Rotifer Symposium VI

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvi

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2. Biochemistry, Ecotoxicology and Histochemistry

   1. Biochemical studies on Brachionus plicatilis: hydrolytic enzymes, integument proteins and composition of trophi

      • Walter Kleinow

      Pages 1-12

   2. Dependence of temperature on loss rates of rotifers, lipids, and ω3 fatty acids in starved Brachionus plicatilis cultures

      • Yngvar Olsen, Kjell Inge Reitan, Olav Vadstein

      Pages 13-20

   3. Ecotoxicological studies with the freshwater rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus

      • C. R. Janssen, M. D. Ferrando Rodrigo, G. Persoone

      Pages 21-32

   4. Ecotoxicological studies with the freshwater rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus

      • M. D. Ferrando, C. R. Janssen, E. Andreu, G. Persoone

      Pages 33-40

   5. Chronic toxicity of methylparathion to the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus fed on Nannochloris oculata and Chlorella pyrenoidosa

      • A. Fernández-Casalderrey, M. D. Ferrando, E. Andreu-Moliner

      Pages 41-49

   6. Comparative laboratory studies of narcosis in Brachionus plicatilis

      • Thomas Nogrady, Toby L. A. Rowe

      Pages 51-56

   7. Polar resin embedding for Macrotrachela quadricornifera

      • Bruno Dore, Fausta Carnemolla

      Pages 57-58

3. Aging, Development and Behaviour

   1. Rotifers in aging research: use of rotifers to test various theories of aging

      • Hildegard E. Enesco

      Pages 59-70

   2. Presence of anisotropic (birefringent) crystalline structures in embryonic and juvenile monogonont rotifers

      • Robert L. Wallace

      Pages 71-76

   3. Changes in size, biomass and production of Euchlanis dilatata lucksiana Hauer during its lifespan

      • J. Ejsmont-Karabin, K. Siewertsen, R. D. Gulati

      Pages 77-80

   4. Influence of rapid changes in salinity and temperature on the mobility of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis

      • Gunvor Øie, Yngvar Olsen

      Pages 81-86

   5. Influence of the concentration of oxygen on the swimming path of Brachionus plicatilis (Rotifera)

      • Denis Réale, Pierre Clément, Angeles Esparcia-Collado

      Pages 87-93

   6. Foraging behaviour of Brachionus calyciflorus (Pallas): variations in the swimming path according to presence or absence of algal food (Chlorella)

      • Christine Charoy, Pierre Clément

      Pages 95-100

   7. How females of the rotifer Asplanchna brightwelli swim in darkness and light: an automated tracking study

      • Patrick Mimouni, Anne Luciani, Pierre Clément

      Pages 101-108

4. Reproduction, Population Dynamics and Culture

   1. Sexual communication in copepods and rotifers

      • Terry W. Snell, Pamela D. Morris

      Pages 109-116

   2. Mixis strategies and resting eeg production of rotifers living in temporally-varying habitats

      • Manuel Serra, Maria José Carmona

      Pages 117-126

   3. A model evaluating the contribution of environmental factors to the production of resting eggs in the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis

      • E. Lubzens, Y. Wax, G. Minkoff, F. Adler

      Pages 127-138

   4. Asexual and sexual reproduction in the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis cultured at different salinities

      • M. Pozuelo, L. M. Lubián

      Pages 139-143

   5. Relationships between mixis in Brachionus plicatilis and preconditioning of culture medium by crowding

      • Maria José Carmona, Manuel Serra, Maria Rosa Miracle

      Pages 145-152

As in previous symposia, some current research topics were selected for review and eight invited papers were presented. For the first time a paper was presented on the historical aspects of Rotiferology, covering European research between 1680-1950. A special workshop session was devoted to a debate on a controversial topic: Rotifer Phylogeny. The workshop resulted in a very successful discussion and the integration of scattered evidence and hypotheses on the phylogenetic origin of rotifers, the relationships between major rotifer groups, and the mechanisms of evolution.

• biochemistry
• community ecology
• development
• ecology
• phylogeny

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