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Why study zooplankton? The answer is that they are fascinating animals...they have a diversity of reproductive strategies, are adaptable to many extreme conditions (i.e., desiccation, cold, etc.), can rapidly evolve defenses in response to factors like predation and toxicity, are ubiquitous in aquatic habitats in vast numbers, and can be easily experimentally manipulated. In short, they're an ideal study organism.
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 Holopedium gibberum
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 Daphnia middendorrfiana |
 Bythotrephes longimanus
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 Eubosmina tubicen |
