Seasonal variations in body length and fecundity of 2 copepod species: Termocyclops crassus (Fischer, 1853) and eudiaptomus drieschi (Poppe & mrázek, 1895)

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Bozkurt A., Can M. F.

Turkish Journal of Zoology, cilt.38, sa.2, ss.222-228, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/zoo-1007-7
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.222-228
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Body length, Copepod, Egg production, Water quality parameters, Yenişehir lake
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The effects of temperature, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, phosphate, and chlorophyll-a concentration on the body length and egg production of a cyclopoid copepod, Termocyclops crassus, and a calanoid, Eudiaptomus drieschi, were evaluated. Sampling was conducted in Yenişehir Lake (Hatay, Turkey) on a monthly basis between May 2003 and April 2004. Te results of the present study showed that, among the parameters considered, temperature and chlorophyll-a concentration were the main parameters influencing the body length of T. crassus and E. drieschi in Yenişehir Lake. For E. drieschi, egg production was also afected by chlorophyll-a levels. © TÜBİTAK.