406
Views
19
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The effect of light on oxygen consumption in two amphipod crustaceans–the hypogean Niphargus stygius and the epigean Gammarus fossarum

&
Pages 141-150 | Received 12 Feb 2007, Accepted 04 May 2007, Published online: 09 Aug 2007

References

  • Aden , E . 2005 . “ Adaptation to darkness ” . In Encyclopedia of caves , Edited by: Culver , DC and White , WB . 1 – 3 . London : Elsevier Academic Press .
  • Buikema , AL Jr . 1972 . Oxygen consumption of the cladoceran, Daphnia pulex, as a function of body size, light and light acclimatization . Comp. Biochem. Physiol. , 42A : 877 – 888 .
  • Cooper , RL , Li , H , Long , LY , Cole , JL and Hopper , HL . 2001 . Anatomical comparisons of neural systems in sighted epigean and troglobitic crayfish species . J. Crustac. Biol. , 21 : 360 – 374 .
  • Czeczuga , B . 1980 . Changes occurring during the annual cycle in the carotenoid content of Gammarus lacustris G. O. Sars (Crustacea: Amphipoda) specimens from the river Narew . Comp. Biochem. Physiol. , 66B : 569 – 572 .
  • Fanjul-Moles , ML , Bosques-Tistler , T , Prieto-Sagredo , J , Castañón-Cervantes , O and Fernández-Rivera-Río , L . 1998 . Effect of variation in photoperiod and light intensity on oxygen consumption, lactate concentration and behavior in crayfish Procambarus clarkii and Procambarus digueti . Comp. Biochem. Physiol. , 119A : 263 – 269 .
  • Gnaiger , E . 1983 . “ The twin–flow microrespirometer and simultaneous calorimetry ” . In Polarographic oxygen sensors-aquatic and physiological applications , Edited by: Gnaiger , E and Forstner , H . 134 – 166 . Berlin, Heidelberg, New York : Springer-Verlag .
  • Green , SM and Romero , A . 1997 . Responses to light in two blind cave fishes (Amblyopsis spelaea and Typhlichthys subterraneus) (Pisces: Amblyopsidae) . Environ. Biol. Fishes , 50 : 167 – 174 .
  • G.-Tóth , L . 1999 . “ Aktivität des Elektronentransportsystems ” . In Biologische gewässeruntersuchung methoden der biologischen wasseruntersuchung 2 , Edited by: von Tümpling , W and Friedrich , G . 465 – 473 . Jena, Stuttgart, Lübeck, Ulm : Gustav Fischer Verl .
  • Hervant , F and Renault , D . 2002 . Long-term fasting and realimentation in hypogean and epigean isopods: A proposed adaptive strategy for groundwater organisms . J. Exp. Biol. , 205 : 2079 – 2087 .
  • Herwig , HJ . 1976 . Comparative ultrastructural investigations of pineal organ of the blind cave fish, Anoptichthys jordani, and its ancestor, the river fish, Astyanax mexicanus . Cell Tissue Res. , 167 : 297 – 324 .
  • Holsinger , JR . 2004 . “ Crustacea: Amphipoda ” . In Encyclopedia of caves and karst science , Edited by: Gunn , J. 258 – 259 . New York, London : Fitzroy Dearborn, Taylor and Francis Group .
  • Jahn , TL and Wulff , VJ . 1952 . “ Photoreception ” . In Comparative animal physiology , Edited by: Prosser , CL . 381 – 446 . Philadelphia and London : Saunders Company .
  • Kashiwagi , T , Meyer-Rochow , VB , Nishimura , K and Eguchi , E . 1997 . Fatty acid composition and ultrastructure of photoreceptive membranes in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii under conditions of thermal and photic stress . J. Comp. Physiol. , 167B : 1 – 8 .
  • Kedwards , TJ , Blockwell , SJ , Taylor , EJ and Pascoe , D . 1996 . Design of an electronically operated flow-through respirometer and its use to investigate the effects of copper on the respiration rate of the amphipod Gammarus pulex (L.) . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. , 57 : 610 – 616 .
  • Kennedy , D . 1964 . “ The photoreceptor process in lower animals ” . In Photophysiology, Vol. II Action of light on animals and microorganisms; Photobiochemical mechanisms; Bioluminiscence , Edited by: Giese , AC . 79 – 121 . New York : Academic Press .
  • Kenner , RA and Ahmed , SI . 1975 . Measurements of electron transport activities in marine phytoplankton . Mar. Biol. , 33 : 119 – 127 .
