Physiological and morphological colour change in Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba: A field study in the Lazarev Sea

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 3850-3858

  Auerswald, Lutz ^a   Freier, Ulrich ^b   Lopata, Andreas ^c,d   Meyer, Bettina ^b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Chromatophore index; Colour change; Erythrophore; Pigmentation; UV protection

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; PIGMENT; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EUPHAUSIACEA; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEASON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CHROMATOPHORES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EUPHAUSIACEA; MALE; PIGMENTATION; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 57449121402     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.024232     Document Type: Article

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