Habitat-Specific variation in eyespot size of a benthic cladoceran |
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Authors: | Michael J Konecny Carmine A Lanciani Charles P White |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Zoology, University of Florida, 32611 Gainesville, Florida, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Pigmented eyespot size of the benthic cladoceran Simocephalus exspinosus was measured in individuals sampled from four freshwater ponds that differed in the extent of visually-oriented predation. In ponds with such predation (from fish, salamander larvae, and dragonfly nymphs), eyespot size was found to be significantly smaller, relative to body size, than in a pond without visually-oriented predation. Reduction in pigmented eyespot size may represent an adaptation to reduce vulnerability to predation. |
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