  • Li , H and Cooper , RL . 2002 . The effect of ambient light on blind cave crayfish: Social interactions . J. Crustac. Biol. , 22 : 449 – 458 .
  • Malard , F and Hervant , F . 1999 . Oxygen supply and the adaptations of animals in groundwater . Freshw. Biol. , 41 : 1 – 30 .
  • Maltby , L . 1999 . Studying stress: The importance of organism-level responses . Ecol. Appl. , 9 : 431 – 440 .
  • Martinez , R . 1992 . Respiration and respiratory electron transport activity in marine phytoplankton: Growth rate dependence and light enhancement . J. Plankton Res. , 14 : 789 – 797 .
  • Mathieu , J and Hervant , F . 2004 . “ Adaptation: Physiological ” . In Encyclopedia of caves and karst science , Edited by: Gunn , J . 11 – 13 . New York, London : Fitzroy Dearborn, Taylor and Francis Group .
  • Mejía-Ortiz , LM and López-Mejía , M . 2005 . Are there adaptation levels to cave life in crayfish? . J. Crustac. Biol. , 25 : 593 – 597 .
  • Meyer-Rochow , VB . 2004 . “ Adaptation: Eyes ” . In Encyclopedia of caves and karst science , Edited by: Gunn , J . 4 – 5 . New York, London : Fitzroy Dearborn, Taylor and Francis Group .
  • Meyer-Rochow , VB , Kashiwagi , T and Eguchi , E . 2000 . Effects of photic and thermal stress on distal and proximal rhabdomeres in the crayfish eye: Why are the visual membranes of the 8th retinula cell more resilient than the others? . Protoplasma , 210 : 156 – 163 .
  • Muskó , IB , G.-Tóth , L and Szabó , E . 1995 . Respiration and respiratory electron transport system (ETS) activity of two amphipods: Corophium curvispinum G. O. Sars and Gammarus fossarum Koch . Pol. Arch. Hydrobiol. , 42 : 547 – 558 .
  • Ottaviani , E and Franceschi , C . 1996 . The neuroimmunology of stress from invertebrates to man . Prog. Neurobiol. , 48 : 421 – 440 .
  • Packard , TT . 1971 . The measurement of respiratory electron- transport activity in marine phytoplankton . J. Mar. Res. , 29 : 235 – 244 .
  • Poulson , TL . 2001 . Morphological and physiological correlates of evolutionary reduction of metabolic rate among amblyopsid cave fishes . Environ. Biol. Fishes , 62 : 239 – 249 .
  • Reck , M . 1993 . DatGraf 2.1 Analysis Reference Manual , 70 Innsbruck : Cyclobios. .
  • Romero , A and Green , SM . 2005 . Review paper: The end of regressive evolution: Examining and interpreting the evidence from cave fishes . J. Fish Biol. , 67 : 3 – 32 .
  • Schapker , H , Breithaupt , T , Shuranova , Z , Burmistrov , Y and Cooper , RL . 2002 . Heart and ventilatory measures in crayfish during environmental disturbances and social interactions . Comp. Biochem. Physiol. , 131A : 397 – 407 .
  • Schlagel , SR and Breder , CM . 1947 . A study of oxygen consumption of blind and eyed cave characins in light and darkness . Zoologica , 32 : 17 – 28 .
  • Simčič , T and Brancelj , A . 2003 . Estimation of the proportion of metabolically active mass in the amphipod Gammarus fossarum . Freshw. Biol. , 48 : 1093 – 1099 .
  • Simčič , T and Brancelj , A . 2006 . Effects of pH on electron transport system (ETS) activity and oxygen consumption in Gammarus fossarum, Asellus aquaticus and Niphargus sphagnicolus . Freshw. Biol. , 51 : 686 – 694 .
  • Simčič , T , Lukančič , S and Brancelj , A . 2005 . Comparative study of electron transport system activity and oxygen consumption of amphipods from caves and surface habitats . Freshw. Biol. , 50 : 494 – 501 .
  • Sket , B . 1958 . Beitrag Zur Kenntnis Unserer Amphipoden . Biol. Vestnik , VI : 66 – 75 .
  • Vosloo , A , van Aardt , WJ and Mienie , LJ . 2002 . Sublethal effects of copper on the freshwater crab Potamonautes warreni . Comp. Biochem. Physiol. , 133A : 695 – 702 .
  • Wolsky , A and Huxley , S . 1932 . The reactions of normal and mutant types of Gammarus chevreuxi to light . J. Exp. Biol. , 9 : 427 – 440 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.