the genus Boeckella (Copepoda, Calanoida) has a high level of plasticity in terms of its reaction to UVR, which enables its wide distribution in var...