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Recent investigations have indicated that animals are able to use chemical cues of predators to assess the magnitude of predation
risk. One possible source of such cues is predator diet. Chemical cues may also be important in the development of antipredator
behaviour, especially in animals that possess chemical alarm substances. Tadpoles of the common toad (Bufo bufo) are unpalatable to most vertebrate predators and have an alarm substance. Tadpoles of the common frog (Rana temporaria) lack both these characters. We experimentally studied how predator diet, previous experience of predators and body size
affect antipredator behaviour in these two tadpole species. Late-instar larvae of the dragonfly Aeshna juncea were used as predators. The dragonfly larvae were fed a diet exclusively of insects, R. temporaria tadpoles or B. bufo tadpoles. R. temporaria tadpoles modified their behaviour according to the perceived predation risk. Depending on predator diet, the tadpoles responded
with weak antipredatory behaviour (triggered by insect-fed predators) or strong behaviour (triggered by tadpole-fed predators)
with distinct spatial avoidance and lowered activity level. The behaviour of B. bufo in predator diet treatments was indistinguishable from that in the control treatment. This lack of antipredator behaviour
is probably related to the effective post-encounter defenses and more intense competitive regime experienced by B. bufo. The behaviour of both tadpole species was dependent on body size, but this was not related to predator treatments. Our results
also indicate that antipredator behaviour is largely innate in tadpoles of both species and is not modified by a brief exposure
to predators.
Received: 22 August 1996 / Accepted after revision: 31 January 1997 相似文献
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Summary. Many aquatic species use chemosensory information to assess predation risk. The cues used in such risk assessment can come
either from the predator (predator odour) or from injured prey (alarm cues). The information conveyed through chemicals may,
however, be inaccurate both spatially and temporally, as chemicals may persist in the environment long after the predator
is gone. Thus, the level of accuracy of the cues for risk assessment may depend on the persistency of the chemicals in the
habitat. Here, we investigated the persistency of alarm cues of a larval amphibian, the woodfrog (Rana sylvatica) in a ephemeral pond, their natural habitat. We introduced either alarm cues or control water in enclosed sleeves (~10 L)
installed in the pond. The sleeve water was then sampled after 5 min and every two hours for eight hours. We used the behavioural
response of woodfrog tadpoles to alarm cues as a bioassay to assess how long the alarm cues persisted in the environment.
We found that tadpoles responded with an antipredator response to the pond water containing alarm cues 5 min after the injection
of the cues in the sleeves but did not respond to that same pond water after two hours. Our results indicate that biodegradation
and/or photodegradation of alarm cues in natural habitats might occur relatively quickly as the loss of a response to the
cues in our experiment was independent of a dilution effect. This contrasts with previous laboratory results indicating that
chemicals may be active after several hours. 相似文献
3.
Predators can have significant nonlethal effects on prey by modifying prey behaviour through chemically mediated interactions.
We examined behavioural responses of wood frog (Ranasylvatica) and American toad (Bufoamericanus) tadpoles to both direct and indirect chemical signals associated with a predatory odonate (Anaxjunius). In laboratory trials, tadpoles of both species responded strongly to water conditioned with Anax nymphs by decreasing foraging rates, becoming immobile, and moving away from the stimulus. The responses to water conditioned
with starved Anax versus Anax that fed on conspecific tadpoles did not differ significantly; these results suggest that tadpoles rely primarily on direct
signals to detect odonates. Rana did not respond to water conditioned with conspecific tissue extracts, while Bufo responded with behaviours that were indistinguishable from those of tadpoles exposed to Anax chemicals. In a field experiment, the responses of R. sylvatica tadpoles to Anax chemicals were similar to those of tadpoles observed in the laboratory. Collectively, our data indicate that tadpoles of
both species use chemical cues to assess predation risk from other community members. Tadpoles can selectively distinguish
members who pose a threat, and only evacuate food patches or reduce foraging rates when in danger. These behaviours appear
to be adaptive and are consistent with the predictions of optimality theory.
