Settlement cues in successive developmental stages of the ghost shrimps Callichirus major and C. islagrande (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea) |
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Authors: | K M Strasser D L Felder |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, University of Southwestern Louisiana, P.O.B. 42451, Lafayette, Louisiana 70504-2451, USA Fax: +318 482 5834; e-mail: kms@usl.edu, US |
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Abstract: | Larvae of Callichirus major (Say) and C. islagrande (Schmitt) were given unconditioned water with sand, water conditioned by previous exposure to adults (AW) without sand, or
the combination of both AW and sand to determine if these factors served as settlement cues. Shrimp were first given stimuli
upon reaching the last zoeal stage (ZIV), the decapodid stage (D), or the first juvenile stage (J1). Once initiated, exposure
of shrimp to stimuli was maintained until termination of␣the experiment. Stage duration, burrowing activity of decapodids
and early juveniles and location of exuviae were observed daily. Exposure to sand and AW did not decrease duration of the
decapodid stage in either species. However duration of ZIV in C. major appeared to decrease when these stimuli were offered at this stage; this suggests that molting to Stage D may be delayed
without such cues. When stimuli were examined separately, AW was found to have a significant effect on the duration of ZIV,
while the effect of sand with unconditioned water and effects of simultaneously offered stimuli were not significant. Shrimp
that received stimuli at ZIV subsequently burrowed more at D and J1 than individuals that did not receive stimuli at ZIV.
Location of exuviae was recorded as on top of sand (not burrowed during molt) or within sand (burrowed during molt) for each
shrimp's molt from Stages D to J1 (D molt), and from J1 to J2 (J1 molt). In C. major, the percentage of D exuviae and J1 exuviae found within sand as opposed to on top of sand was significantly higher in individuals
which received stimuli at ZIV than for those that first received them at D or J1. When stimuli were examined separately in
C. major, the effect of sand on burrowing activity was highly significant, while AW and the stimuli in combination had weaker effects.
For C. major, AW appeared to accelerate development to D, while sand triggered settlement. Neither stimulus altered stage duration or
burrowing activity of C. islagrande.
Received: 7 December 1997 / Accepted: 24 July 1998 |
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