Abstract
Filtration rate and negative phototactic behavior ofDaphnia magna were evaluated as potential predictors of the chronic no-effect copper concentration. The effects of copper on filtration and phototactic behavior were compared to the effects of chronic copper exposure on survivorship, number of juvenile molts, age at reproductive maturity, and neonate body length. Animals exposed to copper concentrations ⩾20μg/L exhibited reductions in filtration rate, negative phototaxis, body length of neonates and survival time. Animals exposed to 10μg/L exhibited a reduction in filtration rate, negative phototaxis and body length of neonates, but not in survival time. Number of juvenile molts, age at reproductive maturity, and mean brood size each responded erratically to copper exposure and are poor indices of copper stress. Since phototactic behavior, filtration rate, and neonate body length were all reduced at copper concentrations which did not reduce longevity or reproduction, bioassays in which only the latter are examined may underestimate the toxicity of copper and other chemicals. This may occur if bioassays are conducted for the frequently chosen 21-day interval.
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