Diurnal variations in physiology and behaviour of the noble crayfish Astacus astacus and the signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus |
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Affiliation: | a Department of life Sciences and Chemistry, Roskilde University, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark |
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Abstract: | Heart rate, locomotor activity, and oxygen consumption were recorded simultaneously and continuously in seven individuals of the noble crayfish Astacus astacus (Linneus 1758) and seven individuals of the signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana 1852). The recordings were made in the laboratory over 7 days at 15°C under a 12 : 12 h dark : light regime. Circadian rhythms in heart rate, locomotor activity and oxygen consumption were found both in A. astacus and P. leniusculus. Increased heart rate, locomotor activity, and oxygen consumption levels during night time in both A. astacus and P. leniusculus illustrated expression of nocturnal behaviour. No differences in oxygen consumption levels were observed between A. astacus and P. leniusculus. Also, no significant difference between heart rate levels or heart rate variances was found in A. astacus and P. leniusculus at night. During day, however, heart rate levels, heart rate variances and locomotor activity were higher in P. leniusculus than in A. astacus. The higher activity level in P. leniusculus than in A. astacus during daytime indicates that P. leniusculus is less strictly nocturnal than is A. astacus. |
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Keywords: | Crayfish Astacus astacus Pacifastacus leniusculus biological rhythms heart rate oxygen consumption locomotor activity |
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