Diel vertical migration in zooplankton: field evidence in support of the predator avoidance hypothesis

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 234 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Bollens ◽  
Bruce W. Frost ◽  
Dave S. Thoreson ◽  
Sidney J. Watts
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Migration ◽  
Diel Vertical Migration ◽  
Predator Avoidance ◽  
Field Evidence

scholarly journals 5α-cyprinol sulfate, a bile salt from fish, induces diel vertical migration in Daphnia

eLife ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meike Anika Hahn ◽  
Christoph Effertz ◽  
Laurent Bigler ◽  
Eric von Elert
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Migration ◽  
Diel Vertical Migration ◽  
Predator Avoidance ◽  
Aquatic Invertebrates ◽  
Chemical Cues ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Aquatic Environments ◽  
Inducible Defenses ◽  
Lipid Digestion

Prey are under selection to minimize predation losses. In aquatic environments, many prey use chemical cues released by predators, which initiate predator avoidance. A prominent example of behavioral predator-avoidance constitutes diel vertical migration (DVM) in the freshwater microcrustacean Daphnia spp., which is induced by chemical cues (kairomones) released by planktivorous fish. In a bioassay-guided approach using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, we identified the kairomone from fish incubation water as 5α-cyprinol sulfate inducing DVM in Daphnia at picomolar concentrations. The role of 5α-cyprinol sulfate in lipid digestion in fish explains why from an evolutionary perspective fish has not stopped releasing 5α-cyprinol sulfate despite the disadvantages for the releaser. The identification of the DVM-inducing kairomone enables investigating its spatial and temporal distribution and the underlying molecular mechanism of its perception. Furthermore, it allows to test if fish-mediated inducible defenses in other aquatic invertebrates are triggered by the same compound.

scholarly journals Diel vertical migration of predators (planktivorous fish larvae) and prey (zooplankton) in a tropical lagoon

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Marques Mendonça ◽  
Pablo Henrique dos Santos Picapedra ◽  
Michelli Caroline Ferronato ◽  
Paulo Vanderlei Sanches
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Migration ◽  
Diel Vertical Migration ◽  
Predator Avoidance ◽  
Fish Larvae ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Reproductive Period ◽  
Planktivorous Fish ◽  
Spatial Overlap ◽  
Tropical Lagoon ◽  
Small Depth

ABSTRACT Based on the hypothesis that diel vertical migration (DVM) is a mechanism of predator avoidance, the objective of the present study was to test for the occurrence of DVM in planktivorous fish larvae of Hypophthalmus edentatus (Spix, 1829) (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) and Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel, 1840) (Perciformes, Sciaenidae), and zooplankton (rotifers, cladocerans and copepods) in an isolated tropical lagoon in the floodplain of the Upper Paraná River, Brazil (region of Parque Nacional de Ilha Grande). We investigated spatial overlap between predators (planktivorous fish larvae) and prey (zooplankton), and tested which physical and chemical variables of the water are related to the DVM of the studied communities. We performed nocturnal (8:00 pm and 4:00 am) and diurnal sampling (8:00 am and 4:00 pm) in the limnetic region of the lagoon for six consecutive months, from October 2010 to March 2011, which comprises the reproductive period of the fish species analyzed. During the day the larvae tried to remain aggregated in the bottom of the lagoon, whereas at night they tried to disperse in the water column. Especially for cladocerans, the diel vertical migration is an important behavior to avoid predation larvae of H. edentatus and P. squamosissimus once decreased spatial overlap between secured and its potential predators, which corroborates the hypothesis that DVM is a mechanism of predator avoidance. Although significant correlations were observed between the abiotic factors and WMD of microcrustaceans at certain times of day, the effect of predation of fish larvae on zooplankton showed more important in this environment, because the small depth and isolation not allow great variation of abiotic factors seasonally and between strata the lagoon.

Sensory Mechanism and Selective Advantage for Diel Vertical Migration in Juvenile Sockeye Salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka

1990 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 1796-1802 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Levy
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Vertical Migration ◽  
Diel Vertical Migration ◽  
Predator Avoidance ◽  
Sockeye Salmon ◽  
Selective Advantage ◽  
Metabolic Efficiency ◽  
Diel Vertical Migrations ◽  
Temperature Controlled ◽  
Sensory Mechanism

Diel vertical migrations are commonly undertaken by juvenile sockeye salmon within pelagic lake nursery environments. Data from hydroacoustic surveys in British Columbia lakes are used to compare predictions from sensory mechanism and selective advantage theories for diel vertical migration with the performance of the animals under field conditions. The observations suggest that light and temperature controlled juvenile sockeye day and night depth positions respectively. A multifactor hypothesis, which interprets the migration as a three-way compromise between foraging, predator avoidance, and the optimization of nocturnal metabolic efficiency, provides the most realistic explanation for the selective advantage of the behavior.

Diel vertical migration of mesozooplankton in the northern Yellow Sea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruping Ge ◽  
Hongju Chen ◽  
Guangxing Liu ◽  
Yanzhong Zhu ◽  
Qiang Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Migration ◽  
Yellow Sea ◽  
Diel Vertical Migration ◽  
Northern Yellow Sea

scholarly journals DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATION OF Gonyostomum semen (Raphidophyceae) IN KAWAHARA LAKE

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 1061-1066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youichi TAKEMOTO ◽  
Katsuhiro FURUMOTO ◽  
Akihide TADA
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Migration ◽  
Diel Vertical Migration ◽  
Gonyostomum Semen

Zooplankton diel vertical migration and influence of upwelling on the biomass in the Chukchi Sea during summer

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 68-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiwu Wang ◽  
Hongxia Chen ◽  
Liang Xue ◽  
Na Liu ◽  
Yanliang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Migration ◽  
Diel Vertical Migration ◽  
Chukchi Sea

Utilization of subsurface food resources for zooplankton reproduction: Implications for diel vertical migration theory

1996 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig E. Williamson ◽  
Robert W. Sanders ◽  
Robert E. Moeller ◽  
Paul L.> Stutzman
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Migration ◽  
Diel Vertical Migration ◽  
Food Resources ◽  
Migration Theory
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