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We conducted population growth experiments of A. sieboldi using Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus patulus as prey. The prey rotifers were mass cultured separately on Chlorella vulgaris, Saccharomyces cerevisiae or on their mixture. Data on population growth of A. sieboldi showed prey type and food density-related differences. At any given prey concentration, both B. calyciflorus and B. patulus raised on a mixture of alga and yeast, resulted in higher abundance of the predator than those raised solely on alga or yeast. The rate of population increase per day (r) of A. sieboldi increased with increasing prey density for both prey species. However, predators grown on B. patulus showed higher r values compared to those grown on B. calyciflorus.  相似文献   

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We quantified the indirect effects of different densities (1, 4, 16 individuals per jar) of the predator Asplanchna brightwellii on the morphometry and demography of their prey Brachionus calyciflorus and Plationus macracanthus. Population growth and life table demography experiments were separately conducted for each of the two prey rotifer species while keeping A. brightwellii in indirect contact. The brachionids were fed the green alga Chlorella vulgaris at a density of 1 × 106 cells ml−1. As compared to those cultured in the absence of the predator, in the presence of A. brightwellii the postero-lateral spines of P. macracanthus increased by about 15 μm, while in B. calyciflorus the increase was more (>80 μm). For both the brachionid species, the peak population density significantly decreased in the presence of A. brightwellii. The reproductive variables viz., net reproductive rate, generation time, and the rate of population increase of B. calyciflorus and P. macracanthus were negatively affected in the presence of kairomones from A. brightwellii.  相似文献   

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We conducted life table experiments on the freshwater rotifer Asplanchna brightwellii to analyze its demography when fed with prey items from several taxonomic groups (cladocerans, protozoans, and rotifers) and under two different temperature regimes (20 and 25°C); the aim of the study was to determine the preferred prey for A. brightwellii in terms of fitness (evaluated as reproductive success) among five cladoceran, protozoan, and rotifer preys, and to test which temperature (20 or 25°C) is better for life table parameters of Asplanchna. Our analysis identified Brachionus calyciflorus as the preferred prey for A. brightwellii based on life table statistics, ingestion rate and electivity indices. The greatest values for net reproductive rate and intrinsic growth rate were achieved when A. brightwellii was fed B. calyciflorus. Greater reproductive values (R o and r) were found at 25°C than at 20°C for A. brightwellii across the five prey species. We found significant differences in the ingestion rate and electivity index among zooplanktonic and benthic preys. The influence of temperature, the cost of predation, and how prey selection by A. brightwellii is influenced by: biomass, size, and swimming speed; they are discussed hoping to gain a better understanding of trophic transfers in zooplankton communities.  相似文献   

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Sarma  S. S. S.  Nandini  S. 《Hydrobiologia》2002,486(1):169-174
Freshwater cladocerans and rotifers were used as prey to study functional response and prey selection by adult females of Chirocephalus diaphanus under laboratory conditions. For functional response studies, we offered three rotifer species (Brachionus calyciflorus, B. patulus and Euchlanis dilatata) and three cladoceran species (Alona rectangula, Ceriodaphnia dubia and Moina macrocopa) at various densities ranging from 0.5 to 16 ind. ml–1. We found increased zooplankton consumption with increasing prey density but beyond 4 ind ml–1 cladocerans and 8 ind. ml–1 rotifers, the number of animals eaten plateaued. In general, C. diaphanus consumed fewer large prey (cladocerans) and many more smaller zooplankton (rotifers). For prey selection experiments, we used B. calyciflrous, B. patulus, C. dubia and M. macrocopa, offered at the ratio of two rotifers: one cladoceran and at three prey densities (total zooplankton numbers: 3, 6 and 12 ind. ml–1). Prey selectivity patterns followed the functional response trends. In general, regardless of prey types, with an increase in the available zooplankton, there was an increase in the number of prey consumed. At any given prey density, C. diaphanus consumed higher numbers of rotifers than cladocerans. Among the prey offered, B. patulus and M. macrocopa were positively selected. Results are discussed in light of possible control of zooplankton by anostracans in temporary ponds.  相似文献   

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Kumar  Ram  Rao  T. Ramakrishna 《Hydrobiologia》2001,(1):261-268
In many shallow, eutrophic subtropical ponds, brachionid rotifers are common prey of the predatory copepod Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides. The predatory rotifer Asplanchna intermedia, which is itself a potential prey of the copepod, also feeds preferentially on brachionids. We studied in the laboratory the population dynamics of two mutually competing prey species, Brachionus angularis and B. calyciflorus, in the presence of the two predators A. intermedia and M. thermocyclopoides. The experimental design included separate population dynamics studies with one prey–one predator, two prey–one predator, one prey–two predator, and two prey–two predator systems. These combinations were compared with controls, in which both the prey species (B. angularis and B. calyciflorus) were grown separately and in combination with each other. In the absence of any predator, B. angularis generally eliminated the larger B. calyciflorus. Selective predation by the copepod allowed B. calyciflorus to persist longer in competition with B. angularis. Feeding by M. thermocyclopoides on A. intermedia reduced the predation pressure on B. calyciflorus. However, given enough time, the cyclopoid copepod was able to eliminate both the brachionids as well as the predatory Asplanchna.  相似文献   

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Salinization of freshwater bodies due to anthropogenic activity is currently a very serious problem in Mexico. One of the consequences may be changes in the rotifer and cladoceran populations, both of which are generally abundant in freshwater bodies. Under laboratory conditions we evaluated the effect of different salt (sodium chloride) concentrations (0–4.5 g l−1) on the population dynamics of ten freshwater zooplankton species (rotifers: Anuraeopsis fissa, Brachionus calyciflorus, B. havanaensis, B. patulus and B. rubens; cladocerans: Alona rectangula, Ceriodaphnia dubia, Daphnia pulex, Moina macrocopa and Simocephalus vetulus). All of the zooplankton species tested were adversely affected by 1.5–3.0 g l−1 NaCl. In the range of salt concentrations tested, the population growth curves of B. patulus and B. rubens showed almost no lag phase and reached peak abundances within a week or two; A. fissa had a lag phase of about a week, while both B. calyciflorus and B. havanaensis started to increase in abundance immediately following the initiation of the experiments. Increased NaCl levels reduced the population abundances of A. fissa, B. calyciflorus and B. havanaensis at or beyond 1.5 g l−1. NaCl at 1 g l−1 had little effect on the population growth of cladocerans. M. macrocopa, which was more resistant to NaCl than the other cladoceran species, showed positive population growth even at 4.5 g l−1. The rates of population increase (r, day−1) were generally higher for rotifers than for cladocerans. Depending on the NaCl concentration, the r of rotifers ranged from +0.57 to −0.58 day−1, while the r for cladocerans was lower (+0.34 to −0.22 day−1).  相似文献   

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1. We investigated the numerical response, functional response and prey preference of Asplanchna sieboldi to five different prey brachionids. We also analysed the feeding behaviour of the predator in terms of encounters, attacks, capture and prey ingested per unit time. 2. The five prey species (Brachionus havanaensis, B. rubens, B. patulus, B. macracanthus and B. calyciflorus) differed in their body size and spine length. 3. The population growth rates of A. sieboldi ranged from 0.074 ± 0.03 to 0.431 ± 0.02 depending on prey type and density. There was a significant impact of the spine length rather than body size per se on the population growth rates of the predator. 4. The maximum number of prey consumed depended on both body size and spine length. In the functional response analyses, the plateau was reached at a prey density of 4–8 ind. mL?1. 5. There was a significant impact of prey density on the prey preference of the predator.  相似文献   

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Chemical communication may inform about the location of prey, predators, co-specifics, and mate partners in zooplankton. In this study, we evaluated several life-history traits of the rotifer, Brachionus calyciflorus, exposed to conditioned media by a rotifer predator (Asplanchna brightwelli) and a cladocera competitor (Daphnia similis), quantifying population growth and life-table demography at two algal food levels (2.0 and 0.5 × 106 cells ml−1 of Chlorella pyrenoidosa). At both food levels, B. calyciflorus grown in predator-conditioned media had lower population abundance and slower population growth rate than controls. Conversely, the competitor-conditioned media treatments produced both higher rotifer population abundance and faster population growth rate than controls. Life-history parameters varied significantly depending on the presence of predator and competitor-conditioned media. The Asplanchna-conditioned media significantly decreased gross reproductive rate (GRR): 8–9 offsprings per female; net reproductive rate (R 0): 6–7 offsprings per female; population growth rate (r): 0.34–0.37 day−1; and increased generation time (T): 5.5–5.6 days. On the other hand, The Daphnia-conditioned media significantly increased the GRR (13–14 offsprings per female); net reproductive rate (8–9 offsprings per female); population growth rate (0.42–0.43 day−1); and decreased generation time (4.9–5.0 days). However, the effects of food level on the life-history characteristic were not significant in both treatments. Maximum values of the population abundance and the population growth rate are significantly influenced by the predator densities and pre-culture time. This study suggests that rotifers use variable life-history strategies (low reproduction and high survivorship versus high reproduction and low survivorship) based on the presence of predators and competitors.  相似文献   

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The aim of this work is to evaluate the effect of environmental factors: temperature and photoperiod on the zooplankton predator–prey system. Rotifers, an important and cosmopolitan group of zooplankton in freshwater, were used in our study. We investigated the effect of temperature (20, 23, and 30°C) and of photoperiod (L:D = 12:0 and 0:12) on the predatory rotifer Asplanchna brightwelli consuming rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus as prey. Under A. brightwelli predation, populations of B. calyciflorus prey were consumed more slowly at 20 ± 1 and 30 ± 1°C as compared to 23 ± 1°C. Prey consumption by A. brightwelli increased from 0.63 ± 0.09 ind. predator−1 at 20°C to a peak of 1.22 ± 0.12 ind. predator−1 at 23°C, then decreased significantly to 0.93 ± 0.14 ind. predator−1 at 30 ± 1°C. In addition, predation responded to temperature changing sensitively and rapidly. Statistical analysis showed that the prey consumption were significant different under altered temperature periods during 12 h. Photoperiod also significantly influenced the rate of A. brighwelli predation. B. calyciflorus suffered less predation in darkness than in light. The rate of prey consumption in light (1.06 ind. predator−1) was twice the average of that in darkness (0.51 ind. predator−1). Furthermore, predation rate varied under changing photoperiod but predators moved back into the light did not resume their original consumption rate. Our results demonstrate that whether the predation in rotifer successfully or not is strongly influenced by temperature and photoperiod.  相似文献   

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We studied the population growth of three Brachionus species ( B. calyciflorus , B. patulus and B. rubens ) using domestic (Mexico City) wastewater at different phases of treatment (treated: type C, partially treated: type B and crude: type A). We also evaluated growth characteristics of a predatory rotifer ( Asplanchna sieboldi ) fed B. rubens raised on wastewater and compared the growth rates of animals fed cultured algae. All the three tested brachionid species grew well in controls (i.e. fed on the alga Chlorella ). However, populations of B. calyciflorus and B. patulus did not grow on the fully treated wastewater (type C). All three brachionid species grew poorly on par tially treated wastewater (type B). In crude wastewater, B. rubens reached densities as high as 200 ind. ml –1 . Regardless of Brachionus species, the rates of population increase per day (r) varied between 0.29 and 0.4 in the controls. B. rubens in crude wastewater experienced steep mortality in the first two days but stabilized thereafter. It had generation times, which varied from 3 to 5 days depending on the treatment. Prey ( B. rubens ) raised on wastewater supported better population growth of A. sieboldi , the highest being from crude wastes. The growth rate of A. sieboldi fed B. rubens , raised on crude wastewater, was the highest ( 0.8 d –1 ). Thus, the present study showed that culturing of certain species of brachionid rotifers on crude wastewater or partially treated is feasible without addition of alga.  相似文献   

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Competitive laboratory experiments between Brachionus calyciflorus and B. patulus were conducted at low (1×106 cells ml–1) and high (3×106 cells ml–1) densities of Chlorella vulgaris and four initial inoculation densities (numerically, 100% B. calyciflorus; 75% B. calyciflorus + 25% B. patulus; 50% each of the two species; 25% B. calyciflorus + 75% B. patulus and 100% B. patulus). Population densities were enumerated and the medium was changed daily for 20 days. B. patulus was a superior competitor in low food density regardless of inoculation density. At high food density, B. calyciflorus showed higher population growth in the first week but thereafter was outcompeted by B. patulus regardless of initial density. When grown alone, B. calyciflorus reached peak abundances (mean ± standard error) of 31±3 and 81±7 individuals ml–1 at low and high food densities, respectively. The corresponding values for B. patulus were 130±2 and 306±13. The adverse effects of B. patulus on the peak abundances of B. calyciflorus were higher at low food concentration. Data on egg ratios (eggs female–1) revealed an inverse relation with population abundance of both tested rotifer species. Our results indicated that the rate of population increase of a species was not a good indicator of its competitive ability. Instead, the ability to reproduce under continuously diminishing food resources (until a threshold level) was responsible for the competitive edge of B. patulus over B. calyciflorus. This was further influenced by the relative inoculation densities of the tested rotifer species and the offered food densities.  相似文献   

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Members of rotifer family Asplanchnidae are important invertebrate predators in freshwater communities. Although a considerable amount of information exists on species of Asplanchna, relatively less is known about Asplanchnopus. We isolated Asplanchnopus multiceps from the littoral of a small river in the State of Hidalgo in Central Mexico and separated a clone in our cultures. The gut content analysis of some animals collected from the field revealed the presence of cladocerans and rotifers, and therefore we cultured A. multiceps on a food mixture comprising littoral rotifers and cladocerans. We conducted population growth experiments of A. multiceps using six prey types (cladocerans: Macrothrix triserialis, Alona rectangula and Pleuroxus aduncus; rotifers, Brachionus patulus, B. macracanthus and B. urceolaris). The prey species (A. rectangula and B. patulus) on which the highest growth rates were observed were used to test the life-table demographic patterns in A. multiceps. All experiments were conducted in 50 ml containers with 25 ml of the medium and at three food levels (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 ind. ml−1 for the cladocerans, and 2.0, 4.0 and 8.0 ind. ml−1 for the rotifers) with four replicates at each treatment. The spines of M. triserialis and B. macracanthus were apparently effective deterrents against Asplanchnopus predation since both these diets resulted in low, and sometimes negative, growth rates of the predator. The average lifespan and net reproductive rate of A. multiceps ranged from 3.8 to 8.4 days and 2.6 to 12.2 ind. female−1, respectively, on A. rectangula; and from 5.0 to 9.4 days and 1.6–18.4 ind. female−1, respectively, on B. patulus. The rate of population increase of A. multiceps ranged from 0.1 to 0.8 d−1, depending on the prey type and density. The role of A. multiceps in structuring littoral rotifer and cladoceran communities is discussed.  相似文献   

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Ecological problems of Lake Ladoga: causes and solutions   总被引:3,自引:3,他引:0  
We studied the outcome of competition between a large (Brachionus calyciflorus) and a small (Anuraeopsis fissa) rotifer species at five algal (Scenedesmus acutus) concentrations (0.5 × 106 to 40.5 × 106 cells ml–1) and with varying initial densities in mixed populations (100 to 0% of B. calcyciflorus or A. fissa), the combined initial biomass being 0.2 µg ml–1 in all test jars. Experiments were conducted at 28 ± 1 °C.Regardless of food concentration, B. calcyciflorus showed a greater increase in biomass than A. fissa, peak densities (mean ± standard error) at the lowest food concentration in the controls being 1.34 ± 0.31 µg dry weight ml–1 and 0.82 ± 0.08 dry weight ml–1, respectively. At the lower food concentrations, A. fissa displaced B. calyciflorus and vice versa at the higher food concentrations. At the intermediate food concentrations of 4.5 × 106 cells ml–1, B. calyciflorus outcompeted A. fissa only if its initial population density was three times higher. The rates of population growth in controls varied from 0.792 ± 0.06 d–1 to 1.492 ± 0.13 d–1 for B. calyciflorus and 0.445 ± 0.04 to 0.885 ± 0.01 for A. fissa depending on food level. When both species were introduced together, low food levels favoured higher abundance of A. fissa than B. calyciflorus, suggesting, in nature, it is likely that small Anuraeopsis colonize oligotrophic water bodies more successfully than larger Brachionus. The results also suggest that the outcome of competition depends not only on the size of the competing species and food availability but also on their colonizing density.  相似文献   

