Publication: Effects of cadmium on locomotor activity rhythms of the amphipod Gammarus aequicauda
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Lloret, J. ; Marín, A. ; Sánche Vázquez, F. J. ; Sánchez Morillo-Velarde, María Piedad
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Springer
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-010-9563-9
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© 2010 Springer Science + Business Media, LLC. This document is the Published version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-010-9563-9
Abstract
Behavioural responses are linked to complex biochemical and physiologic changes and may act as sensitive indicators of the sublethal effects of pollutants. This article investigates changes in the locomotor activity rhythms of the amphipod Gammarus aequicauda exposed to cadmium (Cd) as a model to study the effect of pollutants on an ecologically important species. Under a 12:12 h light-to-dark cycle, G. aequicauda showed a strict nocturnal rhythm, with 90.2 ± 0.4% of their total daily activity occurring during the night. Under constant darkness, circadian rhythms persisted for 10 days, with a mean periodicity of 24.32 h, thus confirming endogenous control. Exposure to sublethal concentrations of Cd (0.16, 0.20, 0.24, and 0.28 mg l−1) did not change the nocturnal activity patterns of G. aequicauda, although their swimming activity during the night was significantly decreased by exposure to concentrations of 0.24 and 0.28 mg Cd l−1. In conclusion, locomotor activity bioassays using the amphipod G. aequicauda appeared to be a sensitive indicator of Cd contamination, and sensitivity and tolerance to Cd in short-term bioassays may depend on the time of the day tests are carried out. These results provide further support for the idea that behavioural end points in amphipods are useful indicators of pollutant exposure and that future studies should take circadian rhythms into consideration.
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Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2011, Vo. 60, pp. 444–451
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