Body temperature and desiccation constrain the activity of Littoraria irrorata within the Spartina alterniflora canopy

Iacarella, Josephine C.; Helmuth, Brian

doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2011.10.003

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“…Valencak, Tataruch & Ruf, ). On a finer scale, circadian rhythms of behaviour, such as the daily patterns of predator–prey interactions (Vidal et al ., ), and of general activity (Iacarella & Helmuth, ; Ware et al ., ), are generated endogenously, but are entrained by external abiotic factors: the two most important being the closely interrelated effects of light and temperature.…”

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Interplay of temperature and light influences wild guppy (Poecilia reticulata) daily reproductive activity

Reeve

Ojanguren

Deacon

et al. 2014

Biol J Linn Soc Lond

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In this study we investigated the environmental regulation of daily reproductive activity of guppies (Poecilia reticulata). We observed male guppy reproductive behaviour for 17 days over three time periods (dawn, noon, and dusk) while recording natural variation in water temperature and light level. Water temperatures recorded during the experiments were highly variable (up to 7°C per day), and there was a recurring pattern in daily variation for both light and temperature. Levels of activity were highest at dawn and similarly low during noon and dusk, but reproductive behaviour was recorded throughout the day. Mixed-effects models indicate that light and temperature affect reproductive behaviour differently at different times of the day, and can also have opposing effects. We suggest that the environmental heterogeneity of streams in Trinidad has led to a broad thermal tolerance, and has contributed to the high level of phenotypic plasticity in the guppy and its success as an invasive species. Furthermore, our results show that daily variation in temperature and its interaction with light should be considered in future studies of guppy reproductive behaviour.

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Interplay of temperature and light influences wild guppy (Poecilia reticulata) daily reproductive activity

Reeve

Ojanguren

Deacon

et al. 2014

Biol J Linn Soc Lond

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“…When the tide recedes, intertidal organisms must cope with rapid and dramatic changes in conditions such as temperature, food supply, predation pressure, humidity, and salinity (e.g. Davenport et al 1980, Ellis et al 2007, Hunt & Denny 2008, Szathmary et al 2009, Iacarella & Helmuth 2012. Moving along the range from the subtidal up through the intertidal zone the intensity of these factors in creases, and pressures selecting for traits that confer the ability to live through such changes markedly increase.…”

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Thermal tolerance of Crepidula fornicata (Gastropoda) life history stages from intertidal and subtidal subpopulations

Diederich

Pechenik²

2013

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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The ability to withstand high summer temperatures is an extremely important determinant of species distributions in the intertidal zone; most marine organisms cannot live intertidally because of the harsh conditions experienced during aerial emersion. The members of some species, though, live both intertidally and subtidally, and their physiological tolerance to stressors may differ depending on their genetic connectivity, acclimatization, and differential post settlement mortality. Furthermore, tolerances of organisms at different life-history stages within both habitats may differ and will play an important role in determining adult distributions. To determine the effect of habitat and life-history stage on physiological tolerance and the likely contribution of upper thermal tolerance limits to the native distribution of an important invasive species, the slippershell snail Crepidula fornicata, we compared the thermal tolerance of intertidal and subtidal embryos and adults in relation to conditions that they experience in the field. We found C. fornicata living both intertidally and subtidally in Bissel Cove, Rhode Island, where they experienced drastically different thermal conditions. Intertidal individuals achieved body temperatures as high as 42°C, more than 15°C higher than those recorded in subtidal conspecifics. However, subtidal individuals had remarkably high thermal tolerances that were nearly identical to those of intertidal conspecifics (lethal range = 33−37°C following a 3 h exposure). Furthermore, embryos were even more tolerant to high thermal stress than adults. These results are surprising: the few previous studies that have compared thermal tolerances among individuals at different life-history stages have found differences among them, and early stages are generally more sensitive than adults. Interestingly, the markedly higher temperatures that intertidal animals experienced in this study had little effect on their thermal tolerance. Intertidal (but not subtidal) slippershell snails are now living dangerously close to their upper thermal limits and will almost certainly be relegated to the subtidal as global temperatures rise.

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“…Interactions among multiple components of stress may also dictate the persistence of species such as corals (e.g., Glynn and D'Croz 1990;Berkelmans et al 2004), riverine insects and fish fry (e.g., Power and Stewart 1987;Power et al 1996Power et al , 2008, and bivalves in the rocky intertidal (e.g., Helmuth and Hofmann 2001;Helmuth 2002;Somero 2002;Finke et al 2007;Mislan et al 2009;Iacarella and Helmuth 2012;Mislan et al 2014). For example, sudden temperature changes, both hot (Hoegh-Guldberg et al 2007) and cold (Hoegh-Guldberg and Fine 2004), can result in coral bleaching.…”

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Predation on oysters is inhibited by intense or chronically mild, low salinity events

Pusack

Kimbro

White

et al. 2018

Limnology & Oceanography

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Environmental stress gradients can affect species distributions and interspecific interactions. Because environmental stress depends on both intensity and duration, understanding the consequences of stress requires experiments that simultaneously manipulate both dimensions. In Apalachicola Bay, Florida (U.S.A.) the southern oyster drill (Stramonita haemastoma) is a major predator of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Drill predation appears to be salinity‐dependent: in a recent field study, predation rates were positively correlated with salinity. Salinity in the bay is typically high (> 20) during the dry summer months, conditions that favor both oysters and the drill. However, periodic freshets can dramatically reduce salinity, which inhibits (or kills) drills, but not oysters. In this study, we used field measurements of salinity and drill densities to inform mesocosm experiments. We investigated the specific combinations of intensity and duration of low‐salinity stress that inhibit drill predation. In these experiments, more intense salinity reductions reduced feeding both during and after the low‐salinity stress event. During the event, longer durations (15 d) were necessary for mild salinity reductions (−5) to reduce the feeding rate by the same amount as a short (5 d) exposure of more intense (−10 or −15) salinity reduction. Both conditions may create a predation refuge for oysters, consistent with field observations. Given that the recent collapse of the Apalachicola Bay oyster population was preceded by several years without low‐salinity events to inhibit predation, our results provide a mechanism by which a predator may have contributed to the loss of a historically productive and sustainable fishery.

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Body temperature and desiccation constrain the activity of Littoraria irrorata within the Spartina alterniflora canopy

Cited by 27 publications

References 49 publications

Interplay of temperature and light influences wild guppy (Poecilia reticulata) daily reproductive activity

Interplay of temperature and light influences wild guppy (Poecilia reticulata) daily reproductive activity

Thermal tolerance of Crepidula fornicata (Gastropoda) life history stages from intertidal and subtidal subpopulations

Predation on oysters is inhibited by intense or chronically mild, low salinity events

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