Daphnia magna is one of the most commonly used model organism to assess toxicity of
wide range of pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics, anticancer drugs, antidepressants, anti …

Planktonic organisms exhibit diverse morphological, behavioural and life-history responses
to the chemical presence of potential predators. Prey organisms have been found to sense …

Movement in animal groups is highly varied and ranges from seemingly disordered motion
in swarms to coordinated aligned motion in flocks and schools. These social interactions are …

Until recently, biological drivers of plankton aggregation were under-appreciated, because
most studies concentrated on physical processes. New technological advances, novel …

In a heterogeneous world, the optimal strategy for an individual is to continually change its
phenotype to match the optimal type. However, in the real world, organisms do not behave …

Predators can modify population and community dynamics not only through direct predation,
but also through nonconsumptive effects. Predator‐induced changes in the traits of prey …

Improved vision due to the cranial endothermy known in large‐bodied marine fishes
suggests that increased water temperature alone might also increase the speed with which …

The production of diapausing eggs by Daphnia magna stimulated by fish exudates can be
explained as an anti-predator defence ensuring genome protection in periods of high risk …

Some water fleas (Daphnia spp.) undergo phenotypic changes when exposed to chemical
signals from predators. The chemical signals have been assumed to be of predator origin (ie …

Freshwater benthic environments are among the major sinks of microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm)
sourced on inland anthropogenic activities. The ecotoxicological effects of MPs on benthic …