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+[[!meta title="Role of intraspecific competition in intrinsic growth rate regulation in an Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata) population"]]
+[[!tag Oikopleura]]
+
+Li, S., Zhang, G.
+
+J. Ocean. Limnol. 39, 609–622 (2021). doi:10.1007/s00343-020-0071-0
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+Role of intraspecific competition in intrinsic growth rate regulation in an _Oikopleura dioica_ (Tunicata) population.
+
+[[!doi 10.1007/s00343-020-0071-0 desc="_O. dioica_ found in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, China and cultured at 18 °C. Generation time of 4.5 days. Largest animals tend to appear with low density of individuals and large amounts of food."]]
+
+“Individuals of Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata, Appendicularia) were collected in the Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, China (35°03′N, 120°20′E) on June 20, 2017, using a plankton net with a large-volume cod-end (10L). The samples were diluted into 50 L buckets and transported immediately to the laboratory, where healthy individuals were sorted and cultured in a small room (approximately 10 m2) maintained at 18 ± 1°C using a standard air conditioner.”
+
+“parental animals were forced to release their gametes by gentle aspiration in a pipette. Then, all dishes were placed in a speed-regulating vibrator (HY-4H) rotating at 60 r/min for 5 min to mix the eggs and male gametes together, and this time was considered time zero (D0).”
+
+“To control the food concentration, a mono-diet of Isochrysis galbana was adopted for all treatments.”
+
+“From gamete production, the entire incubation duration was 4 d and 12 h.”
+
+“The body length of O. dioica was 145 ± 17 μm on average after 15 h of metamorphosis.” “ On average, body lengths of 324–549 μm were achieved at the end of the experiments.” “At each food level, both the final body and gonad length decreased on average with density.”
+
+“Calculated with a fixed generation duration of 4.5 d, the mean maximal intrinsic rate of natural increase (rmax) varied between 0.25 and 0.65/d”
+
+“In general, the population growth was significantly regulated by the PFS. The rmax was increased with the PFS and was saturated at values higher than 8.1 μg C/ind.”
+
+“Though the mortality recorded in our experiments was generally higher at low food concentrations, it is uncertain whether mortality increased with increased competition stress.”
eventually pause. Animals in GA can survive ~18 days at 15°C. GA can also be
induced by inhibiting the TOR pathway ([[Subramaniam, Campsteijn and Thompson,
2014|biblio/24695788]]).
+ - Large animals (~5 mm body length) could be cultivated when provided with large
+ amounts of food ([[Li and Zhang, 2021|biblio/10.1007_s00343-020-0071-0]]).
- Telomeres are localised at the nuclear envelope and do not overlap with nuclear
pore complexes in early meiotic oocytes before H3S10 phosphorylation. In nurse
cells at a later stage of oocyte development, the telomeres localise in silent
- In the northern south China sea, _O. longicauda_ and _O. rufescens_ were
reported to be more abundant than _O. dioica_ in 2006 by ([[Li and coll.,
2012|biblio/10.1007_s13131-012-0243-7]]).
+ - _O. dioica_ captured in 2017 from Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, China (35°03′N, 120°20′E)
+ could be cultivated at 18 °C ([[Li and Zhang, 2021|biblio/10.1007_s00343-020-0071-0]]).
- _O. dioica_ and _O. longicauda_ were found throurought 2006-2007 in the Yellow sea
([[Franco, Chen and Li, 2014|biblio/10.1007_s11802-014-2376-0]]). Abundance peaked
is spring, but the animals could also be found in winter when water temperature