Copepods dominate the oceans, but just how they achieved this from their origins in shallow coastal waters is a complex question. Some species of copepods found in mixed sea and freshwater caves ...

Our research focuses on: large scale colonisation events, including the colonisation of pools of seawater in coastal caves by primitive copepods and the repeated colonisation of freshwater habitats ...

Where can you find these wonderful little critters? Copepods are naturally abundant in calm bodies of water, both saltwater ...