Laybourn-Parry, J., B.A. Abdullah & S.V. Tinson. (1988). Temperature-dependent energy partitioning in the benthic copepods Acanthocyclops viridis and Megacyclops albidus. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 66(12):2709-2714. (French summary.).

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Laybourn-Parry, J., B.A. Abdullah & S.V. Tinson

1988

66(12):2709-2714. (French summary.)

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Energy acquisition and partitioning by the benthic copepods Acanthocyclops viridis (Jurine) and Macrocyclops albidus (Jurine) from Esthwaite Water in the English Lake District were investigated at a range of temperatures within the normal environmental range (5–20 °C), in animals fed an excess of the ciliated protozoan Paramecium caudatum. Feeding rate increased with elevated temperature, while longevity, development time, adult size, clutch size, and interclutch period decreased. Temperature had a marked effect on the pattern of energy partitioning into reproduction: increasing temperature moved the balance towards reproduction. The ecological implications of temperature-induced changes on the energetics of these copepods is discussed

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