Influence of natural particle diets on egg laying and hatching success of Acartia tonsa in East Lagoon, Galveston, Texas.
Date
1982
Authors
Ambler, J.W.
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Publisher
Texas A&M University.
Abstract
Factors affecting egg production and hatching success of the copepod Acartia tonsa Dana were determined by measuring environmental variables and daily egg production of field collected females in the laboratory. During five periods between April and November of 1981, three day experiments were run at ambient particle concentrations and two dilutions of 1) natural particles collected over the water column, and 2) some modification of 1). Other A. tonsa were fed Thalassiosira weissflogii to isolate the effects of temperature and salinity on egg production.
Description
136 p., Dissertation
Keywords
marine crustaceans, temperature effects, salinity effects, copepods, Acartia tonsa, diets, feeding behavior, eggs, hatching, reproductive behavior