Effects of salinity on mortality and development rate of eggs of the copepod Pseudocalanus minutus

Mortality of developing eggs of the copepod Pseudocalanus minutus at salinities between 25 and 39% was significantly greater only at the lowest salinity. The effect of salinity on development rate was negligible compared with the effect of temperature.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: McLaren, Ian A., Walker, D. A., Corkett, C. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1968
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Pseudocalanus minutus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z68-175
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z68-175
Description
Summary:Mortality of developing eggs of the copepod Pseudocalanus minutus at salinities between 25 and 39% was significantly greater only at the lowest salinity. The effect of salinity on development rate was negligible compared with the effect of temperature.

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