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Diel observation on the trade-off between covering and sheltering behaviours of male and female Strongylocentrotus intermedius in laboratory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2014

Chong Zhao ,
Xiaofei Tian ,
Wenping Feng ,
Lunchao Hu ,
Haisen Zhou  and
Yaqing Chang
Chong Zhao
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
Xiaofei Tian
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
Wenping Feng
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
Lunchao Hu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
Haisen Zhou
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
Yaqing Chang*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Y. Chang, Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China email: yaqingchang@hotmail.com
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Abstract

In the field, both covering materials and shelters are commonly available to sea urchins. The behavioural decision between covering and sheltering thus obviously exists. However, no information is available on the preference between the two natural behaviours. Two conditions were designed with covering and sheltering materials to comparatively describe the diel trade-off between covering and sheltering behaviours in male and female Strongylocentrotus intermedius. In the present study S. intermedius had an obvious diel trade-off between covering and sheltering behaviours, preferring covering over sheltering when both behaviours were possible. Sex did not significantly affect the trade-off between the two behaviours, no matter whether covering materials were inside or outside the shelters. The rhythm of covering behaviour was not well correlated with intensity of light in the trade-off with sheltering behaviour. The present study provides new insights into behavioural ecology of sea urchins.

Keywords

Strongylocentrotus intermediusdielshelteringcoveringbehavioural decision-making
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 94 , Issue 7 , November 2014 , pp. 1471 - 1474
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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