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The various copepod eggs observed under a stereomicroscope. Numbers 1, 2, and 3 indicate Eurytemora pacifica eggs. The remaining eggs are unidentified calanoid copepod eggs.
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This study investigated the tolerance of resting eggs of Eurytemora pacifica to storage under low temperatures, which is of particular interest in light of the recent use of nauplii as living food in aquaculture, other than conditions experienced also in the wild during winter cold events in the Northern Hemisphere. Sediment samples collected in Au...
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... crucial step in our method involve manual sorting of E. pacifica eggs under a stereomicroscope (Nikon SMZ 1000; Niko pan). Eggs attributed to E. pacifica were individually identified based on distinct mo logical characteristics (Figure 2). Unlike other eggs that are typically spherical, E. p eggs are faceted with each facet surrounded by a crested chorion. ...
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... crucial step in our method involved the manual sorting of E. pacifica eggs under a stereomicroscope (Nikon SMZ 1000; Nikon, Japan). Eggs attributed to E. pacifica were individually identified based on distinct morphological characteristics ( Figure 2). Unlike other eggs that are typically spherical, E. pacifica eggs are faceted with each facet surrounded by a crested chorion. ...
