Interactive effects of temperature and salinity on metabolism and activity of the copepod Tigriopus californicus.

ABSTRACT: In natural environments, two or more abiotic parameters often vary simultaneously, and interactions between co-varying parameters frequently result in unpredictable, non-additive biological responses. To better understand the mechanisms and consequences of interactions between multiple stressors, it is important to study their effects on not only fitness (survival and reproduction) but also performance and intermediary physiological processes. The splash-pool copepod Tigriopus californicus tolerates extremely variable abiotic conditions and exhibits a non-additive, antagonistic interaction resulting in higher survival when simultaneously exposed to high salinity and acute heat stress. Here, we investigated the response of T. californicus in activity and oxygen consumption under simultaneou

SUBMITTER: Terry CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11418200 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature