Artificial light at night bans Chaoborus from vital epilimnetic waters [PDF]
Scientific ReportsArtificial light at night (ALAN) is known to affect organisms in terrestrial ecosystems and adjacent litoral habitats. In the present study, we tested the effect of ALAN on the spatial distribution of organisms in open waters, using the insect larvae of ...
Mirosław Ślusarczyk +3 more
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Molecular Taxonomy of a Phantom Midge Species (Chaoborus flavicans) in Korea [PDF]
Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 2012 The larvae of Chaoborus are widely distributed in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. These omnivorous Chaoborus larvae are crucial predators and play a role in structuring zooplankton communities, especially for small-sized prey.
Haein An, Gila Jung, Chang-Bae Kim
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Experiments on the influence of Chaoborus brasiliensis Theobald, 1901 (Diptera: Chaoboridae) on the diel vertical migration of microcrustaceans from Lake Monte Alegre, Brazil Experimentos sobre a influência de Chaoborus brasiliensis (Diptera: Chaoboridae) sobre a migração vertical de microcrustáceos do Lago Monte Alegre, Brasil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2010 The aim of this work was to evaluate whether diel vertical migration of microcrustaceans from Lake Monte Alegre is related to invertebrate predators, namely larvae of Chaoborus brasiliensis. The hypothesis tested in the experiments was that the migratory
WJ. Minto, MS. Arcifa, A. Perticarrari
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UV radiation affects antipredatory defense traits in Daphnia pulex [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 In aquatic environments, prey perceive predator threats by chemical cues called kairomones, which can induce changes in their morphology, life histories, and behavior.
Franceen Eshun‐Wilson +4 more
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Zooplankters' nightmare: The fast and efficient catching basket of larval phantom midges (Diptera: Chaoborus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Filter feeding zooplankton are a crucial component of limnic food webs. Copepods and cladocerans are important prey organisms for first-level predators like the common and abundant larvae of phantom midges (Chaoborus sp.).
Sebastian Kruppert +7 more
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Predator‐induced shape plasticity in Daphnia pulex [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAll animals and plants respond to changes in the environment during their life cycle. This flexibility is known as phenotypic plasticity and allows organisms to cope with variable environments. A common source of environmental variation is predation risk,
Sam Paplauskas +8 more
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New faunistic records of chironomids and phantom midges (Diptera, Chironomidae and Chaoboridae) from Ukraine indicate recent climatic refugia in the Eastern Carpathians [PDF]
ZooKeysThe aquatic insect fauna of the Eastern Carpathians is poorly known, especially in Ukraine. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted faunistic surveys of Chironomidae and Chaoboridae in 2018 and 2021. The study involved sampling of 11 watercourses and
Peter Bitušík +3 more
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Phenotypic plasticity of senescence in Daphnia under predation impact: no ageing acceleration when the perceived risk decreases with age [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Recognising the nature of the predation risk, and responding to it accurately, is crucial to fitness. Yet, even the most accurate adaptive responses to predation risk usually entail costs, both immediate and lifelong.
Barbara Pietrzak +4 more
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Predators can influence the host‐parasite dynamics of their prey via nonconsumptive effects [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Ecological communities are partly structured by indirect interactions, where one species can indirectly affect another by altering its interactions with a third species. In the absence of direct predation, nonconsumptive effects of predators on prey have
Nicolette Zukowski +5 more
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Emergence timing and voltinism of phantom midges, Chaoborus spp., in the UK [PDF]
Web Ecology, 2022 Phantom midges, Chaoborus spp. (Diptera: Chaoboridae), are an important taxon in environmental risk assessment of plant protection products due to the sensitivity of their larvae to insecticides.
R. J. G. Cockroft +4 more
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