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Energy budget for the larval development ofElminius modestus (Crustacea: Cirripedia)

Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen volume 41, pages 45–67 (1987)Cite this article

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Biomass (CHN), respiration rate and food uptake were estimated for the larval development ofElminius modestus at three temperatures (12, 18, 24°C). Mean values of dry weight, elemental composition and energy equivalents increased exponentially with the development from nauplius II to VI. Dry weight, elemental composition and energy content exhibited the highest values at 18°C. Respiration rates increased with the larval stages expressed by a power function, but increased logarithmically with the dry weight of the larvae. The cypris larvae showed a reduced respiration rate compared with nauplius VI. The ingestion rate was measured at a concentration of 100 cells ofSkeletonema costatum μl−1. At 12 and 18°C ingestion rates increased exponentially and at 24°C by a logarithmic function. The fittings were used to estimate the energy budget ofE. modestus during larval development. The energy content of the larvae increased during the development from nauplius II to VI by a factor of 21 at 12°C, 25 at 24°C and 31 at 18°C. The estimated energy content of the freshly metamorphosed barnacle is 100 mJ (12°C), 130 mJ (24°C) and 150 mJ (18°C). The assimilation- (A/I) and gross growth efficiencies (K1) increased strongly during the development from nauplius II to VI (A/I: 6–14% in nauplius II to 50–90% in nauplius VI; K1: 4% in nauplius II to 75% in nauplius VI). The net growth efficiency (K2) showed a relatively constant level ranging between 57 and 83%.

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Harms, J. Energy budget for the larval development ofElminius modestus (Crustacea: Cirripedia). Helgolander Meeresunters 41, 45–67 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02365099

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