Photoperiodic activity pattern in the brittle star<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Amphiura filiformis</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">R?RosenbergEmail author L?Lundberg |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Marine Ecology, Göteborg University, Kristineberg Marine Research Station, 450 34 Fiskebäckskil, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Diurnal activity pattern of suspension-feeding arms of the infaunal brittle star Amphiura filiformis
was recorded in situ by time-lapse photography at 30 m water depth in the Gullmarsfjord, west Sweden. Activity was clearly related to the photoperiod with high activity at night and low or no activity during daytime. In laboratory experiments, the activity of the arms of A. filiformis changed in relation to new manipulated photoperiods, demonstrating exogenous circadian rhythms. The time difference for the greatest change in activity of the arms between control and treatment was correlated with the photoperiodicity. The recently found microlenses and associated neural photoreceptors in ophiuroids may apply also to A. filiformis. The trade-off between efficient feeding and predator avoidance is discussed.Communicated by M. Kühl, Helsingør |
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