by Kwok-ho Tsoi. / Thesis submitted in: October, 1999. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-222). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.1 / Acknowledgments --- p.5 / Contents --- p.6 / List of Figures --- p.10 / List of Tables --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.16 / Chapter 1.1 --- Literature Review --- p.16 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Biology of Amphipods --- p.16 / Chapter 1.1.1.1 --- External Morphology --- p.16 / Chapter 1.1.1.2 --- Habitat --- p.19 / Chapter 1.1.1.3 --- Feeding Habit --- p.20 / Chapter 1.1.1.4 --- Reproductive Biology --- p.22 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- The Application of Amphipods in Environmental Bioassays --- p.25 / Chapter 1.1.2.1 --- Abundance and Availability --- p.26 / Chapter 1.1.2.2 --- Sensitivity --- p.26 / Chapter 1.1.2.3 --- Ecological Relevance --- p.27 / Chapter 1.1.2.4 --- Living Habit --- p.28 / Chapter 1.1.2.5 --- Sublethal Response --- p.29 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objectives of this Study --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Taxonomic Identification of Hyale sp --- p.32 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Collection of Amphipods --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Preservation and Anesthesia --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Preservation --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- Anesthesia --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Dissection --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Dissecting Instruments --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Dissecting Medium --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.3.3 --- Photographic Recording and Illustration --- p.36 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.36 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Figure Index --- p.36 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Description of Key Characters --- p.40 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Growth of Hyale sp --- p.60 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Growth in Standardized Environmental Conditions --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.1.1 --- Experimental Animals --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.1.2 --- Culture Conditions --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.1.3 --- Examination and Recording --- p.64 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Growth of Juveniles in Different Salinities --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Experimental Animals --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Culture Conditions --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.2.3 --- Examinations and Recording --- p.68 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Morphometric Analysis on Length - Weight Relationship --- p.69 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.69 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.69 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Growth in Environmental Conditions --- p.69 / Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- Life Span --- p.69 / Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- Molt Cycle --- p.71 / Chapter 3.3.1.2.1 --- Age --- p.71 / Chapter 3.3.1.2.2 --- Intermolt Duration --- p.71 / Chapter 3.3.1.3 --- Body Length (BL) --- p.76 / Chapter 3.3.1.4 --- Head Length (HL) --- p.80 / Chapter 3.3.1.5 --- Eye Length (EL) --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3.1.6 --- Length and Articles of Antenna 1 (AL1 & AA1) --- p.86 / Chapter 3.3.1.7 --- Length and Articles of Antenna 2 (AL2 &AA2) --- p.90 / Chapter 3.3.1.8 --- Propodus Length of Gnathopod 1 (GL1) --- p.97 / Chapter 3.3.1.9 --- Propodus Length of Gnathopod 2 (GL2) --- p.103 / Chapter 3.3.1.10 --- Merus Length of Pereopod 7 (MP7) --- p.110 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Growth of Juveniles in Different Salinities --- p.114 / Chapter 3.3.2.1 --- Survival Rate --- p.114 / Chapter 3.3.2.2 --- Age --- p.117 / Chapter 3.3.2.3 --- Intermolt Duration --- p.117 / Chapter 3.3.2.4 --- Body Length (BL) --- p.117 / Chapter 3.3.2.5 --- Head Length (HL) --- p.121 / Chapter 3.3.2.6 --- Eye Length (EL) --- p.121 / Chapter 3.3.2.7 --- Length of Antenna 1 (AL1) --- p.124 / Chapter 3.3.2.8 --- Number of Article on Antenna 1 (AA1) --- p.124 / Chapter 3.3.2.9 --- Number of Article on Antenna 2 (AA2) --- p.127 / Chapter 3.3.2.10 --- Merus Length of Pereopod 7 (MP7) --- p.127 / Chapter 3.3.2.11 --- Summary on Growth Study in Different Salinities --- p.130 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Morphometric Analysis on Length - Weight Relationship --- p.130 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.134 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Discontinuous Growth --- p.134 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Growth Pattern --- p.135 / Chapter 3.4.2.1 --- Molt Cycle - Molt Frequency and Molt Duration --- p.135 / Chapter 3.4.2.2 --- Body Length --- p.136 / Chapter 3.4.2.3 --- Head Length and Merus Length of Pereopod7 --- p.138 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Morphometric Analysis on Length 一 Weight Relationship --- p.138 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Sexual Dimorphism --- p.139 / Chapter 3.4.4.1 --- Body Length --- p.140 / Chapter 3.4.4.2 --- Antennae 1 and2 --- p.140 / Chapter 3.4.4.3 --- Gnathopods 1 and2 --- p.141 / Chapter 3.4.5 --- Growth Phase --- p.141 / Chapter 3.4.5.1 --- Merus Length of Pereopod7 --- p.142 / Chapter 3.4.5.2 --- Eye Length --- p.143 / Chapter 3.4.5.3 --- Length of Antennae 1 and2 --- p.143 / Chapter 3.4.5.4 --- Propodus Length of Gnathopods 1 and2 --- p.144 / Chapter 3.4.5.5 --- Summary on Growth Phase --- p.145 / Chapter 3.4.6 --- Optimal Salinity for Growth --- p.145 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Reproductive Biology of Hyale sp --- p.149 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.149 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.151 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Fecundity --- p.151 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Morphometric Relationship between Brood Size and Body Length --- p.152 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.155 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Sexual Maturation --- p.155 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Fecundity --- p.158 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Duration of Recuperative Period and Incubation Period --- p.161 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Morphometric Relationship between Brood Size and Body Length --- p.161 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.161 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Tolerance of Hyale sp. to Temperature and Salinity --- p.170 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.170 / Chapter 5.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.172 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Sampling --- p.172 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Acclimation --- p.172 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Tolerance Tests --- p.173 / Chapter 5.2.3.1 --- Temperature Tolerance Tests --- p.174 / Chapter 5.2.3.2 --- Salinity Tolerance Tests --- p.175 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Data Analysis --- p.176 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results --- p.176 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Temperature Tolerance Tests --- p.176 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Salinity Tolerance Tests --- p.179 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.183 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Acute Toxicity of cadmium to Hyale sp --- p.187 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.187 / Chapter 6.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.188 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Sampling --- p.188 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Acclimation --- p.189 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Cadmium Toxicity Tests --- p.189 / Chapter 6.2.4 --- Data Analysis --- p.190 / Chapter 6.3 --- Results --- p.191 / Chapter 6.4 --- Discussion --- p.200 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Conclusions --- p.205 / References --- p.208
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323076 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Contributors | Tsoi, Kwok-ho., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 222 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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