Moulting frequency and behavioural responses to salinity and diesel oil inAustromegabalanus psittacus(Molina) (Cirripedia: Balanidae)

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris A. López ◽  
Daniel A. López
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Oil ◽  
Behavioural Responses

Behavioural responses of Polinices incei (Gastopoda : Naticidae) to diesel oil contamination in sediments

1988 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 435 ◽  
Author(s):  
HF Chapman ◽  
RL Kitching ◽  
JM Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Oil ◽  
Significant Response ◽  
Oil Contamination ◽  
Lethal Effects ◽  
Behavioural Responses ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Intertidal Gastropod

The effects of diesel oil on burying and crawling behaviour in the intertidal gastropod Polinices incei are presented. Burying was examined by recording the number of animals buried after exposure to pollutant for 30 min and 24 h. Crawling activity was estimated by measuring the total length of track left in the sediment by a given number of snails over a set time. Both activities were reduced in the presence of diesel oil. Concentrations required to produce a significant response in terms of burial after 30 min and of crawling activity were greater than the 96-h LD50. Only the burying response after 24 h paralleled the 96-h LD50; its potential as an indicator of lethal effects is discussed.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document