Transcriptomics and metatranscriptomics in zooplankton: wave of the future?

PH Lenz, B Lieberman, MC Cieslak… - Journal of Plankton …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Molecular tools have changed the understanding of zooplankton biodiversity, speciation,
adaptation, population genetics and global patterns of connectivity. However, the molecular …

Using metatranscriptomics to estimate the diversity and composition of zooplankton communities

MLD Lopez, Y Lin, M Sato, C Hsieh… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
DNA metabarcoding is a rapid, high‐resolution tool used for biomonitoring complex
zooplankton communities. However, diversity estimates derived with this approach can be …

Atlantification alters the reproduction of jellyfish Aglantha digitale in the European Arctic

MK Mańko, M Merchel, S Kwaśniewski… - Limnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing heat content, salinity, and velocity of the Atlantic water masses passing northward
through the Fram Strait accelerate the transition of the European Arctic toward more Atlantic …

Diet niche segregation of co-occurring larval stages of mesopelagic and commercially important fishes in the Osumi Strait assessed through morphological, DNA …

G Kume, T Kobari, J Hirai, H Kuroda, T Takeda… - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Osumi Strait and its neighboring waters are major spawning grounds for
commercially important small pelagic and coastal fish in the Pacific coastal area of Japan …

Oceanic dispersal barriers in a holoplanktonic gastropod

LQ Choo, TMP Bal, E Goetze… - Journal of Evolutionary …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Pteropods, a group of holoplanktonic gastropods, are regarded as bioindicators of the
effects of ocean acidification on open ocean ecosystems, because their thin aragonitic shells …

Towards population genomics in non-model species with large genomes: a case study of the marine zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus

M Choquet, I Smolina… - Royal Society …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Advances in next-generation sequencing technologies and the development of genome-
reduced representation protocols have opened the way to genome-wide population studies …

[HTML][HTML] Metabarcoding analysis of trophic sources and linkages in the plankton community of the Kuroshio and neighboring waters

T Kobari, Y Tokumo, I Sato, G Kume, J Hirai - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Trophic sources and pathways supporting early life stages are crucial for survival of forage
fishes recruiting around the oligotrophic and unproductive Kuroshio. However, information is …

Marine population genomics: Challenges and opportunities

MF Oleksiak, OP Rajora - Population genomics: Marine organisms, 2020 - Springer
Population genomics is revolutionizing biology and stimulating new research questions and
directions. While human health has driven many of the genomics tools and approaches, all …

New insights into biodiversity, biogeography, ecology, and evolution of marine zooplankton based on molecular approaches

A Bucklin, KTCA Peijnenburg… - ICES Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Marine zooplankton are key players in pelagic food webs, central links in ecosystem
function, useful indicators of water masses, and rapid responders to environmental variation …

Insights into the species evolution of Calanus copepods in the northern seas revealed by de novo transcriptome sequencing

AM Lizano, I Smolina, M Choquet, M Kopp… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Copepods of the zooplankton genus Calanus play a key role in marine ecosystems in the
northern seas. Although being among the most studied organisms on Earth, due to their …