Received: 1 August 1997 / Accepted after revision: 22 November 1997 相似文献
4.
Maud C. O. Ferrari François Messier Douglas P. Chivers 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2008,62(7):1079-1083
A prerequisite for prey to show adaptive behavioural responses to predators is that the prey has the ability to recognise
predators as threats. While predator recognition can be innate in many situations, learning is often essential. For many aquatic
species, one common way to learn about predators is through the pairing of a novel predator odour with alarm cues released
from injured conspecifics. One study with fish demonstrated that this mode of learning not only allows the prey to recognise
the predatory cues as a threat, but also mediates the level of threat associated with the predator cues (i.e. threat-sensitive
learning). When the prey is exposed to the novel predator with a high concentration of alarm cues, they subsequently show
a high intensity of antipredator response to the predator cues alone. When exposed to the predator with a low concentration
of alarm cues, they subsequently show a low-intensity response to the predator cues. Here, we investigated whether larval
mosquitoes Culex restuans have the ability to learn to recognise salamanders as a threat through a single pairing of alarm cues and salamander odour
and also whether they would learn to respond to salamander cues in a threat-sensitive manner. We conditioned individual mosquitoes
with water or a low, medium or high concentration of crushed conspecific cues (alarm cues) paired with salamander odour. Mosquitoes
exposed to salamander odour paired with alarm cues and subsequently exposed to salamander odour alone responded to the salamander
as a threat. Moreover, the intensity of antipredator response displayed during the conditioning phase matched the response
intensity during the testing phase. This is the first demonstration of threat-sensitive learning in an aquatic invertebrate. 相似文献
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Summary. Recent studies indicate that amphibian eggs are capable of hatching plasticity in response to chemical cues released by predators
feeding on conspecific eggs or larvae. However, information is scarce on the relative importance of predator and conspecific
cues in such a process. In particular, no attempt has been made to compare the effects of embryonic exposures to chemical
cues indicative of a predation risk for eggs and larvae, although both life stages can co-occur in natural habitats. In this
context, common frog embryos (Rana temporaria) were raised until hatching in the presence of crushed conspecific extracts from eggs and tadpoles to assess their respective
influences on some hatching and larval traits. While a significant delay in hatching time was observed in embryos exposed
to chemical cues from tadpole extract, this life-history shift appeared unaffected by embryonic exposure to egg extract. Hatchlings
derived from eggs incubated in the presence of both conspecific extracts showed a significantly greater weight than unexposed
controls. However, such an effect was no longer apparent 15, 30 and 50 days after hatching, suggesting that embryonic exposure
to chemical cues from damaged conspecific eggs and tadpoles has no influence on larval growth. Lastly, morphological measurements
performed on hatchlings and older tadpoles (15, 30 and 50 days old) revealed no significant effect of embryonic treatments
on the shape of body and tail. 相似文献
6.
