The scheduling of spawning with the moult cycle in Northern krill (Crustacea: Euphausiacea): a strategy for allocating lipids to reproduction

• Published in: Invertebrate Reproduction & Development
• Main Authors: Cuzin-Roudy, J, Albessard, E, Virtue, P, Mayzaud, P
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Int Science Services/Balaban Publishers 1999
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); Kattegat; Meganyctiphanes norvegica; Northern krill
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.1999.9652694; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/90438

Euphausiids moult and grow throughout their life, which implies sharing of resources betweengrowth and reproduction for adult krill. In the Northern krill, Meganyctiphanes norvegica(M. Sars), female krill produce eggs cyclically. Spawning moult cycles alternate withvitellogenic moult cycles for lipi...