Ecology: experimental & Lab studies

  1. Le Quiniou C., Schmitt F.G., Calzavarini E., Souissi S., Huang Y. Copepod swimming activity and turbulence intensity: study in the Agiturb turbulence generator system. The European Physical Journal Plus, 137: 250, https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-02455-7.
  2. Michalec F.G., Fouxon I., Souissi S., Holzner M. (2017) Zooplankton can actively adjust their motility to turbulent flow. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(52): E11199-E11207; doi/10.1073/pnas.1708888114
  3. Michalec F.G., Schmitt F.G., Souissi S. & Holzner M. (2015) Characterization of intermittency in zooplankton behaviour in turbulence. The European Physical Journal E, 38:108 DOI 10.1140/epje/i2015-15108-2.
  4. Michalec F.G., Souissi S. & Holzner M. (2015) Turbulence triggers vigorous swimming but hinders motion strategy in planktonic copepods. Journal of Royal Society Interface, 12:20150158.
  5. Sabia L., Uttieri M., Schmitt F.G., Zagami G., Zambianchi E. & Souissi S. (2014) Pseudodiaptomus marinus Sato, 1913, a new invasive copepod in Lake Faro (Sicily): observations on the swimming behaviour and the sex-dependent responses to food. Zoological Studies, 53:49.
  6. Heuschele J., Ceballos S., Andersen-Borg, C.M., Bjærke O., Isari S., Lasley-Rasher R., Lindehoff E., Souissi A., Souissi S., Titelman J. (2014) Non-consumptive effects of predator presence on copepod reproduction: insights from a mesocosm experiment. Marine Biology, 161:1653-1666.
  7. Glippa O., Alekseev V., Souissi S.* (2013) Effects of photoperiod on egg production in Eurytemora affinis Poppe, 1880 (Copepoda: Calanoida) from the Seine Estuary (France). Italian Journal of Zoology, 80 :518-525.
  8. Souissi A., Souissi S.* & Hwang J. S. (2013) The effect of epibiont ciliates on the behavior and mating success of the copepod Eurytemora affinis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 445: 38-43.
  9. Michalec F.G., Holzner M., Hwang J.S. & Souissi S.* (2012) Three dimensional observation of salinity-induced changes in the swimming behavior of the estuarine calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus annandalei. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 438: 24-31.
  10. Moison M., Schmitt F.G., Souissi S. (2013) Differences between females and males in the feeding activity of Temora longicornis. Ecological Research, 28:459-467.
  11. Devreker D., Pierson J., Souissi S., Kimmel D.G., Roman M. (2012) An experimental approach to estimate egg production and development rate of the calanoid copepod Eurytemora affinis in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 416-417:72-83.
  12. Mahjoub M.S., Kumar R., Souissi S., Schmitt F.G., Hwang J.S. (2012) Turbulence effects on the feeding dynamics in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 416-417:61-67.
  13. Dur G., Souissi S., Schmitt F.G., Cheng S.H., Hwang J.S. (2012) Sex ratio and mating behavior in the calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus annandalei. Zoological Studies, 51(5): 589-597.
  14. Beyrend-Dur D., Kumar R., Rao T.R., Souissi S., Cheng S.H. & Hwang J.S. (2011) Demographic parameters of adults of Pseudodiaptomus annandalei (Copepoda: Calanoida): temperature-salinity and generation effects. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 404 :1-14.
  15. Dur, G., S. Souissi, F.G. Schmitt, Beyrend-Dur D., S.H. Cheng, J.S. Hwang (2011) Mating and mate choice in Pseudodiaptomus annandalei (Copepoda: Calanoida). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 402 :1-11.
  16. Lee C.H., Dahms H.U., Cheng S.H., Souissi S., Schmitt F.G., Kumar R. & Hwang J.S. (2011) Mating behaviour of Pseudodiaptomus annandalei (Copepoda, Calanoida) at calm and hydrodynamically disturbed waters. Marine Biology, 158: 1085-1094.
  17. Dur, G., S. Souissi, F.G. Schmitt, F.G. Michalec, M.S. Mahjoub, J.S. Hwang (2011) Effects of animal density, volume, and the use of 2D/3D recording on behavioral studies of copepods. Hydrobiologia, 666:197-214.
  18. S. Souissi, Michalec, F.G., G. Dur, S. Mahjoub, F.G. Schmitt, J.S. Hwang (2010) How does salinity influence the estuarine copepod Eurytemora affinis ?: reply. J. Plankton Res. 32(8), 1227-1229.
  19. Dur, G., S. Souissi, F.G. Schmitt, S.H. Cheng, J.S. Hwang (2010) The different aspects in motion of the three reproductive stages of Pseudodiaptomus annandalei (Copepoda, Calanoida), J. Plankton Res, 32: 423-440.
  20. Michalec, F.G., S. Souissi*, G. Dur, S. Mahjoub, F.G. Schmitt, J.S. Hwang (2010) Differences in behavioral responses of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda, Calanoida) adults to salinity variations, Journal of Plankton Research, 32(6):805-813.
  21. Souissi A., Souissi S.*, Devreker D. & Hwang J. S. (2010) Occurence of intersexuality in a laboratory culture of the copepod Eurytemora affinis from the Seine estuary (France). Marine Biology, 157(4): 851-861.
  22. Beyrend-Dur D., Souissi S*, Devreker D, Winkler G & Hwang J-S (2009). Life Cycle Traits of Two Transatlantic Populations of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda: Calanoida): Salinity effects. Journal of Plankton Research, 31: 713-128.
  23. Moison M, Schmitt FG, Souissi S, Seuront L, Hwang JS (2009) Symbolic dynamics and entropies of copepod behaviour under non-turbulent and turbulent conditions. Journal of Marine Systems, 77: 388-396.
  24. Devreker D, Souissi S*, Winkler G, Forget-Leray J & Leboulenger F (2009) Effects of salinity and temperature on the reproduction of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda; Calanoida) from the Seine estuary: a laboratory study. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 368: 113-123.
  25. Jiménez-Melero R, Parra G, Souissi S & Guerrero F (2007) Post-embryonic development of Arctodiaptomus salinus (Copepoda: Calanoida) at different temperatures: Comments on individual variability. Journal of Plankton Research, 29: 553-567.
  26. Devreker D, Souissi S, Forget-Leray J & Leboulenger F (2007) Effects of salinity and temperature on the post embryonic development of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda; Calanoida) of the Seine estuary: a laboratory study. Journal of Plankton Research, 29:i117-i133.
  27. Seuront L, Hwang JS, Tseng LC, Schmitt FG, Souissi S, & Wong CK (2004) Individual variability in the swimming behavior of the sub-tropical copepod Oncaea venusta (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 283:199-217.
  28. Seuront L, Yamazaki H & Souissi S (2004) Hydrodynamic disturbance and zooplankton swimming behavior. Zoological Studies, 43 :376-387.
  29. Seuront L, Schmitt FG, Brewer MC, Strickler JR & Souissi S (2004) From random walk to multifractal random walk in zooplankton swimming behavior. Zoological Studies, 43 : 498-510.
  30. Devreker D, Souissi S* & Seuront L (2004) Effects of individual variability on the development and mortality of the first naupliar stages of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda, Calanoida) under different conditions of salinity and temperature. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 303: 31-46.