Srinivas K. Saidapur Dheeraj K. Veeranagoudar Ningappa C. Hiragond Bhagyashri A. Shanbhag 《Chemoecology》2009,19(1):21-28
Predator–prey relationship was studied in three sympatric species of anuran tadpoles. The study design consisted of allowing
predaceous Hoplobatrachus tigerinus tadpoles to devour prey tadpoles (Sphaerotheca breviceps and Bufo melanostictus) placed in a plastic tub (five tadpoles of each species, stage ~27) in 30 min. In trials without refugia, more tadpoles of
Bufo fell prey compared to Sphaerotheca. In contrast, provision of refugia using hydrilla plant reversed predation risk of the two species. The swimming speed (V
max = 64.55 ± 1.45 cm/s) of Hoplobatrachus tadpoles was much higher compared to the prey species (Bufo: 3.6 ± 0.4 cm/s; Sphaerotheca: 27.6 ± 1.6 cm/s). Poor swimming ability may account for the observed vulnerability of the Bufo tadpoles to predation especially in clear waters; refugia overcame predation to some extent. On the other hand, Sphaerotheca tadpoles that swim faster than the toad tadpoles were less vulnerable in open areas; refugia actually hindered swimming and
increased predation. Experiments with association choice tests show that predaceous tadpoles detect prey based on both visual
and chemical cues. On the other hand, the prey tadpoles detected predator based exclusively on chemical rather than visual
cues. The antipredator defense strategy of the toad tadpoles is manifested in the form of reduced movements, remaining still
for longer times and, increased burst speed. The present findings also suggest that in both prey species predator detection
has a genetic basis since naive tadpoles with no prior exposure to predators exhibit fright response on first encounter with
them. 相似文献
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Olivier Maire Jean-Michel Amouroux Jean-Claude Duchêne Antoine Grémare 《Marine Biology》2007,152(6):1293-1307
The filtration activity of the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, was assessed under different concentrations and compositions of seston by using a new automated image acquisition and analysis
system. This approach allowed for frequent and simultaneous measurements of valve gape and exhalant siphon area. Filtration
rates were measured through clearance measurements whereas pumping rates were measured using hot-film probes. The average
filtration rate (17.5 l g h−1 DW−1 for a 0.36 g DW mussel) recorded during the present study was higher than those available for Mytilus edulis when standardized to flesh dry weight but almost equivalent (17.5 l h−1 g DW−1 for a 53 mm shell length mussel) to those rates when standardized to shell length. Immediately after the addition of algal
cells (Isochrysis galbana; 4.5 μm in size), valve gape, exhalant siphon area and filtration rate increased quickly as mussels reached their maximum
filtration activity. These three parameters then gradually decreased until complete closure of the shell. The algal cell concentration
inducing this transition was close to 800 cells ml−1 and 0.5 μg Chl a l−1. When algal concentration was maintained above this threshold by successive algal additions, both valve gape and exhalant
siphon area remained maximal. Temporal changes in the exhalant siphon area were continuous as opposed to those of valve gape.
Therefore, despite the significant correlation between these two parameters, valves and siphon were sometimes dissociated
due to a reduction of the area or even a closure of the exhalant siphon while the valves remained open. The velocity of exhaled
water tended to be constant irrespective of exhalant siphon area and thus pumping rates were a linear function of exhalant
siphon area. Consequently, reductions in exhalant siphon area and pumping rate were almost similar in M. galloprovincialis. Our results thus clearly support the hypothesis that exhalant siphon area constitutes a better proxy of pumping rate than
valve gape as already suggested for Mytilus edulis. Finally, the high filtration rates measured during the present study together with the high concentrations of inorganic
matter (> 40 mg DW l−1) requested to alter those rates suggest that the studied mussels were well adapted to oligotrophic waters featuring strong
hydrodynamism and frequent sediment resuspension events. 相似文献
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Teruhiko Takahara Yukihiro Kohmatsu Atsushi Maruyama Ryohei Yamaoka 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2008,63(2):235-240
When predator chemical cues are present, low activity of prey is a commonly seen defensive behavior. However, few studies
have explored the functional implications of the defensive behaviors and, thus, elucidated the possible linkages between behavioral
responses and its consequences. In this study, we experimentally investigated how behavioral responses of Hyla japonica tadpoles to predator chemical cues affect vulnerability to a dragonfly nymph Anax parthenope julius. The frequency of tadpoles attacked by dragonfly nymphs was lower with chemical cues of predator was present than without
chemical cues, and most of attacks occurred when tadpoles were mobile. When tadpoles were exposed to chemical cues, on the
other hand, their swimming speed was quicker and swimming distance was longer, respectively, and the rates of being approached
of the swimming tadpoles by dragonfly nymph was lower than those not exposed to chemical cues. We found that the tadpoles
are induced by predator chemical cues not only to generally lower activity but also to swim in bursts as additional behavior
and that the suite of their behavioral responses reduce the vulnerability against dragonfly nymph. Tadpoles can receive information
about the predation risks by chemical cues and adjust their defensive behavior accordingly. 相似文献
9.
Andrew B. Nelson Shireen D. Alemadi Brian D. Wisenden 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2013,67(8):1269-1273
Predation exerts tremendous selection pressure on all organisms. In this study, we exposed embryos of convict cichlids (Amatitlania siquia) twice daily to one of the following: (1) chemical alarm cues of damaged conspecifics + odour of a novel predator (Polypterus endlicheri), (2) chemical alarm cues of damaged conspecifics + water or (3) blank water. No chemical cues were presented after the eggs hatched. When the larvae were 9 days old (mean total length?=?5.7 mm), they were exposed to either predator odour or water. Those larvae that had been conditioned as embryos on alarm cues + predator odour showed a significant reduction in activity (i.e. anti-predator behavioural response) to predator odour relative to the other treatments. This is the first demonstration of acquired predator recognition by fish embryos. 相似文献
10.
Lígia Pizzatto Michelle Stockwell Simon Clulow John Clulow Michael Mahony 《Chemoecology》2014,24(5):171-177
Captive bred animals often lack the ability of predator recognition and predation is one of the strongest causes of failure of breed and release projects. Several tadpole and fish species respond defensively to chemical cues from injured or dead conspecifics, often referred to as alarm pheromones. In natural conditions and in species that school, the association of chemical cues from predators to alarm pheromones released by attacked conspecifics may lead to the learning of the predator-related danger without experiencing an attack. In the laboratory, this chemical communication can also be used in associative learning techniques to teach naïve tadpoles to avoid specific predators and improve survivorship of released animals. In our experimental trials, tadpoles of the threatened green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) did not avoid or decrease their activity when exposed to solutions of conspecific macerate, suggesting that the chemicals released into the water by dead/injured conspecifics do not function as an alarm pheromone. This non-avoidance of dead conspecific chemicals may explain why green and golden bell frog tadpoles have seemingly not developed any avoidance behaviour to the presence of introduced mosquito fish, and may render attempts to teach naïve tadpoles to avoid this novel predator more difficult. 相似文献
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Maud C. O. Ferrari Grant E. Brown François Messier Douglas P. Chivers 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2009,63(9):1369-1375
Despite the importance of acquired predator recognition in mediating predator–prey interactions, we know little about the
specific characteristics that prey use to distinguish predators from non-predators. Recent experiments with mammals and fish
indicate that some prey lacking innate predator recognition have the ability to display anti-predator responses upon their
first encounter with those predators if they are similar to predators that the prey has recently learned to recognize. This
phenomenon is referred to as generalization of predator recognition. In this experiment, we documented for the first time
that larval amphibians (woodfrog, Rana sylvatica) have the ability to generalize the recognition of known predators to closely related novel predators. Moreover, we demonstrated
that this ability is dependent on the level of risk associated with the known predator. When red-bellied newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster (known predator), was paired with simulated low risk, tadpoles displayed fright responses to newts and novel tiger salamanders,
Ambystoma tigrinum, but not to novel African clawed frogs, Xenopus laevis. However, when the newt was paired with simulated high risk, tadpoles generalized their responses to both tiger salamanders
and African clawed frogs. Larval anurans seem to have a wider generalization frame than other animals. 相似文献
12.
