ECOTOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES WITH THE FRESH-WATER ROTIFER BRACHIONUS-CALYCIFLORUS .3. THE EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS ON THE FEEDING-BEHAVIOR

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FERRANDO, MD [1 ]
JANSSEN, CR [1 ]
ANDREU, E [1 ]
PERSOONE, G [1 ]
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[1] STATE UNIV GHENT,BIOL RES AQUAT POLLUT LAB,B-9000 GHENT,BELGIUM
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10.1006/eesa.1993.1035
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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The effect of short-term exposure to xenobiotics on the feeding behavior of the freshwater rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus was studied. The filtration and ingestion rates of this rotifer decreased after an exposure of 5 hr to sublethal concentrations of copper, pentachlorophenolate, 3,4- dichloroaniline, and lindane. The effective concentrations at which feeding rate was reduced to 50% of that in controls (EC50) for the respective chemicals are 0.032, 1.85, 41.2, and 8.5 mg/liter. The potential use of feeding behavior as test criterion for toxicity screening tests with aquatic invertebrates is discussed. © 1993 Academic Press, Inc.
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