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Demography of Hexarthra jenkinae (de Beauchamp) (Rotifera) from ephemeral and permanent habitats of the shallow waterbody Lake Texcoco (Mexico)

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Life history strategies of rotifers vary in relation to their habitats. We compared the demography of Hexarthra jenkinae (de Beauchamp, 1932) from ephemeral pools and the large, permanent Nabor Carrillo Lake, both parts of the saline Lake Texcoco in Mexico. Population growth tests were conducted at salinities of 10, 12.5 and 15 g l−1 (1:1 ratio of NaCl and NaHCO3), at 22 ± 1 °C with two algal food concentrations (0.25 × 106 and 1.0 × 106 cells ml−1 of Nannochloropsis oculata). The population growth experiments were initiated with ten individuals per jar, whereas for the cohort life table study we used ten neonates. Observations were taken once (population growth) or twice (life table) a day; experiments continued until the populations declined or the last individual of each cohort in the life table study died. Survivorship and growth rates increased with increasing food availability. From the population growth studies, we found that the clone established from the ephemeral pools had higher growth rates (0.23–0.55 day−1) than those from the permanent lake (0.12–0.34 day−1). Growth rates were lower in the lifetable experiments than in the population growth studies. Our results are discussed in relation to habitat and life history strategies exhibited by rotifers in shallow saline waterbodies.

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This study forms part of the M.Sc. thesis of JACR at Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (UNAM). SN and SSSS are grateful to PAPIIT (Grant No. IG 200820) and CONACyT (Grant Nos. 20520, 713345 and 18723) for support.

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Nandini, S., Carmona-Ruiz, J.A. & Sarma, S.S.S. Demography of Hexarthra jenkinae (de Beauchamp) (Rotifera) from ephemeral and permanent habitats of the shallow waterbody Lake Texcoco (Mexico). Hydrobiologia 849, 4073–4085 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04784-7

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