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Body density measurements were carried out on larval Artemia franciscana that had been held for 24 h at either 33 or 100‰ after hatching. Body density was low (1.0308–1.0342 g ml−1) by comparison with marine crustacean zooplankters or benthic freshwater crustaceans, and very stable, being only 0.3% higher in 100‰ than in 33‰. Vertical and horizontal swimming in 2nd instar larvae was studied at 8.5, 17, 34, 50, 100, 150 and 250‰ at 23 °C. At 8.5–50‰ downwards swimming was always significantly faster than upwards swimming, but in 100‰ downwards swimming was much slower than upwards swimming, indicating substantial positive buoyancy. At 150 and 250‰ downwards swimming was impossible. Horizontal swimming speed was unaffected by salinity over the range 8.5–100‰, but could not be studied at 150 and 250‰ as larvae could not leave the surface film. An asymptotic relationship between salinity and viscosity was found over the range 8.5–250‰. Calculations indicate a rise from 1.197 to 1.513 cp between 8.5 and 100‰, but this does not significantly impede horizontal locomotion. It appears that water column use by early stage Artemia larvae, that use a pair of 2nd antennae for rowing-type locomotion, is constrained by the increasing positive buoyancy associated with living at salinities above that corresponding to neutral buoyancy (approximately 48‰).
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Davenport, J., Healy, A. Relationship Between Medium Salinity, Body Density, Buoyancy and Swimming in Artemia franciscana Larvae: Constraints on Water Column Use?. Hydrobiologia 556, 295–301 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-9118-7
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