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Effect of crowding on nauplii production during mating time inTisbe clodiensis andT. holothuriae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida)
Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen volume 32, pages 466–475 (1979)
Abstract
Tisbe clodiensis andT. holothuriae females and males were maintained at different densities, from sexual maturity to the extrusion of the first egg sac, in order to study the effect of crowding on the number of nauplii produced by the first egg sac. They were tested in pure cultures at densities of 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 couples per 20 ml of sea water, and in mixed cultures (half of the individuals belonging to each of the two species) with 2, 4, 6 and 8 couples per 20 ml, without food limitation. At the highest crowding level, and forT. holothuriae only, the effect of daily renewal of the culture water was examined. The mean number of nauplii per female decreases with increased density. A significant linear regression of number of nauplii on number of couples was found. The regression slopes appear to be the same for both species, regardless of whether they are cultured singly or together. The daily renewal of water diminishes the effect of crowding. The possibility that a complex chemical compound, produced by the animals, which enables the latter to perceive and to react to crowding, is discussed.
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Fava, G., Crotti, E. Effect of crowding on nauplii production during mating time inTisbe clodiensis andT. holothuriae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida). Helgolander Wiss. Meeresunters 32, 466–475 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02277990
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