“…This adaptive strategy is believed to be the main mechanism responsible for the spring resurgence of a number of copepod species following their normal mid-winter disappearance in coastal areas (Zillioux and Gonzalez 1972, Kasahara et al 1974, Grice and Lawson 1976, Uye et al 1979, Uye 1980, 1985 tragically at sea during the course of a cruise on December 15, 1988December 15, 1981. To date, most of the available information on this phenomenon has been devoted to studies on the environmental cues that trigger the induction and termination of diapause in cladocerans (Stross and Hill 1968, Bunner and Halcrow 1977, Drinkwater and Crowe 1987 and in freshwater (Watson and Smallman 1971) and marine copepods (Marcus 1979(Marcus , 1980(Marcus , 1982a(Marcus , b, 1984a.…”