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Magnoni LJ, Collins SP, Wylie MJ, Black SE, Wellenreuther M. Morphology and metabolic traits related to swimming performance in Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) selected for fast growth. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2024; 105:358-371. [PMID: 38802981 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Changes in body shape are linked to swimming performance and become relevant for selective breeding programmes in cultured finfish. We studied how the selection for fast growth could affect phenotypes by investigating the relationship between swimming performance and body shape. We also investigated how swimming might affect plasma metabolite concentrations. Critical swimming speed (UCrit), body traits (e.g., BW, body weight; BL, body length; K, condition factor), and plasma lactate and glucose concentrations were evaluated in two cohorts of Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus): one derived from wild broodstock (F1), and the other selected for fast growth (F4). UCrit tests (n = 8) were applied in groups of 10 snapper of similar BW (71.7 g) and BL (14.6 cm). The absolute or relative UCrit values of both cohorts were similar (0.702 m⋅s-1 and 4.795 BL⋅s-1, respectively), despite the F4 cohort displaying a higher K. A positive correlation between K and absolute UCrit (Pearson's r = 0.414) was detected in the F4 cohort, but not in the F1 cohort, which may be linked to differences in body shape. A negative correlation between relative UCrit and body size (Pearson's r between -0.682 and -0.501), but no correlation between absolute UCrit and body size, was displayed in both cohorts. Plasma lactate and glucose concentrations were higher in the F4 cohort at UCrit. Whether a longer selective breeding programme could result in more changes in body shape, potentially affecting swimming performance, should be explored, along with the potential outcomes of the differences in metabolic traits detected.
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- Leonardo J Magnoni
- Seafood Production Group, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Nelson, New Zealand
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- Seafood Production Group, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Nelson, New Zealand
- Leigh Marine Laboratory, Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Seafood Production Group, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Nelson, New Zealand
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- Seafood Production Group, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Nelson, New Zealand
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- Seafood Production Group, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Nelson, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Thermal tolerance of cyprinids along an urban-rural gradient: Plasticity, repeatability and effects of swimming and temperature shock. J Therm Biol 2021; 100:103047. [PMID: 34503794 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Urbanization changes the thermal profile of streams in much the same way that climate change is predicted to with higher temperatures, more varied flow and rapid temperature pulses with precipitation events. Whether exceptional tolerance to these altered thermal conditions is a pre-requisite for a fish species to inhabit urban streams or if urbanization has changed the thermal physiology of those fish species that persist in urban streams is unknown, but could help predict the outcome of future climate disruption. To test whether residence in urban streams is associated with altered thermal tolerance, we compared thermal tolerance (CTMax) and phenotypic plasticity of thermal tolerance (ΔCTMax/Δ acclimation temperature) in five populations of an urban-tolerant cyprinid, the blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus), from multiple watersheds along an urban/rural gradient. Thermal tolerance of these stream fish was tested while swimming at 10 cm*s-1 but also in static water and after thermal shocks of 4°-6 °C simulating precipitation events. To test whether blacknose dace as a species has unusual thermal tolerance or thermal plasticity, we also compared two blacknose dace populations with two co-resident, co-familiars (creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) and rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides), that don't persist in urban streams at three different acclimation temperatures. Thermal tolerance of blacknose dace, as measured by a critical thermal maximum test (CTMax), was independent of size and activity level, i.e. individuals had identical thermal tolerance whether swimming or resting and CTMax was significantly repeatable across two levels of activity. Although there was some variance among populations, blacknose dace from streams of varied urbanization generally exhibited comparable thermal tolerances, ability to acclimate to different temperatures and were unaffected by thermal shocks. Rosyside dace had significantly lower thermal tolerance than the other two species but plasticity of thermal tolerance was uniform across the three cyprinid species. Our conclusions are that exceptional thermal tolerance or ability to thermally acclimate are not pre-requisite characters for a given cyprinid species to survive in urban streams, nor has thermal tolerance undergone directional selection in this urban environment.
