Animal behavior is central in shaping the realized diel light niche

N. Sören Häfker; Stacey Connan-McGinty; Laura Hobbs; David McKee; Jonathan H. Cohen; Kim S. Last

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03472-z

Communications Biology (Jun 2022)

Animal behavior is central in shaping the realized diel light niche

N. Sören Häfker,
Stacey Connan-McGinty,
Laura Hobbs,
David McKee,
Jonathan H. Cohen,
Kim S. Last

Affiliations

N. Sören Häfker: Max Perutz Labs, Vienna BioCenter, University of Vienna
Stacey Connan-McGinty: Physics Department, University of Strathclyde
Laura Hobbs: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde
David McKee: Physics Department, University of Strathclyde
Jonathan H. Cohen: School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware
Kim S. Last: Scottish Association for Marine Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03472-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Investigating the light as experienced by zooplankton undergoing synchronized diel vertical migration in an Arctic fjord around the spring equinox provides insights into how animal behavior shapes the Realized Diel Light Niche.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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