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Kevin Olsen
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What are the effects of light on the regeneration of
planaria?
The planaria Dugesia tigrina is a small triclad thats usually found
in the debris of lakes , ponds, and streams. They usually try to
avoid being in the light using their ocelli because it limits their
movement and show negative phototaxis when their exposed to
light. In the experiment we wanted to see what effects exposure
to light would have on the regenerative abilities of the D.tigrina, if
any at all. We had to groups in this experiment, one group was
exposed to light and the other group was kept in the complete
dark. We had predicted that the group of planarias that were kept
in the dark would regenerate at a quicker rate because of the fact
that the dark is its preferred environment. After the experiment
their final lengths were measured and compared to see what
results we obtained. The results that were obtained was not what
we had expected, as both groups of D.tigrina grew at a similar
Citations
1. Kenk, Roman. "The Reproduction of Dugesia Tigrina (Girard)."
The American Naturalist 74.754: 471-75. Print.
2. Fleming, A. E. "Growth, intake, feed conversion efficiency
and chemosensory preference of the Australian abalone,
Haliotis rubra." Aquaculture 132.3 (1995): 297-311.