Contribution
Insecticide inducing helmet development in Daphnia ambigua
Hanazato, Takayuki
Archiv für Hydrobiologie Volume 123 Number 4 (1992), p. 451 - 457
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publié: Feb 4, 1992
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/123/1992/451
ArtNo. ESP141012304004, Prix: 29.00 €
Abstract
Daphnia ambigua formed helmets in juvenile stages, when exposed from the final embryo stage to the second instar to the insecticide, carbaryl. Carbaryl exposure switched on the formation of the anti-predator morphology, which also acts as a response to chemicals released by predators.
Mots-clefs
Daphnia ambigua • juvenile • embryo • carbaryl • insecticide