Annual variation in the nutritional value of Stage V Calanus finmarchicus: implications for right whales and other copepod predators

Stage V (C5) Calanus finmarchicus is a central prey item for animals feeding at several trophic levels in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, especially the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis. Here, we show that the energy and lipid content of C5 C. finmarchicus collected twice m...

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Main Authors: CAE McKinstry, AJ Westgate, HN Koopman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2013-05-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v20/n3/p195-204/