Laboratory-Based Observations of Behaviour in Northern Krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars)
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Advances in Marine Biology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document....
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012381308400008X http://hdl.handle.net/2381/10857 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-381308-4.00008-X |
| Summary: | NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Advances in Marine Biology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Advances in Marine Biology, [57, pp. 231-253, (2010)] 10.1016/B978-0-12-381308-4.00008-X The behaviour of planktonic animals remains poorly understood due to the difficulty of observing them in situ without influencing their behaviour. Here we review experiments on the behavioural responses of Northern krill, Meganyctiphanes norvegica (and related organisms), in isolation in laboratory-based aquaria. The value of this approach lies in the close observation that is possible; the downside is the uncertainty as to how well the observed behaviour relates to the natural behaviour of the subject animal. We discuss studies of swimming and swarming, and the responses of krill to light. We consider techniques involving automatic recordings that avoid, to some extent, making subjective decisions on behaviour. The effects of isolation of such a gregarious animal and of exposure to unnaturally high light levels are also considered. We conclude that such experiments can be of great value as long as these limiting factors are addressed. Peer-reviewed Post-print |
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