| Title: | Effect of vertebrate and invertebrate kairomones on the life history of Daphnia magna Straus (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) |
| Author(s): | Chakri K; Touati L; Alfarhan AH; Al-Rasheid KA; Samraoui B; |
| Address: | "Laboratoire de recherche des zones humides, university of Annaba, Annaba, Algeria" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.crvi.2010.09.004 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1768-3238 (Electronic) 1631-0691 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The history of selection of Daphnia magna populations living in North African temporary ponds may differ from populations inhabiting permanent ponds. Laboratory experiments were conducted to examine the effect of fish Gambusia holbrooki and invertebrate Notonecta glauca kairomones on the life history traits of the freshwater Cladocera Daphnia magna Straus. With fish kairomones, Daphnia reproduced early and had a significantly smaller size at first reproduction (SFR) and a smaller size of neonates compared to control. In contrast, daphnids reared in water treated with Notonecta glauca had no effect on the age at first reproduction but females were also smaller and produced smaller neonates" |
| Keywords: | "Adaptation, Physiological/physiology Animals Cues Cyprinodontiformes/*physiology Daphnia/*physiology Female Fishes/physiology Hemiptera/*physiology Invertebrates/physiology Male Pheromones/chemistry/*pharmacology Reproduction/drug effects Vertebrates/phys;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineChakri, Khemissa Touati, Laid Alfarhan, Ahmed H Al-Rasheid, Khaled A S Samraoui, Boudjema eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't France 2010/12/15 C R Biol. 2010 Nov-Dec; 333(11-12):836-40. doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2010.09.004. Epub 2010 Oct 12" |
