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- noun Any of the five stages (of twelve total) in the live-cycle of a
copepod prior to the sexually matureadult
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Examples
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Nauplii (early-stage larvae) and early-stage copepodite stages can be food-limited at
Physical factors mediating ecological change in the Artic 2009
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The nauplius undergoes five moults before it transforms into a copepodite stage that more closely resembles the adult.
Crustacea 2008
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If unfavourable environmental conditions, such as declines in temperature, oxygen or food availability, occur, the copepodite larvae of some freshwater species can enter a diapause stage until conditions improve.
Crustacea 2008
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Variations in the density proportions of each develop mental stage - nauplius, copepodite, and adult - of T. japonicus, in numbers of individuals per millilitre, are shown in figure 9.
Chapter 7 1983
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