The effect of temperature and of dietary restriction on lifespan and reproduction in the rotifer Asplanchna brightwelli.
In this study, the effects of different environmental temperatures and of dietary restriction on the lifespan, reproductive cycle, and fecundity of the rotifer Asplanchna brightwelli were examined. When temperature effects were analyzed, it was observed that the mean lifespan and the times at which the reproductive cycle started and ended all increased as environmental temperatures decreased. When dietary restriction was imposed by increasing the interval between feeding times from 12 to 36 hours, there was an increase both in the mean lifespan and in the length of the reproductive period in this rotifer.
D000818:Animals; D005508:Food Deprivation; D008136:Longevity; D012098:Reproduction; D012403:Rotifera / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature