by Lee Ka Lun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-167). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract (in English) --- p.i / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.iv / Acknowledgements --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.vii / List of Tables --- p.xv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- "Seasonal population structure, life cycle and body allometry of the planktonic copepod Calanus sinicus" / Chapter 2.1 --- Literature Review / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Taxonomy of Calanidae --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Geographical and seasonal distribution of Calanus sinicus --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Body length and body weight of Calanus sinicus --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2 --- Introduction --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- Materials and Methods --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Field sampling --- p.17 / Chapter 2 3.2 --- Identification and enumeration of zooplankton --- p.19 / Chapter 3 3.2 --- Body length and weight of Calanus sinicus --- p.19 / Chapter 2.4 --- Results --- p.20 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Temperature --- p.20 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Salinity --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Ambient Chlorophyll a concentration --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Seasonal occurrence and distribution of Calanus sinicus in northern Taiwan --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- Seasonal occurrence and distribution of Calanus sinicus in Hong Kong --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4.6 --- Life cycle of Calanus sinicus in northern Taiwan --- p.27 / Chapter 2.4.7 --- Life cycle of Calanus sinicus in Hong Kong --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4.8 --- Stage ratio index --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4.9 --- Seasonal changes in biomass of Calanus sinicus --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4.10 --- Seasonal changes in the abundances of other copepods in northern Taiwan --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4.11 --- Seasonal changes in the abundances of other copepods in Hong Kong --- p.30 / Chapter 2.4.12 --- Seasonal changes in biomass of other copepods --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.13 --- Seasonal variations in body size --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.14 --- Seasonal changes in sex composition in adults --- p.32 / Chapter 2.5 --- Discussions --- p.32 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Diel vertical migration and gut pigment rhythm of the planktonic copepod Calanus sinicus / Chapter 3.1 --- Literature review --- p.87 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Diel vertical migration of Calanus sinicus --- p.87 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Diel feeding rhythm of Calanus sinicus --- p.91 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Measurement of grazing rate --- p.93 / Chapter 3.2 --- Introduction --- p.96 / Chapter 3.3 --- Materials and Methods --- p.98 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Zooplankton sampling and physical parameters --- p.98 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Identification and enumeration --- p.100 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Gut pigment fluorescence --- p.100 / Chapter 3.4 --- Results --- p.101 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Temperature and salinity --- p.101 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Ambient chlorophyll a concentration --- p.102 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Diel vertical migration --- p.103 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Gut pigment content --- p.106 / Chapter 3.5 --- Discussion --- p.107 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Use of molecular markers in population analysis of Calanus sinicus / Chapter 4.1 --- Literature Review --- p.134 / Chapter 4.2 --- Introduction --- p.138 / Chapter 4.3 --- Materials and Methods --- p.142 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- "Collection, preservation, and identification of Calansn sinicus samples" --- p.142 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- DNA sequence determination for Calanus sinicus --- p.143 / Chapter 4.4 --- Results --- p.144 / Chapter 4.5 --- Discussion --- p.145 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.150