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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| 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 |