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Geest, H.G. van der. |
The availability of aquatic oxygen can limit habitat suitability for benthic insects, and differences in hypoxia tolerance can therefore play a role in explaining distributions in the field. This study describes a behavioural test in which the trade off between different survival strategies after exposure to different oxygen concentrations is analyzed, using the caddisfly Hydropsyche angustipennis as a model organism. The impedance conversion technique was used to quantify patterns of behaviour for individual caddisflies at three levels of dissolved oxygen (100%, 50%, and 30% saturation) under controlled laboratory conditions. Exposure to hypoxia resulted in behavioural changes: under low-oxygen conditions, larvae increased their ventilation rate, which... |
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Avoidance behaviour; Impedance conversion technique; Low oxygen; Aquatic insect behaviour; 42.75. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/262647 |
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