Scientists are using DNA to study ocean life and reveal the hidden diversity of zooplankton
- Written by Ann Bucklin, Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut
Copepod with eggs (blue). Copepods are typically just a few millimeters long, but are important food sources for small fish.NOAA
Marine zooplankton are tiny animals, roughly the size of insects you might see on a summer day, that drift with ocean currents. Many of them are lovely, but except for scientists who study them, few people are aware that...