Population dynamics in Daphnia Magna as modified by chronic tetradifon stress |
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Authors: | MJ Villarroel MD Ferrando E Sancho E Andreu |
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Institution: | Laboratory for Ecotoxicology, Department of Animal Biology (Animal Physiology), Faculty of Biological Sciences , University of Valencia , Dr. Moliner 50, Burjassot, Valencia, E‐46100, Spain |
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Abstract: | Abstract Two Daphnia magna offsprings (animals from the first and third brood) whose parentals (F0‐generation) were exposed during 21 days to different tetradifon (4‐chlorophenyl 2,4,5‐trichlophenyl sulfone) concentrations, were transferred to a pesticide free medium during 21 days (recovery period). The algae Nannochloris oculata (5x105 cells/mL) was used as food. In this recovery study, survival, growth and reproduction (mean total young per female, mean brood size, onset of reproduction and mean number broods per female) were assessed as individual parameters and the intrinsic rate of natural increase (r) as population parameter, for F1 generation (1st and 3rd broods). Reproduction was still reduced in F1 (1st and 3rd broods) generation daphnids from parentals (F0) exposed to 0.18 mg/L tetradifon and higher concentrations even after 21 days in clean water. However, survival was not significantly different (p>0.05) in those F1 offsprings from parentals pre‐exposed to the acaricide. Growth was still reduced in F1 daphnids from parentals pre‐exposed to 0.10–0.44 mg/L tetradifon. The intrinsic rate of natural increase (r) was still affected in Fl generation daphnids, specially in those from the third brood. Therefore, Fl generation D. magna offsprings from a parental generation (F0) previously exposed to the acaricide tetradifon were not able to recuperate completely when a recovery period of 21 days was allowed. |
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Keywords: | Tetradifon chronic toxicity herbicide multigeneration recovery |
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