Li, Cheuk Yan Vivian. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-99). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract (in English) --- p.I / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.III / Acknowledgements --- p.IV / Table of contents --- p.V / List of figures --- p.VIII / List of tables --- p.XII / List of plates --- p.XIII / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Population Dynamics of Marine Cladocerans in Tolo Harbour / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Study site --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Species description and distribution --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Population dynamics of marine cladocerans --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.3.1 --- Reproduction --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.3.2 --- Fecundity of marine cladocerans --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.3.3 --- Embryonic development time --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.3.4 --- Food --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.3.5 --- Predation --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objective --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3 --- Materials and method --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Field sampling --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Hydrographical parameters and chlorophyll a concentration --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Zooplankton sampling --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Zooplankton analysis --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3.5 --- Calculation of Population Parameters --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4 --- Results --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Hydrographical parameters --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4.1.1 --- Temperature --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4.1.2 --- Salinity --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4.1.3 --- Dissolved Oxygen content --- p.17 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Chlorophyll a concentration --- p.17 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Seasonal occurrence of marine cladocerans in Tolo Harbour --- p.26 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Parameters of the marine cladocerans populations --- p.32 / Chapter 1.4.5 --- Occurrence of gamogenic individuals of marine cladocerans --- p.51 / Chapter 1.4.6 --- Occurrence of chaetognaths --- p.51 / Chapter 1.5 --- Discussion --- p.57 / Chapter 1.6 --- Conclusion --- p.66 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- "Molecular detection of the diet of the marine cladocerans, Pseudevadne tergestina" / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.68 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The importance of marine cladocerans --- p.68 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Previous findings on cladoceran diet --- p.69 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- Sidid cladocerans --- p.69 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- Podonid cladocerans --- p.69 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Methods to investigate the feeding habit of animals --- p.71 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Application of molecular detection --- p.72 / Chapter 2.2 --- Objectives --- p.73 / Chapter 2.3 --- Materials and method --- p.74 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Zooplankton sampling and preparation --- p.74 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- DNA extraction --- p.74 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- 18S rRNA gene amplification --- p.75 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- 18S rRNA Cloning --- p.76 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Clone screening by RFLP --- p.76 / Chapter 2.3.6 --- Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis --- p.77 / Chapter 2.4 --- Results --- p.78 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Alveolata --- p.78 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Other lineages --- p.79 / Chapter 2.5 --- Discussion and conclusion --- p.85 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Errors and improvements --- p.87 / Reference --- p.89
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_327024 |
Date | January 2010 |
Contributors | Li, Cheuk Yan Vivian., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Life Sciences. |
Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Language | English, Chinese |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, bibliography |
Format | print, xiii, 99 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Tolo Harbor (Hong Kong, China) |
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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