... was unchanged by salinity in the aquatic insects, whereas ion transport rates were positively correlated with higher salinities. In contrast, when we examined the ionic influx rates in the freshwater snail and crustaceans, we found that Ca uptake rates were highest under the most dilute conditions, while Na...

... to demand. Aquatic insects Behavior Boundary layer Discharge Microclimates Temperature Montana Water Center http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100013631 Life in water is shaped by the scarcity of oxygen ( Hutchinson, 1981 ; Lancaster and Downes, 2013 ). Water contains ∼30 times less...

... and vegetables to demonstrate that polarized light in nature follows this general rule. The consequences of the reflection-polarization patterns of small bodies of water for water detection by polarization-sensitive aquatic insects are discussed. * Permanent address: Biophysics Group, Department of Atomic...