A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provides the first empirical evidence connecting the ...

We report the effects of small-scale turbulence on the feeding rates of the marine copepod Oithona davisae. Laboratory experiments were conducted under a range of turbulence dissipation rates between ...

Tiny oceangoing animals called copepods have developed special skills to find their favorite plant foods in the vast open sea, researchers have found. "The concentration of plant biomass is very, very ...

The world's oceans are becoming increasingly stressful places for marine life, and experts are working to understand what this means for the future. From rising temperatures; to acidification as more ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Through their consumption of protozoa, cladocerans and copepods link classical food chains and microbial food webs in aquatic ecosystems.

Shrimp-like critters the size of fleas could be the champion jumpers of the animal kingdom, scientists now reveal. After analyzing high-speed video of three species of crustaceans known as copepods, ...

These teeny shrimp-like critters at the bottom of the ocean food web seem totally unimportant. But throw in an oil spill and some well-intentioned human intervention and they can have a huge impact, ...

Nov. 18, 2002 — Copepods, one of the most abundant forms of animal life, are emerging as a new worldwide source of allergy, according to a presentation on Nov. 17 at the American College of Allergy, ...

Copepod are small crustaceans and among the most abundant and diverse life forms on Earth. They live in nearly every habitat in the world. However, owing to their size and fragility, only a handful of ...