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Loss of buoyancy control in the copepod Calanus finmarchicus

A mechanism is demonstrated that could explain large-scale aggregations of lipid-rich copepods in the surface waters of marine environments. Laboratory experiments establish that changes in salinity and temperature induce lipid-mediated buoyancy instability that entrains copepods in surface waters....

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Autores principales: Cohen, Jonathan H, Last, Kim S, Waldie, Jack, Pond, David W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6862941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31768082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbz036