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Kiørboe, T. (2011). How zooplankton feed: Mechanisms, traits and tradeoffs. Biol. Rev., 86: 311-340. Doi:10.1111/j.1469- 185X.2010.00148.x
(Featured on the front cover)

Jiang, H. and Kiørboe, T. (2011). Propulsion efficiency and imposed flow fields of a copepod. J. Exp. Biol. 214: 476-486. doi:10.1242/jeb.049288

Jiang, H. and Kiørboe, T. (2011). The fluid dynamics of swimming by jumps in copepods. J. Roy. Soc. Interface 8: 1090-1103. doi:10.1098/rsif.2010.0481

Kiørboe, T. (2011).What makes pelagic copepods so successful? J. Plankton Res., 33: 677-685, doi 10.1093/plankt/fbq159
(Featured on the front cover)

Selander, E., Jakobsen, H. H., Lombard, F. and Kiørboe, T. (2011). Grazer cues induce stealth behavior in marine dinoflagellates. PNAS, 108: 4030-4034. doi/10.1073/pnas.1011870108
(Featured in Nature, 472: 9, Research highlight)

Ceballos, S. and Kiørboe, T. (2011). Senescence and sexual selection in a pelagic copepod. PLoS ONE 6(4): e18870. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018870

Lombard, F., Selander, E. and Kiørboe, T. (2011). Active prey rejection in the filter feeding appendicularian Oikopleura dioica. Limnol. Oceanogr. 56: 1504-1512. doi:10.4319/lo.2011.56.4.1504

Drillet, G., Hansen, B. W., and Kiørboe, T. 2011. Resting egg production induced by food limitation in the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa. Limnol. Oceanogr. 56: 2064–207. doi:10.4319/lo.2011.56.6.0000

Jasper, C., Møller, L.F., and Kiørboe T. (2011). Salinity Gradient of the Baltic Sea Limits the Reproduction and Population Expansion of the Newly Invaded Comb Jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi. PLosOne, 6(8):e24065, 10.1371/journal.pone.0024065

Sichlau, M. H. and Kiørboe, T. (2011). Age- and size dependent mating performance and fertility in a pelagic copepod, Temora longicornis. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 442:123-132. doi:10.3354/meps09402

Kjellerup, S. and Kiørboe, T. (2011). Prey detection in a cruising copepod. Biol. Lett. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.1073
(Featured in Science, Science NOW 6 Dec 2011)

Ceballos, S. and Kiørboe, T. (2010). First evidence of sexual selection by mate choice in marine zooplankton. Oecologia, 164:627–635. DOI 10.1007/s00442-010-1755-5

Harris, P. R., Buckley, L.J., Campbell, R. G., Chiba, S., Costa, D. P., Dickey, T. D., Irigoien, X., Kiørboe, T., Möllmann, C., Ohman, M. O., Runge, J. A., Saiz, E., and Wiebe, P. H. (2010). Dynamics of marine ecosystems: observations and experimentation. In: Barange, M., Field, J. G., Harris, R. P., Hofman, E. H., Perry, R. I., and Werner, F. Marine Ecosystems and Global Change, Oxford University Press, pp. 129-178.

Kiørboe, T. (2010). How zooplankton feed: Mechanisms, traits and tradeoffs. Biol. Rev., in press. Doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010.00148.x
(Featured on the front cover)

Kiørboe, T., Andersen, A. Langlois, V., and Jakobsen, H. H. (2010). Unsteady motion: Escape jumps in copepods, their kinematics and energetics. J. Roy. Soc. Interface, 7: 1591-1602, doi:10.1098/rsif.2010.0176

Kiørboe, T., Jiang, H., and Colin, S. P. (2010). Danger of zooplankton feeding: The fluid signal generated by ambush feeding copepods. Proc. Roy. Soc. B., 277:3229-3237, doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.0629

Lombard, F. and Kiørboe, T. (2010) Marine snow originating from appendicularian houses: age-dependent settling characteristics. Deep-Sea Research Part I. 57: 1304-1313.

Hirst, A. G., Bonnet, D., Conway, D. V. P., and Kiørboe, T. (2010) Does predation control adult sex ratios and longevities in marine pelagic copepods? Limnol. Oceanogr. 55: 2193–2206

Langlois, V., Andersen, A., Bohr, T., Visser, A. and Kiørboe, T. (2009) Significance of swimming and feeding currents for nutrient uptake in osmotrophic and interception feeding flagellates.  Aquat. Microbiol., 54: 35-44.

Schultz, M. and Kiørboe, T. (2009). Active prey selection in two pelagic copepods feeding on potentially toxic and non-toxic dinoflagellates. J. Plankton Res., 31: 553-561. 

Kiørboe, T. (2009). A mechanistic approach to plankton ecology. Visualizing the invisible. ASLO Web Lecture Series. DOI. 10:4319/wl.2009.kiorboe.2

Kiørboe, T., Andersen, A., Langlois, V., Jakobsen, H. H., and Bohr, T. (2009).  Mechanisms and feasibility of prey capture in ambush feeding zooplankton. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 106: 12394-12399
(Highlighted in Science, Editors choice, 14. April, 2009)

Kiørboe, T. (2008) A Mechanistic Approach to Plankton Ecology. Princeton University Press.

Kiørboe, T. (2008) Optimal swimming strategies in mate searching pelagic copepods. Oecologia, 155:179–192.

Jackson, G. A. J., Kiørboe, T. (2008) Maximum phytoplankton concentrations in the sea. Limnol. Oceanogr., 53: 395–399.

Kiørboe, T. and A, Hirst (2008) Optimal development time in marine copepods. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 367: 15-23.

Goetze, E. and Kiørboe, T. (2008) Heterospecific mating and species recognition in the planktonic marine copepods Temora stylifera and T. longicornis. Mar Ecol. Prog. Ser., 370: 185-198.

1978-2007   Kiørboe, T., 1978. Laboratory measurements of digestion rate in O-group flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) at two temperatures. Ophelia 17: 155-161.   Kiørboe, T., 1978. Feeding rate in juvenile flounder (Platichthys  flesus) in relation to prey density. Kieler Meeresforsch.S.H. 4: 275-281.   Kiørboe, T., 1979. The distribution of benthic invertebrates in Holbæk Fjord (Denmark) in relation to environmental factors. Ophelia 18: 61-81.     1980- Kiørboe, T., 1980. Distribution and production of submerged macrophytes in Tipper Grund (Ringkøbing Fjord, Denmark), and the impact of waterfowl grazing. J. Appl. Ecol. 17: 675-687.   Kiørboe, T., 1980. Production of Ruppia cirrhosa (petagne) grande in mixed beds in Ringkøbing Fjord (Denmark). Aquat. Bot. 9: 135-143.   Kiørboe, T., F. Møhlenberg & O. Nøhr, 1980. Feeding, particle selection and carbon absorption in Mytilus edulis in different mixtures of algae and resuspended bottom material. Ophelia 19: 193-205.   Kiørboe, T., F. Møhlenberg & O. Nøhr, 1981. Effect of suspended bottom material on growth and energetics in Mytilus edulis. Mar. Biol. 61: 283-288.   Kiørboe, T. & F. Møhlenberg, 1981. Particle selection in suspension-feeding bivalves. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 5: 291-296.   Møhlenberg, F. & T. Kiørboe, 1981. Growth and energetics in Spisula subtruncata (Da Costa) and the effect of suspended bottom material. Ophelia 20: 79-90.   Kiørboe, T., E. Frantsen, C. Jensen & G. Sørensen, 1981. Effects of suspended sediment on the development and hatching of herring (Clupea harengus) eggs. Estuar. Coast Shelf Sci. 13: 107-111.   Kiørboe, T. & F. Møhlenberg, 1981. Dispersion of suspended material from an operating sand suction dredge in the Øresund (Denmark). Vatten 4.81: 303-309.   Kiørboe, T., F. Møhlenberg & H. Nicolajsen, 1982. Grazing rate and gut clearance in the planktonic copepod Centropages hamatus (Lilljeborg) in relation to food concentration and temperature. Ophelia 21(2): 181-194.    Kiørboe, T., F. Møhlenberg & H.U. Riisgård, 1983. Mercury levels in fish, invertebrates and sediment in a recently recorded polluted area (Nissum Broad, Western Limfjord, Denmark). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 14: 21-24.   Møhlenberg, F. & T. Kiørboe, 1983. Burrowing and avoidance behaviour in marine organisms exposed to pesticide-contaminated sediment. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 14: 57-60.   Nicolaisen, H., F. Møhlenberg & T. Kiørboe, 1983. Algal grazing by the planktonic copepods Centropages hamatus and Pseudocalanus sp.: Diurnal and seasonal variation during the spring phytoplankton bloom in the Øresund. Ophelia 22: 15-31.   Jørgensen, C.B., T. Kiørboe, F. Møhlenberg & H.U. Riisgård, 1984. Ciliary and mucus-net filter feeding, with special reference to fluid mechanical characteristics. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 15: 283-292.   Kiørboe, T., P. Munk & J.G. Støttrup, 1985. First feeding of larval herring. DANA 5: 95-107.   Kiørboe, T., F. Møhlenberg & H.U. Riisgård, 1985. In situ feeding rates of planktonic copepods: A comparison of four methods. J. exp. mar. Biol. Ecol. 88: 67-81.   Munk, P., T. Kiørboe, 1985. Feeding behaviour and swimming activity of larval herring (Clupea harengus L.) in relation to density of copepod nauplii. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 24: 15-21.   Riisgård, H.U., T. Kiørboe, F. Møhlenberg, I. Drabæk & P.P. Madsen, 1985. Accumulation, elimination and chemical speciation of mercury in the bivalves Mytilus edulis and Macoma Baltica. Mar. Biol. 86: 55-62.   Kiørboe, T., F. Møhlenberg & K. Hamburger, 1985. Bioenergetics of the planktonic copepod Acartia tonsa: relation between feeding, egg production and respiration, and the composition of specific dynamic action. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 26: 85-95.   Kiørboe, T. & P. Munk, 1986. Feeding and growth of larval herring, Clupea harengus, in relation to density of copepod nauplii. Env. Biol. Fish, 17: 133-139.   Kiørboe, T. & K. Johansen, 1986. Studies of a herring larvae patch in the Aberdeen Bank area. III. Zooplankton distribution and productivity in relation to hydrographic features. Dana 6: 37-51.   Kiørboe, T. & P. Tiselius, 1987. Gut clearance and pigment destruction in a herbivorous copepod, Acartia tonsa, and the determination of in situ grazing rates. J. Plank Res. 19: 525-534.   Kiørboe, T. & F. Møhlenberg, 1987. Partitioning of oxygen consumption between "maintenance" and "growth" in developing herring Clupea harengus (L.) embryos. J. exp. mar. Biol. Ecol. 111: 99-108.   Kiørboe, T., P. Munk & K. Richardson, 1987. Respiration and growth of larval herring Clupea harengus: Relation between specific dynamic action and growth efficiency. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 40: 1-10.   Kiørboe, T., F. Møhlenberg & P. Tiselius, 1988. Propagation in marine planktonic copepods: production and mortality of eggs. In: Boxshall, G.A. & H.K. Schminke (eds.): Biology of copepods, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 219-225.   Kiørboe, T., P. Munk, K. Richardson, V. Christensen & H. Paulsen, 1988. Plankton dynamics and herring larval growth, drift and survival in a frontal area. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 44: 205-219.   Berggren, U., B. Hansen & T. Kiørboe, 1988. Food size spectra, ingestion and growth of the copepod Acartia tonsa: implications for the determination of copepod production. Mar. Biol. 99: 341-352.   Munk, P., T. Kiørboe & V. Christensen, 1989. Vertical migrations of larval herring, Clupea harengus, in relation to light and prey distribution. Env. Biol. Fish. 26: 87-96.   Kiørboe, T., 1989. Phytoplankton growth rate and nitrogen content: Implications for feeding and fecundity in a herbivorous copepod. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 55: 229-234.   Kiørboe, T., 1989. Growth in fish larvae: are they particularly efficient? Rapp. p-v. Réun. Cons. int. Explor. Mer. 191: 383-389.     1990- Kiørboe, T., H. Kaas, B. Kruse, F. Møhlenberg, P. Tiselius & G. Ærtebjerg, 1990. The structure of the pelagic food web in relation to water column structure in the Skagerrak. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 59: 19-32.   Heath, M.R., K. Richardson & T. Kiørboe, 1990. Optical assessment of phytoplankton nutrient depletion. J. Plank. Res. 12: 381-396.   Kiørboe, T. & T.G. Nielsen, 1990. Effects of wind stress on vertical water column structure, phytoplankton growth, and fecundity of planktonic copepods. In: Barnes, M. & R.N. Gibson (eds.): Trophic relationships in the marine environment, Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen, pp. 28-40.   Nielsen, T. G., T. Kiørboe & P. K. Bjørnsen, 1990. Effects of a Chrysochromulina polylepis surface bloom on the plankton community. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 62: 21-35.   Kiørboe, T., K.P. Andersen & H. Dam, 1990. Coagulation efficiency and aggregate formation in marine phytoplankton. Mar. Biol. 107: 235-245.   Kiørboe, T., 1991: Pelagic fisheries and spatio-temporal variability in zooplankton productivity. Bull. Plankton Soc. Japan, Spec. vol. 229-249.   Nielsen, T. G. & T. Kiørboe, 1991. Effects of a storm event on the structure of the pelagic food web with special emphasis on planktonic ciliates. J. Plank. Res. 13: 35-51.   Peterson, W. T., P. Tiselius & T. Kiørboe, 1991. Copepod egg production, moulting and growth rates and secondary production in the Skagerrak in August 1988. J. Plank. Res. 13: 131-154.   Hay, S. J., T. Kiørboe & A. Matthews, 1991. Zooplankton biomass and production in the North Sea during the autumn circulation experiment, October 1987 - March 1988. Cont. Shelf. Res. 11: 1453-1476.   Kiørboe, T., V. Janekarn, S. Poung-In & S. Sawangarreruks, 1991. New Fisheries ressources in the Andaman Shelf Sea. Indirect Oceanographical evidence. Thai Fisheries Gazette 44: 261-270.   Kiørboe, T., Janekarn, V., Boonruang, P., Poung-In, S. & Sawangarreruks, S., 1991. Proceedings of the first PMBC/DANIDA training course and workshop on marine fish larvae and plankton ecology. Phuket Mar. Biol. Cent. Spec. Publ. 8: 1-30.   Janekarn, V. & T. Kiørboe, 1991. Temporal and spatial distribution of fish larvae and their environmental biology in Phang-Nga Bay, Thailand. Phuket mar. biol. Cent. Res. Bull. 56: 23-40.   Janekarn, V. & T. Kiørboe, 1991. The distribution of fish larvae along the Andaman coast of Thailand. Phuket mar. biol. Cent. Res. Bull. 56: 41-61.   Kiørboe, T., 1993. Turbulence, phytoplankton cell size and the structure of pelagic food webs. Adv. Mar. Biol. 29: 1-72   Kiørboe, T. & J.L.S. Hansen, 1993. Phytoplankton aggregate formation: observations of patterns and mechanisms of cell sticking and the significance of exopolymeric material. J. Plank. Res. 15: 993-1018.   Kiørboe, T. & T.G. Nielsen, 1994. Regulation of zooplankton biomass and production in a temperate, coastal ecosystem. I. Copepods. Limnol. Oceanogr., 39: 493-507.   Nielsen, T. G. & T. Kiørboe, 1994. Regulation of zooplankton biomass and production in a temperate, coastal ecosystem. II. Ciliates. Limnol. Oceanogr., 39: 508-519.   Kiørboe, T., C. Lundsgaard, M. Olesen & J. Hansen, 1994. Aggregation and sedimentation processes during a spring phytoplankton bloom: A field experiment to test coagulation theory. J. Mar. Res. 52: 1-27.   Sabatini, M. & T. Kiørboe, 1994. Egg production, growth and development of the cyclopoid copepod Oithona similis. J. Plankton Res., 16(10): 1329-1351.   Kiørboe, T. & M. Sabatini, 1994. Reproductive and life cycle strategies in egg-carrying cyclopoid and free-spawning calanoid copepods. J. Plankton Res., 16(10): 1353-1366.   Kiørboe, T. & E. Saiz, 1995. Planktivorous feeding in calm and turbulent environments with emphasis on copepods. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 122: 135-145.   Saiz, E. & T. Kiørboe, 1995. Predatory and suspension feeding of the copepod Acartia tonsa in turbulent environments. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 122: 147-158.   Kiørboe, T. & M. Sabatini, 1995. The scaling of fecundity, growth and development in planktonic copepods. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 120: 285-298.   Hansen, J., U. Timm & T. Kiørboe, 1995. Adaptive significance of phytoplankton stickiness with emphasis on the diatom Skeletonema costatum. Mar. Biol., 123: 667-676.   MacKenzie, B.R. & T. Kiørboe, 1995. Encounter rates and swimming behaviour of pause-travel and cruise larval fish predators in calm and turbulent environments. Limnol. Oceanogr., 40: 1278-1289.   Tiselius, P., B. Hansen, P. Jonsson, T. Kiørboe, T.G. Nielsen, S. Pientkowsky & E. Saiz, 1995. Can we use laboratory reared copepods for experiments? A comparison between a field and a laboratory population of Acatia tonsa. ICES J. Mar. Sci., 52: 369-376.   Kiørboe, T. & B.R. MacKenzie, 1995. Turbulence-enhanced prey encounter rates in larval fish: effects of spatial scale, Larval behaviour and size. J. Plankton Res., 17: 2319-2331.   Kiørboe, T., 1996. Material Flux in the water column. In Jørgensen, B.B. and Rischardsen, K. (eds.) Eutrophication in coastal marine Ecosystems, Coastal and Estuarine Studies, American Geophysical Union, 52: 67-94.   Jónasdóttir, S.H. & T. Kiørboe, 1996. Copepod recruitment and food composition: do diatoms affect hatching success? Mar. Biol., 125: 743-750   Mari, X. & T. Kiørboe, 1996. Abundance, size distribution and bacterial colonization of transparent exopolymeric particles (TEP) during spring in the Kattegat. J. Plankton Res. 18: 969-986.   Hansen, J.L.S., T. Kiørboe & A.L. Alldredge, 1996. Marine snow derived from abandoned larvacean houses: sinking rates, particle content and mechanisms of aggregate formation. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 141: 205-215.   Kiørboe, T., E. Saiz & M. Viitasalo, 1996. Prey switching in the planktonic copepod Acartia tonsa. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 143: 65-75.   Kiørboe, T., J.L.S. Hansen, A.L. Allderdege, G.A. Jackson, U. Passow, H.G. Dam, D.T. Drapeau, A. Waite & C.M. Garcia, 1996. Sedimentation of phytoplankton during a spring bloom: rates and mechanisms. J. Mar. Res., 54: 1123-1148.   Kiørboe, T., 1997. Small-scale turbulence, marine snow formation, and planktivorous feeding. In: Lecture Notes on Turbulence and Plankton. Scientia Marina, 61(supl. 1): 141-158.   Hansen, J.L.S. & T. Kiørboe, 1997. Quantifying interspecific coagulation efficiency of phytoplankton. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 159:75-79.   Tiselius, P. & T. Kiørboe, 1998. Colonization of diatom aggregates by the dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans. Limnol. Oceanogr., 43: 154-159.   Kiørboe, T., P. Tiselius, B. Mitchell-Innes, J.L.S. Hansen, A.W. Visser & X. Mari, 1998. Intensive aggregate formation but low vertical flux during an upwelling induced diatom bloom. Limnol. Oceanogr., 43:104-116.   Kiørboe, T., 1998. Population regulation and role of mesozooplankton in shaping marine pelagic food webs. Hydrobiologia, 363: 13-27.   Kiørboe, T. & J. Titelman, 1998. Feeding, prey selection and prey encounter mechanisms in the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans. J. Plankton Res., 20: 1615-1636   Jónasdottir, S.H., T. Kiørboe, K.W. Tang, M. St. John, A.W. Visser, E. Saiz & H.G. Dam, 1998. The role of diatoms in copepod production: good, harmless or toxic? Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 172: 305-308.   Viitasalo, M., T. Kiørboe, J. Flinkman, L.W. Pedersen, & A.W. Visser, 1998. Predation vulnerability of planktonic copepods: consequences of predator foraging strategies and prey sensory abilities. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 175: 129-142   Kiørboe, T. & A. W. Visser, 1999. Predator and prey perception in copepods due to hydromechanical signals. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 179: 81-95   Kiørboe, T., E. Saiz & A.W. Visser, 1999. Hydrodynamic signal perception in the copepod Acartia tonsa. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 179: 97-111.     2000- MacKenzie, B.R. & T. Kiørboe, 2000. Larval fish feeding in turbulence: a case for the downside. Limnol. Oceanogr., 45: 1-10.   Svensen, C. & T. Kiørboe, 2000. Remote prey detection in Oithona similis: hydromechanical vs. chemical cues. J. Plankton Res., 22: 1155-1166.   Kiørboe, T., 2000. Colonisation of marine snow aggregates by invertebrate zooplankton: abundance, scaling, and possible role. Limnol. Oceanogr., 45: 479-484.   Kiørboe, T., H. Plough & U.H. Thygesen. 2001. Fluid motion and solute distribution around sinking aggregates. I. Small-scale fluxes and heterogeneity of nutrients in the pelagic environment. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 211: 1-13.   Kiørboe, T. & U.H. Thygesen. 2001. Fluid motion and solute distribution around sinking aggregates. II. Implications for remote detection by colonizing zooplankters. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 211: 15-25.   Kiørboe, T., 2001. Food webs and fish production in the North Sea. Hist. Fil. Medd. Dan. Vid. Selsk., 82: 191-210.   Visser, A.W., H. Saito, E. Saiz & T. Kiørboe, 2001. Observations of copepod feeding and vertical distribution under natural turbulent conditions in the North Sea. Mar. Biol., 138: 1011-1019.   Kiørboe, T., 2001. Formation and fate of marine snow: small-scale processes with large-scale implications. Scientia Marina, 65 (Suppl 2): 57-71   Kiørboe, T. & G.A. Jackson, 2001. Marine snow, organic solute plumes, and optimal chemosensory behavior of bacteria. Limnol. Oceanogr., 46: 1309-1318   Saito, H. & T. Kiørboe, 2001. Feeding rates in the chaetognath Sagitta elegans: effects of prey size, prey swimming behaviour and small-scale turbulence. J. Plankton Res., 23: 1385-1398.   Thygesen, U.H. & T. Kiørboe, 2002. A Matlab environment for analysis of fluid flow and transport around a translating sphere. Marine Models Online; 2: 35-56.   Hirst, A. G.  & T. Kiørboe, 2002. Mortality of marine planktonic copepods: global rates and patterns. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 230: 195-209.   Gram, L., H.-P. Grossart, A. Schlingloff & T. Kiørboe. 2002. Possible quorum sensing in marine snow bacteria: production of acylated homoserine lactones by Roseobacter strains isolated from marine snow. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 68: 4111-4116.   