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Regulatory Effects of Environmental Chemical Signals on Search Behavior and Foraging Success

1999; Wiley; Volume: 80; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/177086

1939-9170

Richard K. Zimmer, John E. Commins, Kenneth A. Browne,

Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

EcologyVolume 80, Issue 4 p. 1432-1446 Article REGULATORY EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL SIGNALS ON SEARCH BEHAVIOR AND FORAGING SUCCESS Richard K. Zimmer, Richard K. Zimmer Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1606 USA Formerly published as Richard K. Zimmer-Faust. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJohn E. Commins, John E. Commins Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208 USASearch for more papers by this authorKenneth A. Browne, Kenneth A. Browne Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1606 USASearch for more papers by this author Richard K. Zimmer, Richard K. Zimmer Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1606 USA Formerly published as Richard K. Zimmer-Faust. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJohn E. Commins, John E. Commins Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208 USASearch for more papers by this authorKenneth A. Browne, Kenneth A. Browne Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1606 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 June 1999 https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[1432:REOECS]2.0.CO;2Citations: 30 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract To appreciate the mechanisms governing olfactory-mediated behavior, processes of chemical signal production and transmission in fluid media (air or water) must be understood. With new tools becoming available in analytical chemistry and fluid dynamics, investigators can now quantitatively address the processes governing chemical signals in field habitats. This study identifies the role of amino acids as signal molecules regulating search behavior and foraging success by estuarine mud snails (Ilyanassa obsoleta). For the first time, methods are described for measuring chemical signal production, release, and transport in field habitats, over temporal and spatial scales consistent with olfactory information processing. Rates of advection and turbulent mixing were determined, and shear velocities and roughness Reynolds numbers were estimated to characterize bottom boundary layer flows. Nearly instantaneous chemical measurements were made using a computerized microprobe system and conservative tracer to establish the environmental distributions of signal molecules at rates similar to those sampled by olfactory receptor neurons. In addition, we determined the dissolved free amino acid (DFAA) compositions (up to 18 amino acids), concentrations, and effluent release rates for live intact and injured fiddler crabs (Uca pugilator) and hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), which are common prey from mud snail habitats. The field site populated by mud snails was found to be more conducive at broadcasting stronger chemical signals over longer distances than most other estuarine and ocean habitats. Live fiddler crabs released amino acids at very low fluxes (0.1 nmol·min−1·g [wet tissue mass]−1), while live intact clams took up amino acids from seawater. Once injured, hard clams and fiddler crabs released DFAAs at 88 and 6804 nmol·min−1·g−1, respectively. 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