Morphological defenses induced in situ by the invertebrate predator Chaoborus: comparison of responses between Daphnia pulex and D. rosea

Oecologia ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. Sell
Keyword(s):  
Daphnia Pulex ◽  
Invertebrate Predator ◽  
Morphological Defenses

Onset of kairomone sensitivity and the development of inducible morphological defenses in Daphnia pulex

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 779 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda C. Weiss ◽  
Esther Heilgenberg ◽  
Lisa Deussen ◽  
Sina M. Becker ◽  
Sebastian Kruppert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Daphnia Pulex ◽  
Morphological Defenses

The impact of two Chaoborus species on a zooplankton community

1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 981-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil A. MacKay ◽  
Stephen R. Carpenter ◽  
Patricia A. Soranno ◽  
Michael J. Vanni
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Daphnia Pulex ◽  
Zooplankton Community ◽  
Chlorophyll A Concentration ◽  
Chaoborus Flavicans ◽  
Chaoborus Americanus ◽  
Diaptomus Oregonensis ◽  
Herbivore Responses ◽  
The Impact

The responses of a zooplankton community to Chaoborus predation were studied in large in situ mesocosms in Peter Lake. Chaoborus flavicans, the native chaoborid, significantly reduced the density of the dominant grazer, Daphnia pulex, in relation to controls that lacked Chaoborus. Chaoborus americanus, a species found only in fishless bogs, reduced Da. pulex densities far more than the chaoborid found in Peter Lake, C. flavicans. Chaoborus americanus also significantly reduced the dominant copepod, Diaptomus oregonensis, in relation to both the control and the C. flavicans treatment. Chlorophyll a concentration did not differ among treatments, indicating that herbivore responses could not be explained by changes in food levels. Our results show that Chaoborus predation can greatly affect a zooplankton community, especially daphnids.

Inhibitory effect of Anabaena sp. on in situ filtering rate of Daphnia

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (9) ◽  
pp. 1831-1834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Chow-Fraser ◽  
W. Gary Sprules
Keyword(s):  
Lake Water ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Carapace Length ◽  
Daphnia Pulex ◽  
Biomass Concentration ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Filtering Rate ◽  
Anabaena Sp ◽  
Filtering Rates

We found that in situ filtering rates of Daphnia spp. measured in a lake containing Anabaena were significantly lower than those measured in a filament-free lake. Even after accounting for the depressing effects of high nannoplankton biomass concentration, filtering rates in the lake with Anabaena were 64% lower than those from the filament-free lake. We also found that filtering rates for Daphnia pulex in laboratory experiments were lower when Anabaena was present in experimental beakers than when Chlorella was present. When Anabaena was removed from Three Mile Lake water, filtering rates compared closely with predicted rates based on nannoplankton concentration and carapace length alone. Our analysis indicates that the presence of Anabaena filaments depresses Daphnia grazing rates in general, and that the filaments themselves are ingested at a lower rate than algae such as Chlorella.

scholarly journals Costs and benefits of Daphnia defense against Chaoborus in nature

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 1286-1294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiebke J Boeing ◽  
Björn Wissel ◽  
Charles W Ramcharan
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Daphnia Pulex ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Cost Of Defense ◽  
Daphnia Population ◽  
Direct And Indirect Impacts ◽  
Indirect Impacts ◽  
The Cost

To estimate costs and benefits of antipredator defenses in the Chaoborus–Daphnia system, we employed lake enclosures wherein controls (C) had no predators, the predation (P) treatment had freely swimming Chaoborus, and the kairomone (K) treatment predators were sequestered in a mesh tube apart from the Daphnia. Population growth (r) of two Daphnia pulex clones, one responsive (RC) and the other nonresponsive (NRC) to Chaoborus kairomone, was estimated for each predator treatment. Cost of defense was calculated as r(C,RC) – r(K,RC). Benefit was calculated as r(P,RC) – r(P,NRC). Antipredator defenses of Daphnia towards Chaoborus kairomone led to a 32% reduction in population growth in nature. The benefit of the defense, however, was a short-term 68% enhanced population growth by a responsive over a nonresponsive clone in the presence of the actual predation threat. The benefit of the defense exceeded the cost, but cost was nevertheless substantial. Our results verify that the in situ effects of Chaoborus on Daphnia involve direct and indirect impacts.

Perturbation Planktivory, and Pelagic Community Structure: The Consequence of Winterkill in a Small Lake

1989 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 2203-2209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald J. Hail ◽  
Timothy J. Ehlinger
Keyword(s):  
Largemouth Bass ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
Lake Michigan ◽  
Micropterus Salmoides ◽  
Daphnia Pulex ◽  
Top Predator ◽  
Daphnia Species ◽  
Golden Shiner ◽  
Golden Shiners

The top predator (largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides) in eutrophic Wintergreen Lake, Michigan, was eliminated by successive winterkills in 1978 and 1979. Within 2 yr, the golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas), a facultative planktivore, dominated the fish community. The zooplankton, previously consisting of large Daphnia pulex and D. galeata mendotae, concomitantly shifted to a community consisting of smaller species: Bosmina and small copepods. In situ fish enclosure experiments in 1981 and 1982 revealed that the large Daphnia species would grow in Wintergreen Lake in the absence of the golden shiner. Golden shiners exhibit both a particulate and filtering mode of planktivory on large and small zooplankton, respectively. This flexible feeding behavior suggests that golden shiners are able to prevent the reestablishment of Daphnia, while Bosmina and the other small zooplankton support a high and apparently stable golden shiner density.

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