Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Calcium Stress in Daphnia Pulicaria and Exposure to Predator-Derived Cues: Making a Bad Situation Worse?

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Rice, Marcus James, Thesis advisor (ths): Frost, Paul P. C., Degree committee member (dgc): Paterson, Michael M.P., Degree committee member (dgc): Beresford, David D.B., Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>In recent decades, declining calcium concentrations have been reported throughout lakes across the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. This raises concern as Daphnia populations have shown to be decreasing as they require calcium not only for survival but to mitigate predation risks. Therefore, the purpose of my thesis was to study the adaptability of Daphnia under calcium limitation… more
Full Text: CALCIUM STRESS IN DAPHNIA PULICARIA AND EXPOSURE TO PREDATOR-DERIVED CUES: MAKING A BAD SITUATION WORSE? A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty …