HLY-08-03 Lipofuscin and Euphausiid Aging

Age determination in crustaceans relies on quantification of a fluorescent "age pigment," lipofuscin, that accumulates in eye stalks of krill over time. Lipofuscin includes a mixture of protein oxidation products formed in neural tissues. The extracted products are quantified using a fluorescence detector. The concentration of lipofuscin is normalized to the protein content from the same tissues. The ratio of lipofuscin to protein concentration is the Lipofuscin Index and is calculated for each individual organisms. In order for the index to reflect chronological age, a calibration is required using euphausiids of known age. A comparison of the calculated ages to the specific lengths for each krill provides the ages for those krill analyzed during each cruise. These data were collected aboard the United States Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy. Data were collected during the Bering Sea Ecosystem Study-Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (BEST-BSIERP). BEST-BSIERP together are the Bering Sea project.

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Author H. Rodger Harvey
Rachel Pleuthner
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Publication Date 2010-01-13T10:31:07
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/D68S4MWZ
Alternate Identifier 102.155
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category biota
oceans
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-07T21:43:25Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::102.155
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation H. Rodger Harvey, Rachel Pleuthner. (2010). HLY-08-03 Lipofuscin and Euphausiid Aging. 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5065/D68S4MWZ. Accessed 24 October 2025.

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