Salinity tolerance of Mytilocypris henricae (Chapman) (Crustacea,Ostracoda)

Salinity tolerance, and the effects of temperature upon it, of the Australian ostracod Mytilocypris henricae (Chapman) was determined in direct transfer experiments using adults. Animals were subjected to a combination of 11 salinities (ranging between 0.0 g · 1^–1 and 45.0 g · 1^–1) and 4 temperatures (10, 15, 20 and 25 °C). Survival was analysed using two statistical techniques: the logit linear model and the proportional hazards model. Results show that both salinity and temperature have a significant effect on survival, but there is no significant interaction between temperature and salinity.