Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae
Joint Authors
Pal, Gargi
Aditya, Gautam
Hazra, Niladri
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Indirect interactions among community members impact on organisms.
The effects of two snails, banded pond snail, Bellamya bengalensis (Lamarck), and Red-rimmed melania, Melanoides tuberculata (Müller), and tadpoles of Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider), on nonbiting midge larvae, Chironomus striatipennis Kieffer, were observed in experimental microcosm.
Decrease in tube number and tube length of midge larvae was observed compared to control condition due to introduction of selected above mentioned organisms.
The direct effects of non-predator organisms on the midge larvae are due to physical disturbance that destroys their tubes.
This may result in vulnerability of midge larvae to predators in the wild.
So the community structure may be altered by indirect effects, where one or more species, through their direct disturbance, indirectly change the abundance of other species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pal, Gargi& Aditya, Gautam& Hazra, Niladri. 2014. Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051336
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pal, Gargi…[et al.]. Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051336
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pal, Gargi& Aditya, Gautam& Hazra, Niladri. Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051336
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051336