FEEDING AND REPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY OF THE COPEPODS Drepanopus forcipatus AND Calanus australis DURING LATE SUMMER ON THE SOUTHERN PATAGONIAN SHELF (ARGENTINA, 47°-55°S)

Drepanopus forcipatus and Calanus australis are key planktonic copepods on the southern Patagonian shelf. Their feeding and reproductive patterns and population status were investigated during late summer, when environmental conditions may be critical. The presence of food in the gut and food-pellet...

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Main Authors: Julieta Carolina Antacli, Marina E. Sabatini, Ricardo I. Silva, Daniel R. Hernández, Andrés J. Jaureguizar, Rut Akselman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592014000400295&lng=en&tlng=en