Blind datingmate finding in planktonic copepods. III. Hydromechanical communication in Acartia tonsa
2005; Inter-Research; Volume: 300; Linguagem: Inglês
10.3354/meps300129
ISSN1616-1599
AutoresEspen Bagøien, Thomas Kiørboe,
Tópico(s)Cephalopods and Marine Biology
ResumoMEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 300:129-133 (2005) - doi:10.3354/meps300129 Blind dating—mate finding in planktonic copepods. III. Hydromechanical communication in Acartia tonsa Espen Bagøien1,2,*, Thomas Kiørboe1 1Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Department of Marine Ecology and Aquaculture, Kavalergården 6, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark2Present address: Department of Biology, University of Oslo, PO Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway *Email: eba@dfu.min.dk ABSTRACT: Mate-finding behaviour in the marine copepod Acartia tonsa was examined by video analysis. A. tonsa appears to depend on hydromechanical signals in the location of mates, detected at distances of up to 5 or 7 mm. Series of up to 7 or 8 synchronised hops in closely situated individuals, interpreted as an expression of hydromechanical communication or assessment of a potential partner, often concluded with mating. We use previously published models of hydrodynamic signalling to explain the observed behaviour and extrapolate the results to other species. KEY WORDS: Mating behaviour · Hydromechanical signals · Detection · Communication · Model Full text in pdf format Supplementary Videos PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 300. Online publication date: September 16, 2005 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2005 Inter-Research.
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