As Antarctic krill face unprecedented challenges in the Southern Ocean, ... As part of the project, they aim to target 10,000 gene sequences, ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's ...

In addition, the research team also found out that Antarctic Krill, whose genome is around 16 times longer than that of a human, have a total of 25 significantly expanded gene families. It means ...

The population genetics of the Antarctic neritic krill species Euphausia crystallorophias was examined by nucleotide sequence variation in its mitochondrial DNA. A 616 base pair region of the ...

To survive, krill can fast for up to 200 days and even shrink their bodies from adult to juvenile size when food is scarce. They can also lay thousands of eggs in one go that sink to 1,000 to ...

The population of Antarctic krill, the favorite food of many whales, penguins, fish and seals, shifted southward during a recent period of warming in their key habitat, researchers report.

Scientists have discovered Antarctic krill living and feeding down to depths of 3000 meters in the waters around the Antarctic Peninsula. Until now this shrimp-like crustacean was thought to live ...

Fishing for Antarctic krill has fallen since its peak in the 1980s, but there’s been a recent revival to service a growing demand for dietary supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids, and to ...

In the Antarctic, krill, which means "whale food" in Norwegian, sustain not only whales, but also penguins, seals, squid, fish, albatross, and other. Skip to main content Skip to footer site map.

As part of the project, they aim to target 10,000 gene sequences, including those associated with the krill’s response to temperature. They will then compare historic specimens in the Natural History ...