Feeding and reproduction of Calanus finmarchicus during non-bloom conditions in the Irminger Sea

• Published in: Journal of Plankton Research
• Main Authors: Mayor, D., Anderson, T.R., Irigoien, X., Harris, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Irminger Sea; Calanus finmarchicus
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/44019/; http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/28/12/1167

Simultaneous ingestion and egg production experiments were conducted with female Calanus finmarchicus in April/May and July/August 2002 in the Irminger Sea. Experimental animals were provided with natural microplankton food assemblages and incubated under in situ conditions for 24 h. The quantity of...