Swimming speed of larval snail does not correlate with size and ciliary beat frequency.
Many marine invertebrates have planktonic larvae with cilia used for both propulsion and capturing of food particles. Hence, changes in ciliary activity have implications for larval nutrition and ability to navigate the water column, which in turn affect survival and dispersal. Using high-speed high...
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doaj-fa99c9fb70974d41bd4d784ada88ea262020-11-25T00:43:14ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-01812e8276410.1371/journal.pone.0082764Swimming speed of larval snail does not correlate with size and ciliary beat frequency.Kit Yu Karen ChanHoushuo JiangDianna K PadillaMany marine invertebrates have planktonic larvae with cilia used for both propulsion and capturing of food particles. Hence, changes in ciliary activity have implications for larval nutrition and ability to navigate the water column, which in turn affect survival and dispersal. Using high-speed high-resolution microvideography, we examined the relationship between swimming speed, velar arrangements, and ciliary beat frequency of freely swimming veliger larvae of the gastropod Crepidula fornicata over the course of larval development. Average swimming speed was greatest 6 days post hatching, suggesting a reduction in swimming speed towards settlement. At a given age, veliger larvae have highly variable speeds (0.8-4 body lengths s(-1)) that are independent of shell size. Contrary to the hypothesis that an increase in ciliary beat frequency increases work done, and therefore speed, there was no significant correlation between swimming speed and ciliary beat frequency. Instead, there are significant correlations between swimming speed and visible area of the velar lobe, and distance between centroids of velum and larval shell. These observations suggest an alternative hypothesis that, instead of modifying ciliary beat frequency, larval C. fornicata modify swimming through adjustment of velum extension or orientation. The ability to adjust velum position could influence particle capture efficiency and fluid disturbance and help promote survival in the plankton.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3867405?pdf=render |
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Kit Yu Karen Chan Houshuo Jiang Dianna K Padilla Swimming speed of larval snail does not correlate with size and ciliary beat frequency. PLoS ONE |
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Swimming speed of larval snail does not correlate with size and ciliary beat frequency. |
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Swimming speed of larval snail does not correlate with size and ciliary beat frequency. |
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Swimming speed of larval snail does not correlate with size and ciliary beat frequency. |
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Swimming speed of larval snail does not correlate with size and ciliary beat frequency. |
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Swimming speed of larval snail does not correlate with size and ciliary beat frequency. |
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swimming speed of larval snail does not correlate with size and ciliary beat frequency. |
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Many marine invertebrates have planktonic larvae with cilia used for both propulsion and capturing of food particles. Hence, changes in ciliary activity have implications for larval nutrition and ability to navigate the water column, which in turn affect survival and dispersal. Using high-speed high-resolution microvideography, we examined the relationship between swimming speed, velar arrangements, and ciliary beat frequency of freely swimming veliger larvae of the gastropod Crepidula fornicata over the course of larval development. Average swimming speed was greatest 6 days post hatching, suggesting a reduction in swimming speed towards settlement. At a given age, veliger larvae have highly variable speeds (0.8-4 body lengths s(-1)) that are independent of shell size. Contrary to the hypothesis that an increase in ciliary beat frequency increases work done, and therefore speed, there was no significant correlation between swimming speed and ciliary beat frequency. Instead, there are significant correlations between swimming speed and visible area of the velar lobe, and distance between centroids of velum and larval shell. These observations suggest an alternative hypothesis that, instead of modifying ciliary beat frequency, larval C. fornicata modify swimming through adjustment of velum extension or orientation. The ability to adjust velum position could influence particle capture efficiency and fluid disturbance and help promote survival in the plankton. |
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