Physical constraints of chemoreception in foraging copepods
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The feeding current structure of copepods can deform chemical signals and enhance signal detection. Odor deformation can give the copepod advance warning of a few hundred milliseconds, allowing the organism to reorient itself to the odor source. Two copepod species were studied, Pleuromamma xiphias, an omnivore, and Euchaeta rimana, a carnivore. Flow visualization techniques were combined with electrochemical technology (IVEC-10).
Publication Name: Limnology and Oceanography
Subject: Earth sciences
ISSN: 0024-3590
Year: 1999
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Growth rates of copepods in the southern Benguela upwelling system: the interplay between both size and food
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The growth of copepods is controlled by temperature and food. Studies suggesting a direct link between their growth and water temperature failed to take into account food variations in habitats of different temperatures. The impact of food on growth varies with habitat. A strong correlation between food limitation and growth rate was found in a recent study.
Publication Name: Limnology and Oceanography
Subject: Earth sciences
ISSN: 0024-3590
Year: 1999
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