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Diapause vs. reproductive programs: transcriptional phenotypes in a keystone copepod.
Communications biology - 29 Mar 2021
Lenz Petra H, Roncalli Vittoria, Cieslak Matthew C, Tarrant Ann M, Castelfranco Ann M, Hartline Daniel K
Abstract excerpt
Many arthropods undergo a seasonal dormancy termed "diapause" to optimize timing of reproduction in highly seasonal environments. In the North Atlantic, the copepod Calanus finmarchicus completes one to three generations annually with some individuals maturing into adults, while others interrupt their development to enter diapause. It is unknown which, why and when individuals enter the diapause program....
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