Unusual Thermoregulatory Behavior of Anadromous and Resident Larvae of the River Lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis (Petromyzontidae)

Autor: A. O. Zvezdin, I. L. Golovanova, A. V. Kucheryavyy, A. K. Smirnov, V. K. Golovanov
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Inland Water Biology. 13:648-654
ISSN: 1995-0837
1995-0829
DOI: 10.1134/s1995082920060127
Popis: The results of studying the thermal tolerance and thermoregulatory behavior of the river lamprey larvae Lampetra fluviatilis (L.) have been reported. The upper lethal temperatures, recorded at a waterheating rate of ~8°C/h–1 and acclimation temperature of 18°C, do not differ in the specimens regarded as descendants derived from the ancestors of anadromous and resident life forms, comprising 34.3 and 34.5°C, respectively (p > 0.05). In addition, no significant differences in the temperatures preferred by larvae from the populations of different life strategies are revealed. These individuals do not show any distinct thermal preferendum, distributing across the thermal gradient field presented to them. The mean values for the preferred temperatures on each day of a 3-day experiment comprised 18.3, 19.3, and 19.8°C.
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