| Escape from UV threats in zooplankton: a cocktail of behavior and protective pigmentation. | |
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PMID: 17824423 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In order to avoid environmental threats, organisms may respond by altering behavior or phenotype. Using experiments performed in high-latitude Siberia and in temperate Sweden, we show for the first time that, among freshwater crustacean zooplankton, the defense against threats from ultraviolet radiation (UV) is a system where phenotypic plasticity and behavioral escape mechanisms function as complementary traits. Freshwater copepods relied mainly on accumulating protective pigments when exposed to UV radiation, but Daphnia showed strong behavioral responses. Pigment levels for both Daphnia and copepods were generally higher at higher latitudes, mirroring different UV threat levels. When released from the UV threat, Daphnia rapidly reduced (within 10 days) their UV protecting pigmentation-by as much as 40%--suggesting a cost in maintaining UV protective pigmentation. The evolutionary advantage of protective pigments is, likely, the ability to utilize the whole water column during daytime; conversely, since the amount of algal food is generally higher in surface waters, unpigmented individuals are restricted to a less preferred feeding habitat in deeper waters. Our main conclusion is that different zooplankton taxa, and similar taxa at different latitudes, use different mixes of behavior and pigments to respond to UV radiation. |
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Authors:
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Lars-Anders Hansson; Samuel Hylander; Ruben Sommaruga |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Ecology Volume: 88 ISSN: 0012-9658 ISO Abbreviation: Ecology Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-09-10 Completed Date: 2007-10-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0043541 Medline TA: Ecology Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1932-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Ecology/Limnology, Lund University, Lund SE-223 62 Sweden. Lars-Anders.Hansson@limnol.lu.se |
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Adaptation, Physiological* Animals Biodiversity Ecosystem Feeding Behavior / physiology Pigmentation / physiology* Siberia Sweden Ultraviolet Rays / adverse effects* Zooplankton / physiology*, radiation effects* |
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