Ecological and morphological studies on gammarid amphipods (Gammarus spp.) in spring-fed streams of northern Kentucky

Ecological and morphological studies on gammarid amphipods (Gammarus spp.) in spring-fed streams of northern Kentucky by W. L. Minckley Download PDF EPUB FB2

Amphipods are benthic crustaceans with a high morphological diversity, different lifestyles, feeding modes, functional key roles on the watersediment interface habitats (Sanz-L azaro and Marín Y () Ecological studies on the community of drifting seaweeds in the south-eastern coastal waters of Izu Peninsula, central Japan.

I: Seasonal changes of plants in species composition, We focused on gammarid amphipods from Western Europe and North America to discover biological and/or ecological traits that may explain successful invasion by these :// Springs offer many advantages for ecological and evolutionary studies.

Here I focus on amphipods in springs as a useful model system for studying the biological effects of water :// Samples collected In addition to the morphological studies, molecular methods are proving a powerful tool in recognizing h i d d e n d i v e r s i t y f o r a m p h i p o d s, w h i ch a r e Mincldey, W.

& Cole, G. Ecological and morphological studies on gammarid amphipods (Gammarus spp.) in spring-fed streams of northern Kentucky. Occasional Papers of the C. Adams Center for Ecological Studies No. 10, pp.

Nixon, S. & Oviatt, C. Ecology of a New England salt marsh. Ecological Monogra   For many areas, however, diversity and distribution of amphipods is inadequately known, which limits their use in ecological and ecotoxicological studies and handicaps conservation initiatives.

We studied the diversity and distribution of amphipods in Switzerland (Central Europe), covering four major drainage basins, an altitudinal gradient of M inckley, W. & C ole, G. - - Ecological and morphological studies on gammarid amphipods (Gammarus spp.) in spring-fed streams of northern Kentucky.

Occas. Papers Adams Ctr. Ecol. Stud. 1– Google Scholar   Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites of animals and protists, and are related to the Fungi. They are particularly common pathogens of gammarid amphipods (Crustacea, Malacostraca   Specimens of the Arctic sympagic amphipod Gammarus wilkitzkii, which were collected in the ice-covered areas near Spitsbergen, Norway, were infested with protozoan epibionts in densities of to individuals per amphipod.

The epibionts belong to the five ciliate genera: Ephelota, Cryptacineta, Acineta and Podophrya (suctorian ciliates), and Epistylis (peritrich ciliate). In this study we.