Lipid accumulation window hypothesis:
Step 1:Decision to enter dormancy in stage CV is made in stage CIV.  Criterion is attainment of 30% lipid content by wt.
c fin CIV lipid vs T and F Text Box: Food index
Food index
At warmer temperature (or higher cumulative T) the copepods develop proportionally faster than they grow, thus they are unable to accumulate as high a % of lipids.
The % of ingested food that can be accumulated increases as the concentration of food increases (Hakanson 1984 L+O).