@article{Baiandina_2020, title={Response of Mnemiopsis leidyi larvae to light intensity changes}, volume={5}, url={https://marine-biology.ru/mbj/article/view/239}, DOI={10.21072/mbj.2020.05.2.09}, abstractNote={<p>A possible response to light of larvae of Black Sea ctenophore <em>Mnemiopsis leidyi</em> of two age groups (first to fourth day and one-two weeks after hatching) was experimentally studied. The larvae were placed in a Petri dish with seawater, in which two areas (light and dark) were created using a light source and a black opaque background. The number of larvae in each area was recorded for an hour after the start of the experiment. It was found that on average 77 % of the early stage larvae (first to fourth day) migrated to the dark area after an hour. We hypothesized that <em>Mnemiopsis leidyi</em> early stage larvae have negative phototaxis. Similar response of the older larvae (one-two weeks) was not recorded.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Marine Biological Journal}, author={Baiandina, Iu. S.}, year={2020}, month={Jun.}, pages={105–108} }