Journal
HELGOLAND MARINE RESEARCH
Volume 64, Issue 1, Pages 63-67Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-009-0167-6
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Amphipoda; Corophium volutator; Behaviour; Time allocation
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- Ghent University (UGent)
- FWO-Vlaanderen project KISS [G.0480.05]
- Ghent University BBSea [GOA 01G00705]
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Despite the numerous ecological and behavioural studies, relatively little is known about the behavioural dynamics of Corophium volutator during the tidal cycle. In the present study, the behaviour of C. volutator was observed in the laboratory in a tide-simulated aquarium, and time allocation of the different activities was quantified. Overall, the surface activity was low and showed a steep decline after submersion. A clear tide-based cyclic pattern was found, with a boost of activity immediately after first submersion, continuing during submersion, and shifting over a period with decreasing activity towards almost total inactivity at the end of emersion.
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