Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae
Indirect interactions among community members impact on organisms. The effects of two snails, banded pond snail, Bellamya bengalensis (Lamarck), and Red-rimmed melania, Melanoides tuberculata (Müller), and tadpoles of Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider), on nonbiting midge larv...
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| description | Indirect interactions among community members impact on organisms. The effects of two snails, banded pond snail, Bellamya bengalensis (Lamarck), and Red-rimmed melania, Melanoides tuberculata (Müller), and tadpoles of Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider), on nonbiting midge larvae, Chironomus striatipennis Kieffer, were observed in experimental microcosm. Decrease in tube number and tube length of midge larvae was observed compared to control condition due to introduction of selected above mentioned organisms. The direct effects of non-predator organisms on the midge larvae are due to physical disturbance that destroys their tubes. This may result in vulnerability of midge larvae to predators in the wild. So the community structure may be altered by indirect effects, where one or more species, through their direct disturbance, indirectly change the abundance of other species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d209baa7b42c47ae9942138685a5b4aa2025-02-03T06:04:59ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/850782850782Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid LarvaeGargi Pal0Gautam Aditya1Niladri Hazra2Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan 713 104, IndiaEcology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan 713 104, IndiaEntomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan 713 104, IndiaIndirect interactions among community members impact on organisms. The effects of two snails, banded pond snail, Bellamya bengalensis (Lamarck), and Red-rimmed melania, Melanoides tuberculata (Müller), and tadpoles of Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider), on nonbiting midge larvae, Chironomus striatipennis Kieffer, were observed in experimental microcosm. Decrease in tube number and tube length of midge larvae was observed compared to control condition due to introduction of selected above mentioned organisms. The direct effects of non-predator organisms on the midge larvae are due to physical disturbance that destroys their tubes. This may result in vulnerability of midge larvae to predators in the wild. So the community structure may be altered by indirect effects, where one or more species, through their direct disturbance, indirectly change the abundance of other species.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/850782 |
| spellingShingle | Gargi Pal Gautam Aditya Niladri Hazra Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae |
| title_full | Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae |
| title_fullStr | Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae |
| title_short | Consequences of Physical Disturbance by Tadpoles and Snails on Chironomid Larvae |
| title_sort | consequences of physical disturbance by tadpoles and snails on chironomid larvae |
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