Kiørboe, T., H.-P. Grossart, H. Ploug & K. Tang, 2002. Mechanisms and rates of bacterial colonization of sinking aggregates. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 68: 3996-4006.   Titelman, J. & T. Kiørboe, 2003. Motility of copepod nauplii and implicatioins for food encounter. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 247: 123-135.   Titelman, J. & T. Kiørboe, 2003. Predator avoidance by nauplii. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 247: 137-149.   Green, S., A.W. Visser, J. Titelman & T. Kiørboe, 2003. Escape responses of copepod nauplii in the flow field of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. Mar. Biol., 142: 727-733.   Kiørboe, T., K. Tang, H.-P. Grossart & H. Ploug, 2003. Dynamics of microbial communities on marine snow aggregates: colonization, growth, detachment and grazing mortality of attached bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69: 3036-3047.   Grossart, H.-P., T. Kiørboe, K. Tang & H. Ploug. 2003. Bacterial Colonization of Particles: Growth and Interactions. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69: 3500-3509.   Kiørboe, T. 2003. Marine snow microbial communities: scaling of abundances with aggregate size. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 33:67-75.   Kiørboe, T. 2003. High turnover rates of copepod fecal pellets due to Noctiluca scintillans grazing. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 258: 181-188.   Jackson, G.A., & T. Kiørboe. 2004. Zooplankton use of chemodetection to find and eat particles. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 269: 153-162.   Kiørboe, T., H.-P. Grossart, H., Ploug, K., Tang, &  B. Auer. 2004. Particle associated flagellates: swimming patterns, colonization rates, and grazing on attached bacteria. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 35: 141-152.   Koski, M, T. Kiørboe and K. Takahashi (2005). Benthic life in the pelagic: aggregate encounter and degradation rates by pelagic harpacticoid copepods. Limnol. Oceanogr. 50:1254-1263.   Bagøien, E. and T. Kiørboe (2005). Blind dating – mate finding in planktonic copepods. I. Tracking the pheromone trail of Centropages typicus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 300: 105-115.   Kiørboe, T., E. Bagøien and U.H. Thygesen (2005). Blind dating – mate finding in planktonic copepods. II. The pheromone cloud of Pseudocalanus elongatus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. ser. 300: 117-128.   Bagøien, E. and T. Kiørboe (2005). Blind dating – mate finding in planktonic copepods. III. Hydromechanica communication in Acartia tonsa. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 300: 129-133.   Kiørboe, T. and E. Bagøien (2005). Motility patterns and mate encounter rates in planktonic copepods. Limnol. Oceanogr. 50: 1999-2007.   Poulsen, L. K. and T. Kiørboe (2005). Coprophagy and coprohexy in the copepods Acartia tonsa and Temora longicornis: clearance rates and feeding behavior. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 299: 217-227.   Hansson, L. J., O. Moeslund, T. Kiørboe and H. U. Riisgård (2005). Jellyfish clearance rates and potential predation impact on zooplankton and fish larvae in a neritic ecosystem (Limfjorden, Denmark). Mar. Ecol. Prog. 304: 117-131.   Grossart, H.P., T. Kiørboe, K. W. Tang, M. Allgaier, E. M. Yam and, H. Ploug (2006) Interactions between marine snow and heterotrophic bacteria: aggregate formation and microbial dynamics. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 42: 19–26.   Hanson, L.J. and T. Kiørboe (2006). Prey-specific encounter rates and handling efficiencies as causes of prey selectivity in ambush feeding hydromedusae. Limnol. Oceanogr. 51: 1849-1858.   Thygesen, U.H and T. Kiørboe (2006). Diffusive transport in a Stokeslet and its application to plankton ecology. J. Math Biol. 53: 1–14.   Kiørboe, T. (2006). Sex, sex-ratios, and the dynamics of pelagic copepod populations. Oecologia 148: 40-50. Erratum   Poulsen, L. K. and T. Kiørboe (2006). 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