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We evaluated the combined effects of algal (Chlorella vulgaris) food levels (low, 0.5 × 106 (or 2.9 μg C ml−1); and high, 1 × 106 cells ml−1 (or 5.8 μg C ml−1)) and zinc concentrations (0, 0.125, and 0.250 mg l−1 of ZnCl2) on the competition between two common planktonic rotifers Anuraeopsis fissa and Brachionus rubens using their population growth. Median lethal concentration data (LC50) (mean ± 95% confidence intervals) showed that B. rubens was more resistant to zinc (0.554 ± 0.08 mg l−1) than A. fissa (0.315 ± 0.07 mg l−1). A. fissa when grown alone or with Zn was always numerically more abundant than B. rubens. When grown in the absence of zinc, under low- and high-food levels, the peak abundances of A. fissa varied from 251 ± 24 to 661 ± 77 ind. ml−1, respectively, and the corresponding maxima for B. rubens were 52 ± 3 and 102 ± 18 ind. ml−1. At a given food level, competition for food reduced the peak abundances of both rotifers considerably. Increase in Zn concentration also lowered the rotifer abundances. The impact of zinc on competition between the two-rotifer species was evident at low-food level, mainly for A. fissa. At zinc concentrations of 0 and 0.125 mg l−1, the populations of both rotifers continued to grow for about 10 days, but thereafter B. rubens began to decline. Role of zinc on the competitive outcome of the two species is discussed in relation to the changing algal densities in natural water bodies.  相似文献   

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We studied the response of Brachionus patulus to different concentrations of the heavy metal Pb in the presence and absence of sediments. We conducted acute (LC50) and chronic (life table demography and population growth) toxicity tests using sediment levels of 0, 30 and 280 mg l−1 (=0, 17 and 170 NTU) and Pb at 0, 0.06 and 0.6 mg l−1. Experiments were conducted at 20 ± 1°C on a horizontal shaker and algal food (Chlorella vulgaris) was added at a density of 1.0 × 106 cells ml−1. The median lethal concentration (LC50 ± 95% Confidence intervals) of PbCl2 for B. patulus was 6.15 ± 1.08 mg l−1. Age-specific survivorship and fecundity curves showed increase in turbidity level resulted in decreased survival and offspring production of the rotifers. Increase in Pb concentration too had a negative effect on the survival and reproductive output of B. patulus. Statistically, average lifespan, life expectancy at birth, gross and net reproductive rates and the rate of population increase were all significantly influenced by the concentration of Pb, turbidity level as well as the interaction of Pb concentration × turbidity level. Rotifers exposed to 170 NTU did not grow regardless of the heavy metal concentration in the medium. Similarly, B. patulus exposed to 0.6 mg l−1 Pb did not survive beyond 10 days regardless of the turbidity level in the medium. The rate of population increase of B. patulus derived from the growth experiments was negative in all treatments containing Pb as low as 0.06 mg l−1 or turbidity level as low as 17 NTU. In treatments containing Pb or sediments, there existed no relation between the egg ratio and the population density. Guest editors: S. S. S. Sarma, R. D. Gulati, R. L. Wallace, S. Nandini, H. J. Dumont and R. Rico-Martínez Advances in Rotifer Research  相似文献   

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Asplanchna sylvestrii does not discriminate between groups of Brachionus calyciflorus fed either the cyanobacterium Anabaena flos-aquae or a control diet of Euglena gracilis. We based our analysis on the observed probabilities of attack, capture and ingestion during encounters between predator and prey. While A. sylvestrii was very sensitive to brachionid size, we found no significant affects of prey diet on predatory behavior. Thus, cyanobacterial diet did not influence the short-term predation risk of B. calyciflorus exposed to an effective predator. On the other hand, matched cohorts of A. sylvestrii fed B. calyciflorus cultured on the cyanobacterium reproduced more slowly than those fed the same prey cultured on the control food. With prolonged sympatry, therefore, the long-term risk of Asplanchna predation may be reduced for Brachionus by the latter's consumption of cyanobacteria.  相似文献   

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Sarma  S.S.S.  Pav&#;n-Meza  E. Luc&#;a  Nandini  S. 《Hydrobiologia》2003,491(1-3):309-320
Population growth and life table demography of the predatory rotifer A. girodi using spineless Brachionus calyciflorus and spined Brachionus havanaensis as prey at densities of 1, 2, 4 and 8 ind. ml–1 at 25°C were studied. Regardless of the prey species, the population of A. girodi increased with increasing availability of Brachionus in the medium. At any given prey density, A. girodi fed B. calyciflorus showed consistently better growth than when fed B. havanaensis. The maximum population densities of A. girodi varied from 0.28 to 1.8 ind. ml–1 depending on the prey species and the density. The rate of population increase observed in population growth studies varied from 0.17 to 0.43 day–1 when fed B. calyciflorus and 0.09 to 0.27 day–1 when fed B. havanaensis. Male population of A. girodi was closely related to female density. The lowest average lifespan was observed for A. girodi when fed B. havanaensis at 1 ind. ml–1, while the converse was the case when fed B. calyciflorus at comparable prey concentration. Net reproductive rates varied from 16 to 26 offspring female–1 lifespan–1 depending on the prey species and concentration. Generation time of A. girodi decreased with increasing food concentrations for both the prey species. The rates of population increase obtained from life table demography were lower for A. girodi when fed B. havanaensis than when fed B. calyciflorus.  相似文献   

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Large mammalian carnivores place significant pressure on their prey populations and this is exacerbated within the fenced reserves of Africa. However, foraging theory predicts that diet switching by predators may mitigate this pressure. In this study, we use data collected between 2003 and 2007 from an enclosed system in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa to examine the response of lions Panthera leo to changes in the abundance of two important prey species — kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros and warthog Phacochoerus africanus. As the relative abundance of warthogs increased, the number of kudu kills decreased significantly, whereas warthog kills became significantly more frequent. A similar pattern was observed for lion prey preference and the switch from kudu to warthog was also reflected in a significant decrease in the mean prey mass. Our results suggest that a diet shift occurs in lions and that the change in diet is primarily in response to an increase in warthog numbers. Prey switching may promote the persistence of predator–prey systems, which is particularly important for fenced systems where natural immigration of prey is not possible. However, continued collection and analysis of long-term observational data from the multipredator, multiprey systems of Africa is required to facilitate a full understanding of predator–prey dynamics.  相似文献   

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Theoretical studies have predicted that inducible defenses affect food chain dynamics and persistence. Here we review and evaluate laboratory experiments that tested hypotheses developed from these theoretical studies. This review specifically focuses on the effects of inducible defenses in phytoplankton-rotifer food chain dynamics. First, we describe the occurrence of colony formation within different strains of green algae (Scenedesmaceae) in response to infochemicals released during grazing by the herbivorous rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus. Then we examined the effects of inducible defenses on the population dynamics of this planktonic system in which algal strains that differed in their defense strategies were used. Simple food chains were composed of green algae (Scenedesmaceae), herbivorous rotifers (Brachionus calyciflorus) and carnivorous rotifers (Asplanchna brightwellii). In this system B. calyciflorus exhibits an inducible defense against predation by developing long postero-lateral spines. Experimental studies showed that inducible defenses, as opposed to their absence, could prevent high-amplitude population fluctuations. We discuss the dual effects of induced defenses on extinction probabilities and consider the fit of a theoretical model to experimental data to understand the mechanisms that underlie the observed dynamics. Guest editors: S. S. S. Sarma, R. D. Gulati, R. L. Wallace, S. Nandini, H. J. Dumont & R. Rico-Martínez Advances in Rotifer Research  相似文献   

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