Article
Antarctic krill 454 pyrosequencing reveals chaperone and stress transcriptome.
PloS one - 6 Jan 2011
Clark Melody S, Thorne Michael A S, Toullec Jean-Yves, Meng Yan, Guan Le Luo, Peck Lloyd S, Moore Stephen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Antarctic krill Euphausia superba is a keystone species in the Antarctic food chain. Not only is it a significant grazer of phytoplankton, but it is also a major food item for charismatic megafauna such as whales and seals and an important Southern Ocean fisheries crop. Ecological data suggest that this species is being affected by climate change and this will have considerable consequences for...
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