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Scientists report upon the effects of Blastodinium sp. infection on Calanus finmarchicus from the northeastern Atlantic coast off southern Norway during April 2013 and 2014. Ingestion rates of infected females were below detection limits and significantly lower than uninfected females. Blastodinium sp.-infected females showed characteristic symptoms of starvation, including lower respiration rates (implying a lower metabolic rate), production of smaller and fewer fecal pellets and significantly fewer eggs than uninfected females. [Source: Journal of Plankton Research]
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