Browsing by Author "Storch, Daniela"

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    Latitudinal variation in maternal investment traits of the kelp crab Taliepus dentatus along the coast of Chile
    (2018) Baldanzi, Simone; Storch, Daniela; Navarrete C., Sergio; Graeve, Martin; Fernández, Miriam
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    Thermal tolerance of crustacean larvae(zoea I) in two different populations of the kelp crab Taliepus dentatus (Milne-Edwards)
    (2009) Storch, Daniela; Santelices Matta, Pedro Ignacio.; Barría Rodríguez, Jessica Ivette.; Fernández, Miriam
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    Thermal tolerance of larval stages of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus
    (INTER-RESEARCH, 2011) Storch, Daniela; Fernandez, Miriam; Navarrete, Sergio A.; Poertner, Hans Otto
    Physiological responses of larval stages can differ from those of the adults, affecting key ecological processes. Therefore, developing a mechanistic understanding of larval responses to environmental conditions is essential vis-a-vis climate change. We studied the thermal tolerance windows, defined by lower and upper pejus (Tp) and critical temperatures (Tc), of zoea I, II, and megalopa stages of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus. Tp limits determine the temperature range where aerobic scope is maximal and functioning of the organism is unrestrained, and were estimated from direct observations of larval activity. Tc limits define the transition from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism, and were estimated from the relationship between standard metabolic rate and temperature. Zoea I showed the broadest, zoea II an intermediate, and megalopae the narrowest tolerance window (Tp). Optimum performance in megalopae was limited to Tp between 11 and 15 degrees C, while their Tc ranged between 7 and 19 degrees C. Although Tc may be seldom encountered by larvae, the narrower Tp temperatures can frequently expose larvae to unfavorable conditions that can drastically constrain their performance. Temperatures beyond the Tp range of megalopae have been observed in most spring and summer months in central Chile, and can have important consequences for larval swimming performance and impair their ability to avoid predators or settle successfully. Besides the well-documented effects of temperature on development time, variability in field temperatures beyond Tp can affect performance of particular larval stages, which could drive large-scale variability in recruitment and population dynamics of T. dentatus and possibly other invertebrate species.