Author: Volker Siegel (Editor) Full Title: Biology And Ecology Of Antarctic Krill Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2016 edition (August 4, 2016) Year: 2016 ISBN-13: 9783319292793 (978-3-319-29279-3), 9783319292779 (978-3-319-29277-9) ISBN-10: 331929279X, 3319292773 Pages: 441 Language: English Genre: Advances in Polar Ecology File type: PDF (True) Quality: 10/10 Price: 155.99 € This book gives a unique insight into the current knowledge of krill population dynamics including distribution, biomass, production, recruitment, growth and mortality rates. Detailed analysis is provided on food and feeding, reproduction and krill behaviour. The volume provides an overview on the aspects of natural challenges to the species, which involve predation, parasites and the commercial exploitation of the resource and its management. A chapter on genetics shows the results of population subdivision and summarizes recent work on sequencing transcriptomes for studying gene function as part of the physiology of live krill. The focus of Chapter 4 is on physiological functions such as biochemical composition, metabolic activity and growth change with ontogeny and season; and will demonstrate which environmental factors are the main drivers for variability. Further discussed in this chapter are the bottle necks which occur in the annual life cycle of krill, and the mechanisms krill have adapted to cope with severe environmental condition. ------------- Our members see more. Join us!