Effective coordination of behaviors such as foraging and avoiding predators requires an assessment of cues provided by other
organisms. Integrating cues from multiple sensory modalities may enhance the assessment. We studied cue integration by tadpoles
of Oophaga pumilio, which live in small arboreal water pools. In this species, mothers periodically visit their tadpoles and feed them with
unfertilized eggs. When mothers visit, tadpoles beg conspicuously by vibrating until fed. However, animals other than mother
frogs including potential predators may visit water pools. Thus, when a visitor appears, tadpoles must use visitor cues to
decide whether to beg or to remain inactive to avoid predation. To elucidate the cues that prompt these behaviors, we videotaped
behavior of O. pumilio tadpoles in response to isolated and multimodal cues. Tadpoles swam more when exposed to visual or visual and chemical cues
of adult O. pumilio but only exhibited begging when exposed to visual, chemical, and tactile cues together. Visual, chemical, and tactile cues
from either male or female adult O. pumilio stimulated swimming and begging, but the same cues from similarly sized heterospecific frogs did not. Lastly, tadpoles exposed
to a potential predator did not beg and swam less than tadpoles with no stimulus. Together, these findings suggest that O. pumilio tadpoles use multimodal cues to modulate swimming behavior accordingly in the presence of egg provisioners, predators, and
other visitors and that tadpole begging is induced by multimodal cues of conspecific frogs such that tactile and perhaps chemical
cues supplement visual cues. 相似文献
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Innate antipredator responses of Arctic charr (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Salvelinus alpinus</Emphasis>) depend on predator species and their diet 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
The ability to discriminate between more dangerous and less dangerous predators can have serious fitness advantages for fish juveniles. This is especially true for hatchery-reared fish young used for stocking, because their post-release mortality is often much higher than that of wild-born conspecifics. We tested whether two coexisting fish predators and their different diets induce innate behavioral responses in predator-naive Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) young originating from an endangered hatchery-bred population used for re-introductions. We predicted the antipredator responses of charr to be stronger towards chemical cues of brown trout (Salmo trutta) and pikeperch (Stizostedion lucioperca) than towards odorless control water. More pronounced antipredator behavior was predicted in treatments with predators fed on charr than when their diet consisted of another sympatric salmonid, European grayling (Thymallus thymallus), or when they were food-deprived. The Arctic charr young showed strong antipredator responses in all brown trout treatments, whereas odors of the less likely predator pikeperch were avoided with conspecific diet only. Freezing was the most sensitive antipredator behavior, as it was completely absent in control treatments. We found considerable individual variation in the amount and strength of antipredator responses. Although almost half of the charr failed to show antipredator behavior towards the piscivores, those with the innate ability showed highly sensitive recognition of predator odors. Our results indicate that the innate antipredator behavior of the juvenile fish is already finely tuned to respond specifically to chemical cues from different fish predators and even their diets.Communicated by J. Krause 相似文献
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Michael E. Fraker 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2009,63(10):1397-1402
Many prey assess predation risk through predator chemical cues. Numerous studies have shown that (1) prey sometimes respond
to chemical cues produced by heterospecifics and (2) that many species are capable of associative learning. This study extends
this research by focusing on predation risk assessment and antipredator behavior in environments containing chemical cues
produced by multiple prey species. The results show that green frog (Rana clamitans) tadpoles (1) assess risk from the chemical cue produced during predation by a heterospecific (gray tree frog, Hyla versicolor, tadpoles) and (2) can exhibit similarly strong behavioral responses to a mix of conspecific and heterospecific cues compared
to conspecific cue alone, depending on their conditioning environment. I then discuss how the prey choice of the predators
and the relative abundances of the prey species should influence the informational value of heterospecific cues. 相似文献
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Here we evaluate the effects of two quantitatively very important components of the water soluble fractions of fuel oils (naphthalene
