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Author	H.G. van der Geest
Title	Behavioural responses of caddisfly larvae (Hydropsyche angustipennis) to hypoxia
Journal	Contributions to Zoology
Volume	76
Year	2007
Issue	4
Pages	255-260
ISSN	1383-4517
Keywords	avoidance behaviour; impedance conversion technique; low oxygen; aquatic insect behaviour
Abstract	The availability of aquatic oxygen can limit habitat suitability for benthic insects, and differences in hypoxia tolerance can therefore play a role in explaining distributions in the field. This study describes a behavioural test in which the trade off between different survival strategies after exposure to different oxygen concentrations is analyzed, using the caddisfly Hydropsyche angustipennis as a model organism. The impedance conversion technique was used to quantify patterns of behaviour for individual caddisflies at three levels of dissolved oxygen (100%, 50%, and 30% saturation) under controlled laboratory conditions. Exposure to hypoxia resulted in behavioural changes: under low-oxygen conditions, larvae increased their ventilation rate, which may increase oxygen uptake. However, they also increased the time spent on other activities, which may reflect avoidance behaviour.
Classification	42.75
Document type	article
Download paper	http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/94260