ISSN:
1432-2056
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The results of gut evacuation experiments performed on Antarctic copepods during the austral spring are presented and discussed. Four species of large copepods commonly occurring in the Indian sector of the Antarctic Ocean were studied: Calanus propinquus, Calanoides acutus, Rhincalanus gigas and Pleuromamma robusta. For each species two experiments were carried out, one in daytime and one in night-time, except for Calanoides acutus, which was only studied at night. P. robusta showed pigment gut retention in all experiments. The results showed that all species studied had a longer gut passage time than that previously recorded and that gut evacuation rate appears to decrease during daytime.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003000050353
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