title: Strain-related physiological and behavioral effects ofSkeletonema marinoion three common planktonic copepods.
abstract: Three strains of the chain-forming diatomSkeletonema marinoi, differing in their production of polyunsaturated aldehydes (PUA) and nutritional food components, were used in experiments on feeding, egg production, hatching success, pellet production, and behavior of three common planktonic copepods:Acartia tonsa,Pseudocalanus elongatus,andTemora longicornis.The three different diatom strains (9B, 1G, and 7J) induced widely different effects onAcartia tonsaphysiology, and the 9B strain induced different effects for the three copepods. In contrast, different strains induced no or small alterations in the distribution, swimming behavior, and turning frequency of the copepods. 22:6(n-3) fatty acid (DHA) and sterol content of the diet typically showed a positive effect on either egg production (A. tonsa) or hatching success (P. elongatus), while other measured compounds (PUA, other long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids) of the algae had no obvious effects. Our results demonstrate that differences between strains of a given diatom species can generate effects on copepod physiology, which are as large as those induced by different algae species or groups. This emphasizes the need to identify the specific characteristics of local diatoms together with the interacting effects of different mineral, biochemical, and toxic compounds and their potential implications on different copepod species.
authors.affiliation: Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Umeå University, Norrbyn, 91020 Hörnefors, Sweden ; Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden ; Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Marine Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala, Terengganu Malaysia.
authors.forename: Roswati
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Md Amin
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Kavalergården 6, 2920 Charlettenlund, Denmark.
authors.forename: Marja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koski
authors.affiliation: Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Umeå University, Norrbyn, 91020 Hörnefors, Sweden ; Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ulf
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Båmstedt
authors.affiliation: Departement of organismic and evolutionary biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vidoudez