Behavioural effects of biofouling in a marine copepod
2000 ◽
Vol 80
(2)
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pp. 369-370
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Keyword(s):
The Body
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The impact of biofouling by the filamentous bacteria Leucothrix mucor upon the body density and swimming behaviour of the harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis was investigated. Biofouled individuals had a greater body density than non-fouled individuals. Biofouled and non-fouled animals swam similar distances and for similar periods of time during trials, but biofouled animals engaged in fewer, but longer bouts of swimming per trial and as a result experienced a lower swimming rate. These observations imply that biofouling has significant implications for the behavioural ecology of T. brevicornis.
2003 ◽
Vol 9
(1)
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pp. 175-188
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2020 ◽
Vol 26
(3)
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pp. 358-362
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2020 ◽
Vol 8
(Suppl 3)
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pp. A737-A737