Copepods in Turbid Shallow Soda Lakes Accumulate Unexpected High Levels of Carotenoids

Carotenoids are protective pigments present in many aquatic organisms that reduce the photooxidative stress induced by short-wavelenght solar radiation, yet increase their susceptibility to predators. Arctodiaptomus spinosus, a calanoid copepod typically found in many fishless shallow soda lakes, sh...

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Autores principales: Schneider, Tobias, Herzig, Alois, Koinig, Karin A., Sommaruga, Ruben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22916208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043063

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22916208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043063

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