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Optimization of Culture Conditions of Porcellio dilatatus (Crustacea: Isopoda) for Laboratory Test Development
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This paper describes the experimental results for optimizing isopod culture conditions for terrestrial ecotoxicity testing. The influence of animal density and food quality on growth and reproduction of Porcellio dilatatus was investigated. Results indicate that density influences isopod performance in a significant way, with low-density cultures having a higher growth rate and better reproductive output than medium- or high-density cultures. Alder leaves, as a soft nitrogen-rich species, were found to be the best-quality diet; when compared with two other food mixtures, alder leaves induced the best results, particularly in terms of breeding success. Guidance regarding culture conditions of isopod species, especially in terms of culture density and diet, is given.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Caseiro, I., Santos, S., Sousa, J. P., Nogueira, A. J. A., & Soares, A. M. V. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- Universidade Politécnica de Bragança (PT)
- University of Aveiro (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Sousa, J.P.
- Venue
- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2000-11
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 285-291
- ISSN
- 0147-6513 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2034826595
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Crustacean biology and ecology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal testing and alternatives
- Keywords
- Porcellio dilatatus, terrestrial isopods, animal density, food quality, alder leaves, growth rate, reproductive output
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Crustacea, Culture Media, Diet, Population Density, Reproduction, Guidelines as Topic, Toxicity Tests
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