and 1,2-dimethylnaphthalene, hereafter NAPH and C2-NAPH, respectively) on the survival, feeding and egg production rates,
and viability of eggs of the coastal copepod Paracartia (Acartia) grani. Acute toxicity responses resulted in lethal concentrations (LC50) of 2,535 and 161 μg l−1 for NAPH and C2-NAPH, respectively, with no evidence of narcotic effects. Hydrocarbon-specific differences in the toxicity
response indicate that sublethal effects (EC50) on feeding by C2-NAPH were likely driven by induced mortality, whereas NAPH
has direct negative effects on feeding. Sublethal effects on egg production rates followed a similar detrimental pattern to
the one exhibited by feeding rates, suggesting that the lower egg production rates were mediated by the decrease in feeding
rates. At the exposure time tested (24 h), the 50% reduction effective concentrations (EC50) determined for sublethal effects
were relatively high in comparison with hydrocarbons’ concentrations found under natural circumstances. Long exposure (4 days)
of P. grani adults to the tested hydrocarbons at concentrations well below the recorded EC50, however, had no significant effects on
feeding, egg production and hatching rates. The viability of the eggs was either not affected or only slightly influenced
when healthy eggs were incubated under very high concentrations (up to 6,400 and 700 μg l−1 NAPH and C2-NAPH, respectively). The significance of the effects of oil spills on marine zooplankton communities is discussed
in light of the results presented in this study. 相似文献
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Hypoxia due to the over enrichment of waters by nutrients is becoming a global problem. In mussels, enhanced byssus thread
production is an important adaptation to the presence of crustacean predators and to energetic hydrodynamic regimes. Thread
production is an energy-consuming process, so this study used the green mussel Perna
viridis (L.) to examine the response to predator exposure combined with hypoxia. Hypoxia is common in sheltered bays in Hong Kong,
and the mussels were collected in one such bay, Lok Wo Sha (latitude/longitude: 22o18′ N/114o10′ E) in January, 2009. The
predator used in the experiments was the swimming crab Thalamita danae. Oxygen concentrations used in the 48-h experiments ranged from hypoxic to normoxic (1.5 ± 0.3 mg l−1, 3.0 ± 0.3 mg l−1 and 6.0 ± 0.3 mg l−1). Fewer byssus threads which were also shorter and thinner were produced at reduced oxygen levels, no matter if the predator
was present or not; the frequency the mussels shed stalks was also lower. Mussels exposed to the predator, however, have enhanced
byssus thread production at all oxygen levels when compared with the control. This has highlighted the significance of anti-predator
responses for the survival of individuals even under a stressful environment in which energy supply is limited by aerobic
metabolism. Interactive effects between oxygen level and predator exposure were observed for the byssus thread production
(frequency of shed stalks, mean byssus thread length, cumulative byssus thread volume), with values obtained at 1.5 and 3.0 mg
O2 l−1 being statistically indistinguishable for the control group without predator but not for the predator group. The lack of
differences in the byssus thread production at lower oxygen levels in the absence of predator may indicate the minimum amount
of byssus that is required for settlement on a substrate. 相似文献
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Amphibians are able to learn to recognize their future predators during their embryonic development (the ghost of predation
future). Here, we investigate whether amphibian embryos can also acquire additional information about their future predators,
such as the level of threat associated with them and the time of day at which they would be the most dangerous. We exposed
woodfrog embryos (Rana sylvatica) to different concentrations of injured tadpole cues paired with the odor of a tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) between 1500 and 1700 hours for five consecutive days and raised them for 9 days after hatching. First, we showed that embryos
exposed to predator odor paired with increasing concentrations of injured cues during their embryonic development subsequently
display stronger antipredator responses to the salamander as tadpoles, thereby demonstrating threat-sensitive learning by
embryonic amphibians. Second, we showed that the learned responses of tadpoles were stronger when the tadpoles were exposed
to salamander odor between 1500 and 1700 hours, the time at which the embryos were exposed to the salamander, than during
earlier (1100–1300 hours) or later (1900–2100 hours) periods. Our results highlight the amazing sophistication of learned
predator recognition by prey and emphasize the importance of temporal considerations in experiments examining risk assessment
by prey. 相似文献
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Christine S. Couturier Alice Rouault David McKenzie Robert Galois Serge Robert Lucette Joassard Guy Claireaux 《Marine Biology》2007,152(4):803-814
