EAN: 9783319292779

BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF ANTARCTIC KRILL GEBUNDEN

This book gives a unique insight into the current knowledge of krill population dynamics
including distribution  biomass  production  recruitment  growth and mortality rates. Detailed
analysis is provided on food and feeding  reproduction and krill behaviour. The volume provides
an overview on the aspects of natural challenges to the species  which involve predation 
parasites and the commercial exploitation of the resource and its management. A chapter on
genetics shows the results of population subdivision and summarizes recent work on sequencing
transcriptomes for studying gene function as part of the physiology of live krill. The focus of
Chapter 4 is on physiological functions such as biochemical composition  metabolic activity and
growth change with ontogeny and season  and will demonstrate which environmental factors are
the main drivers for variability. Further discussed in this chapter are the bottle necks which
occur in the annual life cycle of krill  and the mechanisms krill have adapted to cope with
severe environmental condition.

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