Photoprotection by carotenoid pigments in the copepod Diaptomus nevadensis.
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 73 (3) , 971-974
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.73.3.971
Abstract
Individuals of the copepod Diaptomus nevadensis that contain high concentrations of carotenoids survive significantly better in natural intensities of visible light than less pigmented copepods. Vertical migration and behavior in light of different wave lengths are related to the degree of pigmentation.Keywords
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