The effect of temperature on asexual reproduction in Hydra vulgaris.

Authors

Jameelah Destry, Kelso Cochran, Aide Macias-Muñoz

Published in

microPublication biology. Volume 2025. Epub Apr 21, 2025.

Abstract

Hydra vulgaris is a model cnidarian used for interdisciplinary studies in biology, yet its reproductive responses to environmental changes remain underexplored. This study examined how temperature affects asexual reproduction (budding) rates and population growth in H. vulgaris . We placed Hydra in two thermal environments, 15°C and 25°C, to compare differences in population growth, number of budding polyps, number of buds, and budding rates under 'cold' and 'hot' conditions. Our findings indicate that Hydra populations exhibit increased growth through asexual budding at higher temperatures.

PMID:
40331203
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 07 May 2025.

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