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Ecology of Calanus sinicus (copepoda, calanoida) in oceans of Southern China.

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

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324415
Date January 2003
ContributorsLee, Ka Lun., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xv, 167 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, South China Sea
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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