Studies on the biology and habitat of the benthic estuarine amphipod, Corophium volutator (Pallas)
Başlık:
Studies on the biology and habitat of the benthic estuarine amphipod, Corophium volutator (Pallas)
Yazar:
Erdem, Cahit, author.
ISBN:
9780438059177
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 electronic resource (394 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-08C.
Advisors: P. S. Meadows.
Özet:
The aim of the present work has been to study some aspects of the biology of Corophium volutator in the Clyde estuary. These aspects include the properties of the sediment in which the species lives and the reaction of the species to some of the environmental factors which are encountered on the beach. The thesis is divided into four sections. In the first section, the gravity responses of the animals were tested experimentally to varying slopes. The effect of shear strength of the sediment on the burrowing behaviour of the species is also included in this section. The second section describes the interstitial water movement through the sediment in the study area. In the third section the breeding behaviour or C. volutator is documented, the aspects covered are annual variation in abundance, size, and sex distribution, embryonic development and brooding behaviour. Finally, in section four, the effect of mercuric chloride on the burrowing behaviour of C. volutator was studied experimentally and the toxicity of HgCl2 to the animals was tested.
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School code: 0547
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