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Thompson WA, Lau GY, Richards JG, Devlin RH. Rationed and satiated growth hormone transgenic Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) show tissue specific differences in energy stores. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2023; 263:110781. [PMID: 35902066 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2022.110781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
Abstract
Growth hormone transgenic coho salmon experience increased growth rates, driven primarily through elevated feed intake and feed conversion. However, neuropeptides that signal appetite stimulation have been shown to exhibit variable responses across fed states, suggesting a more complex system mediating growth in these fish. Studies have proposed that growth hormone may have a modulatory role on the energy reserves of fish, possibly through AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation. AMPK, an energy sensor in cells, has previously been shown to be upregulated in growth hormone transgenic salmon when compared to wild type, however, whether this effect is seen across fed states is unknown. Here, we tested the hypothesis that growth hormone induces an energetic deficit in metabolic tissues, leading to constitutive AMPK activation in growth hormone transgenic salmon. This study compared AMPK activity, ATP, and glycogen, of the liver, heart, and muscle of wild-type, and growth hormone transgenic salmon either fed to satiation or a wild-type ration. The results suggest that white muscle ATP levels in growth hormone salmon are elevated in satiation and rationed conditions. In the liver, growth hormone transgenic salmon fed a rationed wild-type diet experience reductions in ATP level and glycogen. In none of the tissues examined, did AMPK activity change. Taken together, these results indicate that growth hormone transgenic salmon experience metabolic duress when not fed to satiation.
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- W A Thompson
- The University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- The University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- The University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, British Columbia V7V 1N6, Canada
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Frenzilli G, Martorell-Ribera J, Bernardeschi M, Scarcelli V, Jönsson E, Diano N, Moggio M, Guidi P, Sturve J, Asker N. Bisphenol A and Bisphenol S Induce Endocrine and Chromosomal Alterations in Brown Trout. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:645519. [PMID: 33776939 PMCID: PMC7992001 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.645519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Bisphenol A is a widely used compound found in large amount of consumer products. As concerns have been raised about its toxicological and public health effect, the use of alternatives to bisphenol A are now increasing. Bisphenol S is one of the analogues being used as a replacement for bisphenol A despite the fact that little is known about the effects of bisphenol S on living organisms. In this study, we investigated the potential endocrine and genotoxic effects of bisphenol A and bisphenol S in juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta). The fish were exposed to the compounds for either 2 weeks or 8 weeks via sustained-release cholesterol implants containing doses of 2 mg/kg fish or 20 mg/kg fish of the substances. The effects on the thyroid hormone levels and the estrogenic disrupting marker vitellogenin were evaluated, along with the genotoxic markers micronucleated cells and erythrocyte nuclear abnormalities. An increase in plasma vitellogenin was observed in fish exposed to the high dose of bisphenol A for 2 weeks. At this experimental time the level of the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3) in plasma was elevated after bisphenol S exposure at the high concentration, and paralleled by an increase of micronucleated cells. Moreover, bisphenol A induced an increase of micronuclei frequency in fish erythrocytes after the exposure at the lowest dose tested. Taken together the results indicate that both bisphenol A and its alternative bisphenol S cause endocrine disrupting and genotoxic effects in brown trout, although suggesting two different mechanisms of damage underlying bisphenol A and bisphenol S activity.
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- Giada Frenzilli
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Applied Biology and Genetics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giada Frenzilli,
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- Institute for Genome Biology, Fish Genetics Unit, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Applied Biology and Genetics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Applied Biology and Genetics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Applied Biology and Genetics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Weidner J, Jensen CH, Giske J, Eliassen S, Jørgensen C. Hormones as adaptive control systems in juvenile fish. Biol Open 2020; 9:bio046144. [PMID: 31996351 PMCID: PMC7044463 DOI: 10.1242/bio.046144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Growth is an important theme in biology. Physiologists often relate growth rates to hormonal control of essential processes. Ecologists often study growth as a function of gradients or combinations of environmental factors. Fewer studies have investigated the combined effects of environmental and hormonal control on growth. Here, we present an evolutionary optimization model of fish growth that combines internal regulation of growth by hormone levels with the external influence of food availability and predation risk. The model finds a dynamic hormone profile that optimizes fish growth and survival up to 30 cm, and we use the probability of reaching this milestone as a proxy for fitness. The complex web of interrelated hormones and other signalling molecules is simplified to three functions represented by growth hormone, thyroid hormone and orexin. By studying a range from poor to rich environments, we find that the level of food availability in the environment results in different evolutionarily optimal strategies of hormone levels. With more food available, higher levels of hormones are optimal, resulting in higher food intake, standard metabolism and growth. By using this fitness-based approach we also find a consequence of evolutionary optimization of survival on optimal hormone use. Where foraging is risky, the thyroid hormone can be used strategically to increase metabolic potential and the chance of escaping from predators. By comparing model results to empirical observations, many mechanisms can be recognized, for instance a change in pace-of-life due to resource availability, and reduced emphasis on reserves in more stable environments.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Jacqueline Weidner
- University of Bergen, Department of Biological Sciences, Postboks 7803, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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- University of Bergen, Department of Biological Sciences, Postboks 7803, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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- University of Bergen, Department of Biological Sciences, Postboks 7803, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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- University of Bergen, Department of Biological Sciences, Postboks 7803, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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Muttray AF, Donaldson EM, Devlin RH. Effects of recombinant salmon type II growth hormone and bovine growth hormone on growth of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2019; 45:1083-1090. [PMID: 31093852 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-019-00620-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A comparison of the efficacy of salmon and bovine growth hormone to stimulate growth of coho salmon juveniles was performed. Oncorhynchus nerka (sockeye salmon) type II growth hormone (nGH2) was produced using a bacterial expression system, yielding approximately 25 mg of refolded recombinant protein per litre of cells. The purified nGH2 and bovine growth hormone (bGH) were tested in juvenile O. kisutch (coho salmon) over 24 weeks. Weekly intraperitoneal injections of 0.1 and 0.5 μg/g nGH2 resulted in a dose-dependent increase in weight and fork length compared to control fish injected with bovine serum albumin (BSA). Application of 0.5 μg/g bGH resulted in the same stimulation of growth as did 0.5 μg/g nGH2, indicating these proteins were equipotent. Following 6 weeks of treatment and a subsequent rest period of 7 weeks, coho salmon were further treated with bGH at 0.5 μg/g. A prior treatment with bGH did not reduce growth-promoting activity of bGH in subsequent treatments. Throughout the experiment, condition factor decreased at similar rates for all treatment groups. These data show that bGH, which is widely available, can be used to elevate growth rate in juvenile salmon comparably to homologous GH, and validate the use of bGH in physiological or ecological experiments where rapid growth is desired compared to that seen in wild type.
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- Annette F Muttray
- Department of Fisheries & Oceans, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1N6, Canada
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- Department of Fisheries & Oceans, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1N6, Canada
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- Department of Fisheries & Oceans, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1N6, Canada.
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Mun SH, You JH, Oh HJ, Lee CH, Baek HJ, Lee YD, Kwon JY. Expression Patterns of Growth Related Genes in Juvenile Red Spotted Grouper ( Epinephelus akaara) with Different Growth Performance after Size Grading. Dev Reprod 2019; 23:35-42. [PMID: 31049470 PMCID: PMC6487320 DOI: 10.12717/dr.2019.23.1.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Fish shows great difference in growth rate between individuals during larval
development and early growth. This difference seriously reduces the production
efficiency in fish culture. Growth hormone (GH)/Insulin-like growth factor 1
(IGF1) system is said to play some pivotal roles in fish growth. In this study,
we investigated differences of GH, IGF1 and GHR gene expressions in juvenile red
spotted grouper (Epinephelus akaara) with different growth
performance. Red spotted groupers were reared under the same environmental
condition (water temperature 24±1℃, natural light) for 96 days
after hatching. They were divided into 3 groups by size (fast growing, middle
growing and slow growing groups: FGG, MGG, and SGG, respectively). RNA was
extracted from the brain, liver and muscle tissues from each group, and target
gene expression was examined by real-time PCR. In the brain with pituitary
gland, expression of GH gene in FGG was significantly higher than the expression
in SGG, but the expression of IGF1 and GHR genes in the muscle was highest in
SGG. Difference of GHR and IGF1 mRNA in the liver between groups with different
growth performance was less clear than that in other tissues, although level of
IGF1 mRNA was higher in SGG than in MGG. These results suggest that hormonal
governing of growth is not the same in fast growing and slow growing fish, and
size grading could cause a shift of hormonal state and growth pattern in this
species.
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- Seong Hee Mun
- Dept. of Aquatic Life Medical Science, Sunmoon University, Asan 31460, Korea
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- Dept. of Aquatic Life Medical Science, Sunmoon University, Asan 31460, Korea
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- Dept. of Aquatic Life Medical Science, Sunmoon University, Asan 31460, Korea
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- Dept. of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
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- Dept. of Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 63333, Korea
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- Dept. of Aquatic Life Medical Science, Sunmoon University, Asan 31460, Korea
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Moreau DTR. Ecological risk analysis and genetically modified salmon: management in the face of uncertainty. Annu Rev Anim Biosci 2015; 2:515-33. [PMID: 25384154 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-animal-022513-114231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The commercialization of growth hormone transgenic Atlantic salmon for aquaculture has become a controversial public policy issue. Concerns exist over the potential ecological effects of this biotechnology should animals escape captivity. From within an ecological risk-analysis framework, science has been sought to provide decision makers with evidence upon which to base regulatory decisions pertaining to genetically modified salmon. Here I review the available empirical information on the potential ecological and genetic effects of transgenic salmon and discuss the underlying eco-evolutionary science behind the topic. I conclude that data gaps and irreducible epistemic uncertainties limit the role of scientific inference in support of ecological risk management for transgenic salmon. I argue that predictive uncertainties are pervasive in complex eco-evolutionary systems and that it behooves those involved in the risk-analysis process to accept and communicate these limitations in the interest of timely, clear, and cautious risk-management options.
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- Darek T R Moreau
- Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture, Government of Newfoundland & Labrador, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, A1B 4J6; ; Twitter: @darekmoreau
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Early life-history consequences of growth-hormone transgenesis in rainbow trout reared in stream ecosystem mesocosms. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120173. [PMID: 25807001 PMCID: PMC4373795 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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There is persistent commercial interest in the use of growth modified fishes for shortening production cycles and increasing overall food production, but there is concern over the potential impact that transgenic fishes might have if ever released into nature. To explore the ecological consequences of transgenic fish, we performed two experiments in which the early growth and survival of growth-hormone transgenic rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were assessed in naturalized stream mesocosms that either contained predators or were predator-free. We paid special attention to the survival bottleneck that occurs during the early life-history of salmonids, and conducted experiments at two age classes (first-feeding fry and 60 days post-first-feeding) that lie on either side of the bottleneck. In the late summer, the first-feeding transgenic trout could not match the growth potential of their wild-type siblings when reared in a hydrodynamically complex and oligotrophic environment, irrespective of predation pressure. Furthermore, overall survival of transgenic fry was lower than in wild-type (transgenic = 30% without predators, 8% with predators; wild-type = 81% without predators, 31% with predators). In the experiment with 60-day old fry, we explored the effects of the transgene in different genetic backgrounds (wild versus domesticated). We found no difference in overwinter survival but significantly higher growth by transgenic trout, irrespective of genetic background. We conclude that the high mortality of GH-transgenic trout during first-feeding reflects an inability to sustain the basic metabolic requirements necessary for life in complex, stream environments. However, when older, GH-transgenic fish display a competitive advantage over wild-type fry, and show greater growth and equal survival as wild-type. These results demonstrate how developmental age and time of year can influence the response of genotypes to environmental conditions. We therefore urge caution when extrapolating the results of GH-transgenesis risk assessment studies across multiple life-history or developmental stages.
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Larsen MH, Johnsson JI, Winberg S, Wilson ADM, Hammenstig D, Thörnqvist PO, Midwood JD, Aarestrup K, Höglund E. Effects of emergence time and early social rearing environment on behaviour of Atlantic salmon: consequences for juvenile fitness and smolt migration. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119127. [PMID: 25747862 PMCID: PMC4352035 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Consistent individual differences in behaviour have been well documented in a variety of animal taxa, but surprisingly little is known about the fitness and life-history consequences of such individual variation. In wild salmonids, the timing of fry emergence from gravel spawning nests has been suggested to be coupled with individual behavioural traits. Here, we further investigate the link between timing of spawning nest emergence and behaviour of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), test effects of social rearing environment on behavioural traits in fish with different emergence times, and assess whether behavioural traits measured in the laboratory predict growth, survival, and migration status in the wild. Atlantic salmon fry were sorted with respect to emergence time from artificial spawning nest into three groups: early, intermediate, and late. These emergence groups were hatchery-reared separately or in co-culture for four months to test effects of social rearing environment on behavioural traits. Twenty fish from each of the six treatment groups were then subjected to three individual-based behavioural tests: basal locomotor activity, boldness, and escape response. Following behavioural characterization, the fish were released into a near-natural experimental stream. Results showed differences in escape behaviour between emergence groups in a net restraining test, but the social rearing environment did not affect individual behavioural expression. Emergence time and social environment had no significant effects on survival, growth, and migration status in the stream, although migration propensity was 1.4 to 1.9 times higher for early emerging individuals that were reared separately. In addition, despite individuals showing considerable variation in behaviour across treatment groups, this was not translated into differences in growth, survival, and migration status. Hence, our study adds to the view that fitness (i.e., growth and survival) and life-history predictions from laboratory measures of behaviour should be made with caution and ideally tested in nature.
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- Martin H. Larsen
- National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Section for Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology, Technical University of Denmark, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Section for Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology, Technical University of Denmark, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Section for Aquaculture, Technical University of Denmark, Hirtshals, Denmark
- Research Secretariat, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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Roberts LJ, Taylor J, Gough PJ, Forman DW, Garcia de Leaniz C. Silver spoons in the rough: can environmental enrichment improve survival of hatchery Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in the wild? JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2014; 85:1972-91. [PMID: 25469954 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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This study tested the 'silver spoon' hypothesis which posits that individuals that develop under favourable conditions should enjoy a fitness advantage later in life because they are more likely to recognize and settle in high-quality habitats. Atlantic salmon Salmo salar of two age classes (0+ and 1+ years) were reared in environmentally enriched or standard hatchery tanks for a short period (c. 10 weeks), were then released into a natural river and sampled on repeated occasions to test for silver-spoon effects. Compared with controls, enriched fish had a 6.4% higher recapture rate and settled in higher velocity habitats when they were stocked as 0+ year fry, but not when they were stocked as 1+ year parr. The opportunity for selection was generally higher for environmentally enriched fish than for controls, and also higher for 0+ than for 1+ year fish. Selection favoured individuals with high condition factor, extensive fat reserves and longer than average pectoral fins in both age classes but favoured a small body size in 1+ year and a large body size in 0+ year releases. Stomach analysis showed that enriched fish ate more, and adapted quicker to natural prey than controls. These results provide support for silver-spoon effects in fish and indicate that enrichment can improve post-release performance in conservation programmes, but seemingly only if fish are not kept in captivity for too long.
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- L J Roberts
- Swansea University, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research, Department of Biosciences, Swansea SA2 8PP, U.K
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Moreau DTR, Gamperl AK, Fletcher GL, Fleming IA. Delayed phenotypic expression of growth hormone transgenesis during early ontogeny in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)? PLoS One 2014; 9:e95853. [PMID: 24763675 PMCID: PMC3998944 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Should growth hormone (GH) transgenic Atlantic salmon escape, there may be the potential for ecological and genetic impacts on wild populations. This study compared the developmental rate and respiratory metabolism of GH transgenic and non-transgenic full sibling Atlantic salmon during early ontogeny; a life history period of intense selection that may provide critical insight into the fitness consequences of escaped transgenics. Transgenesis did not affect the routine oxygen consumption of eyed embryos, newly hatched larvae or first-feeding juveniles. Moreover, the timing of early life history events was similar, with transgenic fish hatching less than one day earlier, on average, than their non-transgenic siblings. As the start of exogenous feeding neared, however, transgenic fish were somewhat developmentally behind, having more unused yolk and being slightly smaller than their non-transgenic siblings. Although such differences were found between transgenic and non-transgenic siblings, family differences were more important in explaining phenotypic variation. These findings suggest that biologically significant differences in fitness-related traits between GH transgenic and non-transgenic Atlantic salmon were less than family differences during the earliest life stages. The implications of these results are discussed in light of the ecological risk assessment of genetically modified animals.
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- Darek T. R. Moreau
- Department of Ocean Sciences and Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Programme, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences and Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Programme, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
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Sundt-Hansen L, Einum S, Neregård L, Björnsson BT, Johnsson JI, Fleming IA, Devlin RH, Hindar K. Growth hormone reduces growth in free-living Atlantic salmon fry. Funct Ecol 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01999.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kling P, Jönsson E, Nilsen TO, Einarsdottir IE, Rønnestad I, Stefansson SO, Björnsson BT. The role of growth hormone in growth, lipid homeostasis, energy utilization and partitioning in rainbow trout: interactions with leptin, ghrelin and insulin-like growth factor I. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2012; 175:153-62. [PMID: 22094208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Revised: 09/27/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The growth-promoting effects of in vivo growth hormone (GH) treatment were studied in relation to size and lipid content of energy stores including liver, mesentery, white muscle and belly flap in rainbow trout. In order to elucidate endocrine interactions and links to regulation of growth, adiposity and energy metabolism, plasma levels of GH, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), leptin (Lep) and ghrelin, were assessed and correlated to growth and energy status. In addition tissue-specific expression of lepa1 mRNA was examined. Juvenile rainbow trout were implanted with sustained-release bovine GH implants and terminally sub-sampled at 1, 3 and 6 weeks. GH increased specific growth rate, reduced condition factor (CF) and increased feed conversion efficiency resulting in a redistribution of energy stores. Thus, GH decreased mesenteric (MSI) and liver somatic index (LSI). Lipid content of the belly flap increased following GH-treatment while liver and muscle lipid content decreased. Independent of GH substantial growth was accompanied by an increase in muscle lipids and a decrease in belly flap lipids. The data suggest that the belly flap may function as an energy buffering tissue during episodes of feeding and lean growth. Liver and muscle lipids were positively correlated to body weight, indicating a size-dependent change in adiposity. Hepatic lepa1 mRNA positively correlated to MSI and CF and its expression decreased following GH treatment, coinciding with decreased hepatic lipid content. Plasma Lep was positively correlated to MSI and belly flap lipid content, suggesting that Lep may communicate energy status. In summary, the observed GH tissue-specific effects on lipid metabolism in rainbow trout highlight the complex physiology of the energy reserves and their endocrine control.
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- Peter Kling
- Department of Zoology/Zoophysiology, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Björnsson BT, Stefansson SO, McCormick SD. Environmental endocrinology of salmon smoltification. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2011; 170:290-8. [PMID: 20627104 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Accepted: 07/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Smolting is a hormone-driven developmental process that is adaptive for downstream migration and ocean survival and growth in anadromous salmonids. Smolting includes increased salinity tolerance, increased metabolism, downstream migratory and schooling behavior, silvering and darkened fin margins, and olfactory imprinting. These changes are promoted by growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor I, cortisol, thyroid hormones, whereas prolactin is inhibitory. Photoperiod and temperature are critical environmental cues for smolt development, and their relative importance will be critical in determining responses to future climate change. Most of our knowledge of the environmental control and endocrine mediation of smolting is based on laboratory and hatchery studies, yet there is emerging information on fish in the wild that indicates substantial differences. Such differences may arise from differences in environmental stimuli in artificial rearing environments, and may be critical to ocean survival and population sustainability. Endocrine disruptors, acidification and other contaminants can perturb smolt development, resulting in poor survival after seawater entry.
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- Björn Thrandur Björnsson
- Fish Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology/Zoophysiology, University of Gothenburg, Box 463, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden
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Cows I, Bolland J, Nunn A, Kerins G, Stein J, Blackburn J, Hart A, Henry C, Britton JR, Coop G, Peeler E. Defining environmental risk assessment criteria for genetically modified fishes to be placed on the EU market. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2010.en-69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- I.G. Cows
- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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- Hull International Fisheries Institute, Food and Environmental Research Agency, Bournemouth University, Center for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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Pennington KM, Kapuscinski AR, Morton MS, Cooper AM, Miller LM. Full life-cycle assessment of gene flow consistent with fitness differences in transgenic and wild-type Japanese medaka fish (Oryzias latipes). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 9:41-57. [DOI: 10.1051/ebr/2010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Tymchuk W, Sakhrani D, Devlin R. Domestication causes large-scale effects on gene expression in rainbow trout: analysis of muscle, liver and brain transcriptomes. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2009; 164:175-83. [PMID: 19481085 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2008] [Revised: 04/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/21/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Domestication has produced faster-growing strains of animals for use in agriculture, but selection has been applied with little knowledge of the underlying genetic changes that arose throughout the process. Mammals and birds have been domesticated for thousands of years whereas fish have been domesticated only recently; therefore, wild progenitor strains remain for comparison. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have undergone intensive selection and domesticated strains grow more rapidly than extant wild strains. To assess physiological pathways altered by domestication, whole-genome mRNA expression was measured in brain, muscle and liver of size-matched domestic and wild trout using a 16K (cGRASP) salmonid microarray. A large number of genes differed between strains, ranging from 3% of genes in brain to 9% in muscle. Domestic fish had more down-regulated genes in the brain relative to wild fish, whereas more genes were up-regulated in domestic liver and muscle. Relative to wild fish, there was a down-regulation of cell division and an up-regulation of structural genes in the brain of domestic fish. In liver from domestic fish, there was an up-regulation of genes related to transport with a down-regulation of lipid binding. Analysis of the functional categories for muscle indicated that most pathways, including pathways related to metabolism and catabolism, were up-regulated in domestic fish. Comparison of these results to other genomic studies on transgenic, domestic and wild salmonids suggests that similar physiological pathways are altered systemically to support faster rates of growth, regardless of the underlying genetic alteration that has caused the altered growth.
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- Wendy Tymchuk
- Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Sundt-Hansen L, Neregård L, Einum S, Höjesjö J, Björnsson BT, Hindar K, Økland F, Johnsson JI. Growth enhanced brown trout show increased movement activity in the wild. Funct Ecol 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01532.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tymchuk WE, Beckman B, Devlin RH. Altered expression of growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor I axis hormones in domesticated fish. Endocrinology 2009; 150:1809-16. [PMID: 19022885 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-0797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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There are genetically based differences in growth and behavior between domestic and wild (W) trout and salmon, although the molecular underpinnings of the physiological alterations have not been identified. To test for genetically based alterations in the GH/IGF-I axis, which is thought to mediate some of the differences in growth and behavior, we measured circulating concentrations of GH, IGF-I, and thyroid hormone (T(3)), as well as mRNA levels for GH, IGF-I, and GH receptor, from multiple tissues and from fish reared under different environments. Both age-matched and size-matched individuals were examined to overcome difficulties examining strains with inherently different growth rates (and, thus, body size at age). A principal components analysis detected four factors that explained over 70% of the variation in the data; of these, a factor composed of mRNA expression of GH receptor in the liver, IGF-I in the liver, and circulating IGF-I was most strongly correlated with genotype. W coho salmon families responded to environmental alteration with a lower level of plasma IGF-I detected in the seminatural (reduced food) environment relative to the culture environment, whereas no environmental response was detected in the domestic families. The results suggest that genetically based differences in hormone expression and regulation, particularly for IGF-I, are present in response to anthropogenic selection pressures in salmon and trout. In addition, although rearing environment alone can alter relative hormone expression, domestication appears to have reduced the physiological response to environment relative to W fish.
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- Wendy E Tymchuk
- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, and Center for Aquaculture and Environmental Research, Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Hallerman EM, McLean E, Fleming IA. Effects of growth hormone transgenes on the behavior and welfare of aquacultured fishes: A review identifying research needs. Appl Anim Behav Sci 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Orpwood JE, Griffiths SW, Armstrong JD. Effects of food availability on temporal activity patterns and growth of Atlantic salmon. J Anim Ecol 2006; 75:677-85. [PMID: 16689950 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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1. Patterns of sheltering and activity are of fundamental importance in the ecology of animals and in determining interactions among predators and prey. Balancing decreased mortality risk when sheltering with increased feeding rate when exposed is believed to be a key determinant of diel patterns of sheltering in many animals. 2. Despite lower foraging efficiency at night than during the day, Atlantic salmon Salmo salar parr are nocturnal during winter and at low summer temperatures. Nocturnal activity also occurs at warm water temperatures during summer, but little is known about the functional significance of this behaviour. 3. This study aimed to determine: (1) the preferred activity and shelter pattern of Atlantic salmon parr during warm summer months, and (2) their response to variations in food availability when balancing growth rate (G) and mortality risk (M), as expressed through time out of shelter. We differentiated among four potential responses to reduced food availability: (1) no response; (2) G decreases but M remains constant; (3) G remains constant but M increases; and (4) G decreases and M increases. 4. Time exposed from shelter was inversely related to food availability. Fish subject to high food availability were significantly less active during the day than those with restricted rations. However, food availability had no significant effect on the extent to which fish were active at night. There was no evidence of variation in growth rate with food availability. 5. Salmon were predominantly nocturnal at high ration levels, consistent with their previously reported behaviour during winter. Rather than switching to diurnal behaviour at high temperatures per se, as previously was supposed, it appears that the fish are diurnal only to the extent needed to sustain a growth rate, and this extent depends on food availability. 6. Atlantic salmon parr modulate the amount of time they are active rather than growth when responding to variations in food availability over an order of magnitude.
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- James E Orpwood
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University Main Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3TL, UK.
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Sundström LF, Löhmus M, Devlin RH. SELECTION ON INCREASED INTRINSIC GROWTH RATES IN COHO SALMON, ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH. Evolution 2005. [DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb01805.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sundström LF, Lõhmus M, Devlin RH. SELECTION ON INCREASED INTRINSIC GROWTH RATES IN COHO SALMON, ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH. Evolution 2005. [DOI: 10.1554/04-701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Devlin RH, D'Andrade M, Uh M, Biagi CA. Population effects of growth hormone transgenic coho salmon depend on food availability and genotype by environment interactions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:9303-8. [PMID: 15192145 PMCID: PMC438972 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400023101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms requires determination of their fitness and invasiveness relative to conspecifics and other ecosystem members. Cultured growth hormone transgenic coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) have enhanced feeding capacity and growth, which can result in large enhancements in body size (>7-fold) relative to nontransgenic salmon, but in nature, the ability to compete for available food is a key factor determining survival fitness and invasiveness of a genotype. When transgenic and nontransgenic salmon were cohabitated and competed for different levels of food, transgenic salmon consistently outgrew nontransgenic fish and could affect the growth of nontransgenic cohorts except when food availability was high. When food abundance was low, dominant individuals emerged, invariably transgenic, that directed strong agonistic and cannibalistic behavior to cohorts and dominated the acquisition of limited food resources. When food availability was low, all groups containing transgenic salmon experienced population crashes or complete extinctions, whereas groups containing only nontransgenic salmon had good (72.0 +/- 4.3% SE) survival, and their population biomass continued to increase. Thus, effects of growth hormone transgenic salmon on experimental populations were primarily mediated by an interaction between food availability and population structure. These data, while indicative of forces which may act on natural populations, also underscore the importance of genotype by environment interactions in influencing risk assessment data for genetically modified organisms and suggest that, for species such as salmon which are derived from large complex ecosystems, considerable caution is warranted in applying data from individual studies.
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- Robert H Devlin
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, Canada V7V 1N6.
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Fredrik Sundström L, Devlin RH, Johnsson JI, Biagi CA. Vertical Position Reflects Increased Feeding Motivation in Growth Hormone Transgenic Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch
). Ethology 2003. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2003.00908.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Dannewitz J, Petersson E, Prestegaard T, Järvi T. Effects of sea-ranching and family background on fitness traits in brown trout Salmo trutta reared under near-natural conditions. J Appl Ecol 2003. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00779.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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JONSSON B, FORSETH T, JENSEN AJ, NAESJE TF. Thermal performance of juvenile Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar
L. Funct Ecol 2001. [DOI: 10.1046/j.0269-8463.2001.00572.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Morgan IJ, Metcalfe NB. Deferred costs of compensatory growth after autumnal food shortage in juvenile salmon. Proc Biol Sci 2001; 268:295-301. [PMID: 11217901 PMCID: PMC1088606 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Growing animals are often able to offset the effects of periods of reduced food availability by subsequently undergoing a phase of elevated compensatory or 'catch-up' growth. This indicates that growth rates are not normally maximized even when food is not limiting, suggesting that fast growth may be costly. Here, we show experimental evidence of a long-term deferred cost of compensatory growth after a period of food shortage. Juvenile salmon subjected to a short-lived low-food regime in autumn subsequently entered a hyperphagic phase, leading to complete restoration of lipid reserves and partial recovery of lost skeletal growth relative to controls. However, several months later they entered a prolonged phase of poorer performance (despite food now being freely available), so that by the following spring they were substantially smaller than controls and had lower lipid reserves for their body size. The incidence of sexual maturation in males the following breeding season was also reduced. Salmon thus appear to trade off the benefits of short-term restoration of fat stores prior to winter against long-term performance.
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- I J Morgan
- Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK.
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