Egg Hatching and Life History of a Fairy Shrimp Branchinecta Mackini Dexter (Crustacea: Anostraca) in a Mohave Desert Playa (Rabbit Dry Lake)

Ecology ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lon R. Brown ◽  
Lars H. Carpelan
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Fairy Shrimp ◽  
Egg Hatching ◽  
Dry Lake ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mohave Desert

The life history of Branchinecta mackini Dexter (Crustacea: Anostraca) in an argillotrophic lake of Alberta

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham R. Daborn
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Life History ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Fairy Shrimp ◽  
Maximum Biomass ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mean Size

The life history of B. mackini was studied in a large argillotrophic lake during 1970–1972. Hatching began immediately after spring thaw and was terminated by rising salinity 10 days to 2 weeks later. Growth rates reached maxima of 1 mm/day at 4 weeks of age and then declined as mean size approached 22–23 mm at 7–8 weeks. Clutch sizes varied as a function of female length. Maximum biomass of 580 mg dry weight/m2 (2700 cal/m2) was reached in late May, of which 3.9% per day was consumed by B. gigas. Source of the energy is presumed to be a bacteria – organic matter complex associated with suspended particles. Life cycle details are compared with other fairy shrimp species and the role of B. mackini in the community is discussed.

Experimental life history of Echinostoma cinetorchis

1990 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
S H Lee ◽  
J Y Chai ◽  
S T Hong ◽  
W M Sohn
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
History Of
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