Hydrobiologia

, Volume 108, Issue 2, pp 181–185 | Cite as

Do Chaoborus larvae migrate in temporary pools?

  • David Bass
  • Merrill H. Sweet
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Abstract

A diurnal vertical migration of larvae of Chaoborus punctipennis (Say) was observed in shallow temporary woodland pools in East Texas. In the laboratory, in 153 cm tall columns, the larvae underwent a much greater migration than possible in the shallow pools. We hypothesize that the migratory behavior and transparent body of Chaoborus larvae may have originally evolved in such shallow water habitats. These traits enabled Chaoborus to successfully invade the quite different adaptive zone of predation in the plankton of deep lakes.

Keywords

Chaoborus temporary pools migration evolution adaptive zone 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • David Bass
    • 1
  • Merrill H. Sweet
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of BiologyTexas A & M UniversityCollege StationU.S.A.

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