Authors: Barbara Pietrzak Małgorzata Grzesiuk Anna Bednarska
Publish Date: 2010/02/25
Volume: 643, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-54
Abstract
Life history and demographic responses to different food regimes were investigated in three clones of Daphnia magna Green alga Scenedesmus obliquus served as food source and was given in five amounts which covered the range from near threshold to excess food concentrations from 005 through 015 05 15 to 45 mg C l−1 The animals were kept under given food regime from first instar until their natural death Food regime had a significant effect on Daphnia survival which was shortest under the highest food regime However the response in expected reproduction of an individual differed between clones with one benefiting more from higher food supply than the others Life history tradeoffs were seen as shortened lifespan versus higher investments in early reproduction
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