Temperature effect on development and reproduction of the androdioecious clam shrimp, Eulimnadia braueriana (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata)

Temperature effects on life history traits of two sympatric branchiopods from an ephemeral wetland

“…Each culture contained 100 g of substrate mud with dormant eggs in a plastic container (3.6 L, 20x12 cm 2 , 15 cm in height), which was covered with 2 L filtered water (Amway eSpring Water Filter, 0.2 μm in mesh size). The photoperiod was set at 14 hours light (50–60 Hz, 14 W) and 10 hours dark [ 10 ]. The mesocosms with the collected substrate provided the growth of cyanobacteria and algae within a short period of time.…”

“…From the laboratory culturing experiment, Huang and Chou (2015) found temperature influence on E . braueriana as it grew faster and died earlier at higher temperatures (25, 30°C) with significantly different developmental time between males and hermaphrodites (the counter sex form from males and capable of producing sperms and eggs by itself) [ 10 ]. Therefore, we hypothesize that the temperature can put different effects on growth and reproductive patterns of these two branchiopod species, and may even lead to a niche-differentiation between them.…”

Retraction: Temperature effects on life history traits of two sympatric branchiopods from an ephemeral wetland

“…After publication of this article [ 1 ], concerns were raised about overlap with previous studies [ 2 ] and [ 3 ], unclear reporting of the methodology, discrepancies in reported data, and availability of underlying data.…”

“…The values for E . braueriana life history parameters, EHT, EMT (of hermaphrodite), MLS, and sex ratio, in Table 1 of [ 1 ] were previously reported in Table 2 of [ 2 ] (cited as reference 10 in article [ 1 ]).…”

“…The hatching number of trials (n) for E . braueriana in Table 1 of [ 1 ] were previously reported in Table 1 of [ 2 ].…”