Capital Breeding in a Diapausing Copepod: A Transcriptomics Analysis
Capital breeders must balance the energetic requirements of cellular function and the cost of reproduction. The subarctic copepod Neocalanus flemingeri, a small planktonic crustacean, depends on a short annual phytoplankton bloom to acquire the energy needed to support a non-feeding adult female tha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00056/full |