Complexity of trophic relationships between <i>Gammarus aequicauda</i> (Amphipoda) and <i>Eucypris mareotica</i> (Ostracoda) in a hypersaline lake
Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology
Year: 2024

In the hypersaline lakes of Crimea, only 5-7 species of animals are common including Gammarus aequicauda (Amphipoda) and Eucypris mareotica (Ostracoda). Two experiments were carried out to characterize the trophic interactions between these species. In one, G. aequicauda were used freshly caught from the lake, and in the other, after they were starved for 2.5 days in the laboratory. The experimental options were one male or female G. aequicauda and either 10, 20, or 30 ostracods. The gammarids a