JPR Advance Access originally published online on September 14, 2005
Journal of Plankton Research 2005 27(9):951-956; doi:10.1093/plankt/fbi065
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SHORT COMMUNICATION |
Life-stage dependent, in situ dietary patterns of the lobate ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi Agassiz 1865
1 Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA and 2 Biology Department, Providence College, Providence, RI 02918-0001, USA
* Corresponding Author: costello{at}providence.edu
Received May 18, 2005; accepted in principle July 26, 2005; accepted for publication September 5 2005; published online September 14, 2005
Communicating editor: K.J. Flynn
Analysis of in situ gut contents of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi collected during summer months of 1998 at Woods Hole, MA, USA indicates that dietary changes accompanied development of this zooplankter. The transition from cydippid to lobate morphologies involved a shift from a microplanktonic diet dominated by protists to a metazoan-based diet. Dietary diversity increased rapidly during the transition from cydippid to lobate stage but remained essentially similar through most (>3.0 cm total length) of the lobate stage. These stage-dependent dietary differences may have important implications for understanding population dynamics of M. leidyi.
![]()
CiteULike
Connotea
Del.icio.us What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
J. Javidpour, J. C. Molinero, A. Lehmann, T. Hansen, and U. Sommer Annual assessment of the predation of Mnemiopsis leidyi in a new invaded environment, the Kiel Fjord (Western Baltic Sea): a matter of concern? J. Plankton Res., July 1, 2009; 31(7): 729 - 738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
T. Oguz, B. Fach, and B. Salihoglu Invasion dynamics of the alien ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and its impact on anchovy collapse in the Black Sea J. Plankton Res., December 1, 2008; 30(12): 1385 - 1397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
L. J. Sullivan and D. J. Gifford Growth and feeding rates of the newly hatched larval ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz (Ctenophora, Lobata) J. Plankton Res., November 1, 2007; 29(11): 949 - 965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
R. J. Waggett and L. J. Sullivan Feeding efficiency of the larval ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz (Ctenophora, Lobata) J. Plankton Res., July 1, 2006; 28(7): 719 - 723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
