Combined effect of the insecticide carbaryl and the Chaoborus kairomone on helmet development in Daphnia ambigua |
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Authors: | Takayuki Hanazato |
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Institution: | (1) Regional Environment Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 305 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan |
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Abstract: | The cladoceran Daphnia ambigua was exposed to both the insecticide carbaryl and the kairomone released from the predator Chaoborus simultaneously, and its morphological changes were analyzed. Daphnia developed helmets in response to the kairomone, but not in response to carbaryl at low (sublethal) concentrations (1–3 µg 1–1). However, the carbaryl enhanced the development of high helmets and prolonged the maintenance period of the helmets over instars in the presence of the kairomone. These results suggest that sublethal concentrations of the insecticide alter predator-prey interactions by inducing helmet formation in Daphnia, which may reduce vulnerability of the Daphnia to predation. |
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Keywords: | the insecticide carbaryl Chaoborus kairomone combined effect induced morphology Daphnia ambigua |
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