title: Maternal effects of inducible tolerance against the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa in the grazer Daphnia carinata.
abstract: Cyanobacterial blooms are becoming potent agents of natural selection in aquatic ecosystems because of their high production of some toxins and increased frequency in recent decades with eutrophication and climate change. Maternal exposure to the toxic Microcystis aeruginosa significantly increased the intrinsic rates of population increase, average life span, and net reproductive rates of a clone of the planktonic grazer Daphnia carinata in an offspring environment where cyanobacteria were present, but not for two additional clones. Offspring from mothers exposed to M. aeruginosa had lower intrinsic rates of population increase, average life span, and net reproductive rates than individuals from unexposed mothers when fed exclusively a green alga. These results suggest that benefits, costs, and clonal variations of maternal effects of inducible tolerance should be considered when trying to understand ecological consequences of cyanobacterial blooms since they can shape the trophic interactions between cyanobacteria and daphnids.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, People's Republic of China. xdjiang@bio.ecnu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shiye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Huishuang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yunlong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Liqiao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D003621:Daphnia / Q000502:physiology; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D018811:Maternal Exposure; D052998:Microcystins / Q000633:toxicity*; D046931:Microcystis; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D008387:Marine Toxins; D052998:Microcystins; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical