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Chitin distribution in the Oithona digestive and reproductive systems revealed by fluorescence microscopy

Among copepods, which are the most abundant animals on Earth, the genus Oithona is described as one of the most numerous and plays a major role in the marine food chain and biogeochemical cycles, particularly through the excretion of chitin-coated fecal pellets. Despite the morphology of several Oit...

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Autores principales: Sugier, Kevin, Vacherie, Benoit, Cornils, Astrid, Wincker, Patrick, Jamet, Jean-Louis, Madoui, Mohammed-Amin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5957050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29780666
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4685