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Li W, Zhai D, Wang C, Gao X, Liu H, Cao W. Relationships Among Trophic Niche Width, Morphological Variation, and Genetic Diversity of Hemiculter leucisculus in China. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.691218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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According to the niche variation hypothesis (NVH), the populations with wider niches are phenotypically more variable than those with narrow niches. Giller expanded the NVH, suggesting that the niche width, morphological variation, and genetic diversity are all positively correlated. However, the hypothesis has been a subject of debate and discussion. In the present study, the NVH was tested by analyzing the relationships among trophic niche width, morphological variation, and genetic diversity of Hemiculter leucisculus, a widespread cyprinid fish. The fish samples were collected from six sites across Haihe, the Yellow, and the Yangtze River basins in China. The relationships among trophic niche width, morphological variation, and genetic diversity were analyzed using Pearson correlation at the inter-population level. Our analysis indicated that trophic niche width is significantly positively correlated with morphological variation, which corroborates the NVH. Morphological variation was significantly correlated to genetic diversity. However, no relationship was observed between trophic niche width and genetic diversity. We inferred that the dietary niche of H. leucisculus might change due to the plastic response toward environmental changes rather than due to the genetic variation. We also suggest that the effects of environment and heredity on the niche of the freshwater fish should be quantified separately in further studies.
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Makaras T, Stankevičiūtė M, Šidagytė-Copilas E, Virbickas T, Razumienė J. Acclimation effect on fish behavioural characteristics: determination of appropriate acclimation period for different species. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2021; 99:502-512. [PMID: 33783817 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the present study, the authors investigated the effect of acclimation duration (up to 4 h) on behavioural characteristics of taxonomically and functionally different fish species, i.e., the migratory rheophilic salmonids rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and the non-migratory eurytopic European perch (Perca fluviatilis) and three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Specifically, the authors explored fish behavioural patterns based on specific endpoints (average, maximum and angular velocity) during the acclimation period, and determined the acclimation period suitable for the tested fish species. The performed behavioural data analysis showed that the minimum time needed to adjust fish activity to a more stable (baseline) level should be at least 2 h for O. mykiss and S. salar and 1 h for G. aculeatus. Nonetheless, P. fluviatilis behaviour did not show significant changes during the 4 h acclimation. The results of this study revealed that the effect of the acclimation duration on such rheophilic species as O. mykiss and S. salar was greater than that on the eurytopic species P. fluviatilis and G. aculeatus, indicating that acclimation period is important in managing fish stress before behavioural observations. For all species, the highest variability was found in the endpoint of maximum velocity, and the lowest in that of angular velocity. This study showed that before starting actual toxicity testing experiments, it is important to determine an appropriate, species-specific acclimation period.
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- Tomas Makaras
- Nature Research Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Li Y, Chen L, Wang Y, Ren C. Design and experimental evaluation of the novel undulatory propulsors for biomimetic underwater robots. BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS 2021; 16:056005. [PMID: 34198281 DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/ac10b0] [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: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Inspired by wide and elongated fins of aquatic species, robotic undulatory propulsors are developed to achieve advanced maneuverability. Through biological observation, undulatory fins are typically comprised of more than 100 fin rays to propagate continuous and diverse propulsive waves for agile locomotion. Due to practical engineering restrictions, most robotic undulatory propulsors are characterized by limit number of long fin rays which intersect flexible fin surfaces as backbones and partition them into multiple membrane-like segments. As spatially discrete surfaces affect waves traveling and thrust efficiency, a novel undulatory propulsor has been proposed in this paper. By taking advantage of an arc-shaped fin surface and its material properties, the newly developed undulatory propulsor is equipped with a series of custom designed fin rays, which are only fastened on the inner edge of fin surface so that the unconstrained part is flexural passively to form a smooth fin profile. To discuss appropriate fin surface configurations for such newly developed propulsor, a series of experiments have been conducted to explore the effects of fin surface material, thickness and morphology on thrust and power consumption. Results reveal the fin surface made of nitrile rubber with 2 mm thickness and aspect ratio of 0.33 is highly recommended when taking into account both propulsive forces and loads suffered by fin rays' actuators. To validate the improvement of thrust efficiency, comparison experiments have been carried out between the conventional and the newly developed undulatory propulsors. The findings indicate smooth sinusoid-like fin profiles contribute to wave propagation, which makes the newly developed undulatory fin outperform the conventional one. Finally, a rajiform-inspired robot prototype has been introduced to assess multi-DOFs maneuverability. The experiments show the biomimetic robot can achieve diverse locomotion including swimming forward, turning in-place and rising/diving propelled by a pair of undulatory propulsors.
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- Yaxin Li
- School of Electrical Engineering and Information, Southwest Petroleum University, No.8 Xindu Avenue, Chengdu, 610500, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Information, Southwest Petroleum University, No.8 Xindu Avenue, Chengdu, 610500, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Information, Southwest Petroleum University, No.8 Xindu Avenue, Chengdu, 610500, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Information, Southwest Petroleum University, No.8 Xindu Avenue, Chengdu, 610500, People's Republic of China
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Long lasting effects of early temperature exposure on the swimming performance and skeleton development of metamorphosing Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) larvae. