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The effect of diet and temperature on reproductive rate in Arcella vulgaris Ehrenberg (Sarcodina: Testacida)
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Laybourn-Parry, J and Whymant, L, The effect of diet and temperature on reproductive rate in Arcella vulgaris Ehrenberg (Sarcodina: Testacida), Oecologia, 45, (2) pp. 282-284. ISSN 0029-8549 (1980) [Refereed Article]
Abstract
The acceptability of bacterial, algal and fungal food cources as manifested by reproductive rate was investigated in Arcella vulgaris at 5°C intervals between 10°C-25°C. Bacteria and diets containing bacteria produced the highest rates of reproduction, a fungal diet induced the lowest rate of reproduction. On all diets reproductive rate increased with temperature up to 20°C, thereafter levelling out. Generation times were long, ranging from 64 h to 95 h, depending on diet and temperature. Consumption experiments using bacteria as food indicated that energy consumption was independent of temperature. © 1980 Springer-Verlag.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Ecology |
| Research Field: | Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| UTAS Author: | Laybourn-Parry, J (Professor Johanna Laybourn-Parry) |
| ID Code: | 49398 |
| Year Published: | 1980 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 23 |
| Deposited By: | Research Division |
| Deposited On: | 2007-12-08 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-08-30 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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