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The development and growth of Calanus copepodites 1
Author(s) -
Harris J. R. W.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1983.28.1.0142
Subject(s) - copepod , compartment (ship) , calanus finmarchicus , calanus , biology , growth rate , crustacean , ecology , oceanography , mathematics , geology , geometry
A two‐compartment model of developing calanoid copepods is proposed. One compartment is tentatively identified with the oil sac of copepodites and determines the rate of growth of the other. The developmental stage of the copepod is taken to he a measure of the second compartment. Parameter values are estimated for copepodites of Calanus pacificus using existing data. Respiration appears to be directly proportional to the estimated size of the second compartment.