Physiology and behaviour
Economic thermoregulatory response explains mismatch between thermal physiology and behaviour in newts
... Optimal temperatures for factorial aerobic scope fell within the preferred body temperature range of digesting individuals. We conclude that digesting newts prefer body temperatures that are optimal for the maximum ...
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Physiology and behaviour of free swimming Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) facing fluctuating temperature conditions
... Figs 4 and 5 illustrate how a slow but steady increase in water temperature can affect the physiology and behaviour of cod swimming freely in the tower tank. As observed in the respirometer, f H responded ...
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Acid–base physiology, neurobiology and behaviour in relation to CO2 induced ocean acidification
... the behaviour of multiple aquatic organisms in laboratory ...base physiology, neurobiology, pharmacology and behaviour in relation to marine CO 2 -induced acidification, and identifies important ...
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Response of two mytilids to a heatwave: the complex interplay of physiology, behaviour and ecological interactions
... and physiology of these organisms have been less well ...gregarious behaviour, which is considered an advantageous evolu- tionary strategy that provides protection from predators or harsh environmental ...
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Effects of projected near-future carbon dioxide levels on cephalopod physiology and behaviour
... 6.2 – Future directions This thesis reveals much about the effects of elevated CO 2 on the physiology and behaviours of squids. However, much more needs to be learned in order to predict how squids will be ...
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Effects of temperature and aquatic PO2 on the physiology and behaviour of Apalone ferox and Chrysemys picta
... O ∑ were calculated for each experiment. Blood collection and analysis A mixed pulmonary and systemic blood sample was obtained from all turtles by cardiac puncture. Although blood gas measurements obtained in this way ...
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Physiology and behaviour of free swimming Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) facing fluctuating salinity and oxygenation conditions
... encounter changes in environmental conditions which require full-scale physiological regulatory mechanisms. It follows that, in most instances, the full scope of these response mechanisms will not be the prime ...
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Ingestive behaviour and physiology of the medicinal leech
... To ascertain whether the changes in the blood cell to plasma ratio were sufficient to account for the postingestive mass decreases, crop samples were collected from different leeches at [r] ...
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Multisensory processing in review: From physiology to behaviour
... Multisensory areas such as the superior temporal sulcus also project back to primary sensory cortices, and prob- ably play a role in the visual modulation of auditory cortex (Kayser et a[r] ...
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The physiology of wandering behaviour in Manduca sexta II The endocrine control of wandering behaviour
... Wandering behaviour induced by 20-HE infusion was often followed by a distinct second period of wandering which began early in the usual wandering gate (Figs 1, 7) and which was uniforml[r] ...
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Insect Sounds and Communication-Physiology Behaviour Ecology and Evolution
... the behaviour, identify the properties of biologically relevant stimuli and link those to physical properties of the natural habitat and to receptor mechanisms, and subsequently to information processing in the ...
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Some relationships between physiology and storage behaviour in individual apples
... (3) In the one fruit size group on a tree, fruits with Jonathan spot have a higher mean seed number per fruit than sound fruit, and the seeds have a greater tendency to germinate. (4) [r] ...
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The physiology of wandering behaviour in Manduca sexta III Organization of wandering behaviour in the larval nervous system
... Prior to ecdysone release ('feeding stage' larva) the medial region of the brain exerts inhibitory control both over the powerful excitatory locomotor influence in the lateral area of bo[r] ...
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Studies on the behaviour and sensory physiology of the red wood ant (Formica Rufa)
... related species F« fusca which shows threat behaviour up to stage 2. He describes the close links between all components in the aggressive behaviour fiomplex, a matter that will[r] ...
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Incubation behaviour and egg physiology of kiwi (Apteryx spp.) in natural habitats
... have an effect on water loss from the egg. During at least the first half of incubation, particularly with North Island brown kiwi and little spotted kiwi, nest entrances are usually covered by leaves, the incubating ...
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The physiology of wandering behaviour in Manduca sexta IV Hormonal induction of wandering behaviour from the isolated nervous system
... The interval between the start of 20-HE treatment of the brain and the start of wandering activity agrees with the latencies described above for the induction of wandering bursts in nerv[r] ...
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Effects of hypersalinity on the behaviour, physiology and survival of commercially important North Sea crustaceans
... Although close to the 95% point, there was no significant difference in the percentage of time the heart was active for over the salinities tested (p = 0.054) (Figure 6.7), meaning tha[r] ...
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Seasonal changes in the behaviour and respiration physiology of the freshwater duck mussel, Anodonta anatina
... To summarise, A. anatina, like many bivalves, has a very low- energy lifestyle. It inhabits a relatively stable thermal environment (in the short-term when compared with the marine intertidal), where temperature changes ...
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Thermal Adaptation in Ectotherms: Linking Life History, Physiology, Behaviour and Genetics (ThermAdapt)
... There already exists a rich literature on thermal responses in ectotherms (cold-blooded organisms) starting with the long-described clinal pattern cor- relating with [r] ...
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Factors affecting growth disparity in spiny lobster aquaculture : the effect of physiology, behaviour and feeding
... 89 4.1 ABSTRACT Southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii possibly has among the most extended larval phase known for any marine invertebrate, developing through 11 moult stages. After metamorphosis, the emergent juvenile ...
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