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Development of Acartia clausi (Copepoda, Calanoida) cultured at different conditions of temperature and food

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The pelagic copepod Acartia clausi Giesbrecht was bred 3 times from nauplius stages I and II to maturity at 5, 10, 15 and 20 °C and 4 different rations of autotrophic and heterotrophic food. The rate of development of copepods increased with increasing temperature and food level. At the highest food level the stage duration was almost constant through most stages, but development was not quite isochronal. Particularly at lower food concentrations stage duration became progressively longer with increasing stage of development. The relation between development time and temperature is described by Bělehrádek's functions at different food levels. These relations predict a generation time of about 50 days at spring bloom conditions and only slightly less during summer due to food limitation. Comparison with estimates in the field from the literature suggests hat food is often limiting during summer conditions.

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Klein Breteler, W.C.M., Schogt, N. Development of Acartia clausi (Copepoda, Calanoida) cultured at different conditions of temperature and food. Hydrobiologia 292, 469–479 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00229974

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