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Competition-induced starvation drives large-scale population cycles in Antarctic krill
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) – one of the most abundant animal species on Earth – exhibits a 5-6 year population cycle, with oscillations in biomass exceeding one order of magnitude. Previous studies have postulated that the krill cycle is induced by periodic climatological factors, but these...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5495168/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28685164 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0177 |