Density and depth variations of Daphnia multilocus genotypes during a summer period in Lake Maarsseveen
Ringelberg, J.; van Gool, E.; Brehm, M. (2004). Density and depth variations of Daphnia multilocus genotypes during a summer period in Lake Maarsseveen. Aquat. Ecol. 38(4): 525-535. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10452-004-5667-5
In: Aquatic Ecology. Springer: Dordrecht; London; Boston. ISSN 1386-2588; e-ISSN 1573-5125, more
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| Keywords |
Distribution > Geographical distribution > Vertical distribution
Enzymes > Allozymes
Interspecific relationships > Predation
Population dynamics
Stomach content
Daphnia O.F. Müller, 1785 [WoRMS]
Netherlands [Marine Regions]
Fresh water |
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allozymes; Daphnia hybrids; diel vertical migration; fish gut contents;fish predation; food limitation; population dynamics; verticaldistribution |
| Authors | | Top |
- Ringelberg, J.
- van Gool, E.
- Brehm, M.
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| Abstract |
The genotype composition of a Daphnia population complex during a summer period in Lake Maarsseveen (The Netherlands) was determined by allozyme analysis. The depth distribution, diel vertical migration and several parameters of the total population were measured. Young-of-the-year (0+) perch (Perca fluviatilis) were caught and species and allozyme types of Daphnia in the perch gut were also analysed. During May 1997, the densities of D. hyalina, D. galeata the back-cross D. g x h - hyalina and the multilocus allozyme genotypes of the hybrid D. g x h decreased, except one multilocus genotype (MMMF). Total population size decreased and the ratio of females with eggs to those without eggs decreased as well. Food limitation during this clear-water phase in the lake is considered responsible. All genotypes, except MMMF, gradually descended in the water column. This drift is thought to be a reaction to the abundantly present 0+ perch or to the kairomones of this fish, although predation on the daphnids was still absent. In June, diel vertical migration started, except again part of the MMMF subpopulation. The other part migrated over a short distance compared with the other taxa and allozyme types. Within two weeks, the upper 5 m of the epilimnion was devoid of Daphnia, and guts of perch were predominantly filled with MMMF. The daphnids in the gut and the lake did not differ in allozyme type composition. By the end of July, population density had increased again. The size and composition of the Daphnia population complex continuously changed during the study period, as did the depth distribution of the components. Different genotypes within the population complex seem to have developed different strategies to cope with starvation and predation and the state at a particular moment can be understood only if past and present factors are considered. |
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