Abstract
‘Avoidance of shore’ by pelagic rotifers is considered to be the result of an optical orientation. Field experiments show that the spatial light distribution in the shore region determines the preferred direction of migration. The behaviour of Eudiaptomus gracilis was tested in comparison to that of rotifers.
This publication is dedicated to Pater Dr. Josef Donner on the occasion of his 70th birthday
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Dumont, H. J. 1972. A competition-based approach of the re-verse vertical migration in Zooplankton and its implications, chiefly based on a study of the interactions of the rotifer As-planchna priodonta (Gosse) with several Crustacea Ento-mostraca. Int. Rev. ges. Hydrobiol., 57: 1–38.
Preissler, K. 1977a. Horizontal distribution and ‘avoidance of shore’ by rotifers. Arch. Hydrobiol. Beih., 8: 43–46.
Preissler, K. 1977b. Do rotifers show ‘avoidance of the shore’? Oecologia, 27: 253–260.
Siebeck, O. 1968. Uferflucht und optische Orientierung pelagi-scher Crustaceen. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 25: 1–118.
Siebeck, O. 1979. The importance of the spatial orientation of pelagic Copepods for their horizontal distribution. Natur-wissenschaften, 66: 266.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1980 Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers, The Hague
About this paper
Cite this paper
Preissler, K. (1980). Field Experiments on the Optical Orientation of Pelagic Rotifers. In: Dumont, H.J., Green, J. (eds) Rotatoria. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9209-2_33
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9209-2_33
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-009-9211-5
Online ISBN: 978-94-009-9209-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive