EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR MEASURING THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ACCLIMATION ONVERTICAL MIGRATION BY DAPHNIA IN THE FIELD

Authors
LEIBOLD MA WEST CT
Citation
Ma. Leibold et Ct. West, EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR MEASURING THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ACCLIMATION ONVERTICAL MIGRATION BY DAPHNIA IN THE FIELD, Limnology and oceanography, 38(3), 1993, pp. 638-643
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy,Limnology
Journal title
Limnology and oceanography → ACNP
ISSN journal
00243590
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
638 - 643
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-3590(1993)38:3<638:EMFMTE>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A new method is developed and tested for measuring vertical migration behavior by zooplankton in the field by means of acrylic columns with conical traps. Migration behavior in columns by different species and by different individuals of the same species is similar to migration b ehavior in the lake. We further show that acclimation to light intensi ty can be a factor in determining the amplitude of vertical migration in Daphnia pulicaria.