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The presence of chemicals exuded by fish affects the life‐history response of Ceriodaphnia cf. dubia to chemicals with different mechanisms of action
Author(s) -
Rose Rebecca M.,
Warne Michael St. J.,
Lim Richard P.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.5620201232
Subject(s) - ceriodaphnia dubia , biology , cladocera , kairomone , branchiopoda , ecology , toxicology , population , brood , zooplankton , zoology , host (biology) , demography , sociology
The toxicity of chemicals with different mechanisms of action (3,4‐dichloroaniline, fenoxycarb, and chlorpyrifos) to the cladoceran Ceriodaphnia cf. dubia was examined in the presence and absence of chemicals exuded by fish, termed fish kairomones. A range of life‐history traits were examined, including mean brood sizes, survival, net reproductive rate ( R o ) and population growth rate ( r ). Cladocerans exposed to 3,4‐dichloroaniline showed similar sensitivities in the presence and absence of fish kairomones with respect to all of the life‐history traits examined. The presence of fish kairomones reduced the sensitivity of cladocerans to fenoxycarb with respect to mean brood sizes and r but increased their sensitivity in terms of R o . The presence of fish kairomones increased the sensitivity of cladocerans to chlorpyrifos with respect to survival, r , R o , and mean brood sizes. The general trends observed were similar to those shown when C . cf. dubia was exposed to these chemicals under low food conditions, and it is suggested that the effects of fish kairomones on toxicity may be attributed to the reduction in feeding rates observed when C . cf. dubia is exposed to fish kairomones.