Subject: Copepod parasitism
Greg Early (gearly@neaq.org)
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 10:16:53 -0500
Robbie,
I'm afraid you've got me there. I am a bit more familiar with a related
copepod Penella sp. That one is rarely reported in right whales and I do
not know of any work that has been done on temperature related density
for that species.
ge
At 02:12 PM 11/10/99 +0000, you wrote:
>>>>
<excerpt>Does the abundance of the copepod species
<italic>Balaenophile</italic> change as the Right whale, in particular
the Northern Right whale, migrates from the South to the North,
undergoing temperature variations?
Robbie Duncan
</excerpt>
Greg Early
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