The French Atlantic coast contains large highly productive intertidal mudflats that are colonised by juveniles of numerous
flatfish species, including the common sole (Solea solea, L.). These ecosystems are also heavily exploited by the shellfish farming industry. Intensive bivalve culture is associated
with substantial biodeposition (1–6 t-dw ha−1 day−1), which directly or indirectly contributes to increase exopolysaccharide (EPS) concentrations at the interface between water
column and seabed. EPS are long-chain molecules organised into colloids, which influence rheological properties of water,
particularly viscosity. Increased water viscosity had consequences for ventilatory activity of juvenile flatfish, whereby
the minimal pressure required to ventilate the medium increases directly with EPS concentration. Moreover, the critical EPS
concentration ([EPS]crit) at which water was no longer able to flow through the branchial basket ranged from almost nil to over 30 mg l−1, depending on species and size. [EPS]crit was lower in small individuals and individuals from species with high metabolic rates (turbot and plaice). These differences
may depend upon gill and bucco-branchial cavity morphometrics. The ventilatory workload of sole increased with viscosity to
a maximum at 2 mg EPS l−1. Viscosity might, therefore, be a limiting factor for flatfish post larvae, which colonise the intertidal mudflats, depending
upon their size and species. EPS concentrations in the field can reach 15 mg l−1. A selective effect is conceivable but remains to be estimated in the field. 相似文献
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In aquatic environments, many prey rely on chemosensory information from injured (alarm cues) or stressed conspecifics (disturbance
cues) to assess predation risk. Alarm cues are considered as a sign of higher risk than disturbance cues. These cues could
be used by prey to learn potential new predators. In this study, we tested whether Iberian green frog tadpoles (Pelophylax perezi) exhibited antipredator responses to alarm and disturbance cues of conspecifics and whether tadpoles could associate new
predators with alarm or disturbance cues. Tadpoles reduced their activity in the presence of disturbance cues, but only weakly
when compared with their response to alarm cues. Also, tadpoles learned to recognize new predators from association with alarm
or disturbance cues. However, the period of retention of the learned association was shorter for disturbance than alarm cues.
Our results indicate that tadpoles are able to modify their antipredatory behavior according to (1) the degree of risk implied
by the experimental cues (2) their previous experience of chemical cues of the predator. 相似文献
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The sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus is capable of surviving chronic exposure to sodium phosphate (inorganic phosphate) concentrations as high as 3.2 mg l−1, and triethyl phosphate (organic phosphate) concentrations of 1,000 mg l−1. However, chronic exposure to low (0.8 mg l−1 inorganic and 10 mg l−1 organic phosphate), medium (1.6 mg l−1 inorganic and 100 mg l−1 organic phosphate) or high (3.2 mg l−1 inorganic and 1,000 mg l−1 organic phosphate) sublethal concentrations of these phosphates inhibits feeding, fecal production, nutrient absorption and
allocation, growth and righting behavior. Food consumption and fecal production declined significantly in individuals exposed
to medium and high concentrations of inorganic phosphates and all levels of organic phosphates. Feeding absorption efficiencies
for total organics and carbohydrates decreased significantly in individuals held in the highest concentration of organic phosphate.
Feeding absorption efficiencies for lipids were significantly reduced in the highest inorganic phosphate concentration only,
while they decreased significantly for protein with increasing phosphate exposure. Carbohydrate and lipid levels in gonad
and gut tissues decreased significantly with exposure to increasing phosphate concentrations, potentially impairing both gametogenesis
and nutrient storage in the gut. Moreover, gonad indices significantly decreased in individuals exposed to the highest concentrations
of either phosphate. Growth rates decreased significantly under the influence of all phosphate concentrations, while increasing
in seawater alone. Individuals exposed to increasing phosphate concentrations showed reduced righting responses (a measure
of stress) and no acclimation in righting times during chronic exposure to phosphates over a 4 week period. These findings
indicate that shallow-water populations of L. variegatus subjected to inorganic and organic phosphate pollutants will exhibit stress and be inhibited in their growth and performance
due to reductions in feeding, nutrient absorption and allocation of nutrients to key somatic and reproductive tissues.
Received: 10 April 2000 / Accepted: 2 October 2000 相似文献