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Planktonic rotifers and temperature

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Rotifer Symposium IV

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 42))

Abstract

The influence of temperature (t) upon rotifer embryonic development rate (De) has been analysed using data from the literature, and the author’s own results from experimental and natural populations. For Keratella cochlearis (Gosse), within the temperature range of 1–28 °C, this relationship is best expressed by the equation:

1/De = 0.002 + 0.00025t + 0.000065t2.

For Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, between 8 °C and 35 °C, the best relationship is given by the equation:

1/De = 0.005 + 0.00013t + 0.00013t2.

Increasing the incubation temperature to 37–40 °C resulted in a decrease in development rate and a sharp reduction in life length.

Analysis of the relationship between respiration rate and temperature in experimental and natural populations of Brachionus calyciflorus and Hexarthra mira (Hudson) showed that the maximum rate of oxygen consumption occurred at 32–33 °C.

The effects of temperature upon the ingestion rates of rotifers is greatly influenced by food concentration. Consequently, this factor also influences the secondary production of experimental populations at different temperatures.

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Galkovskaja, G.A. (1987). Planktonic rotifers and temperature. In: May, L., Wallace, R., Herzig, A. (eds) Rotifer Symposium IV. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4059-8_42

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