Methods for selection of Daphnia resting eggs: the influence of manual decapsulation and sodium hypoclorite solution on hatching rates/Técnicas para seleção de ovos de resistência de Daphnia: influência do desencapsulamento manual e imersão em solução de hipoclorito nas taxas de eclosão

• Published in: Brazilian journal of biology Vol. 76; no. 4; p. 1058
• Main Authors: Paes, T A S V, Rietzler, A C, Maia-Barbosa, P M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: São Carlos Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Abortion; Cladocera; Daphnia; Ecosystems; Eggs; Experiments; Methods; Sediments; Sodium; Studies

Cladocerans are able to produce resting eggs inside a protective resistant capsule, the ephippium, that difficults the visualization of the resting eggs, because of the dark pigmentation. Therefore, before hatching experiments, methods to verify viable resting eggs in ephippia must be considered. Th...