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Little Creatures that Rule the World
October 14, 2019
Two Neocalanus with their lipid sacs visible down the center of the body.
Photo: Cara Nelson
One aspect of the Long-Term Ecological Research study that [Chief Scientist] Russ [Hopcroft] is exploring is how successful certain copepod species are at finding and storing food. Neocalanus copepods, a dominate species in our collections, are arthropods that have a life cycle similar to insects... Part of Russ’s assessment of the Neocalanus is to photograph them in the lab aboard the ship as they are collected. The size of the lipid sac is measured relative to their body size and recorded. If females do not store enough lipids, then the population could be dramatically altered the following season.Read the blog post
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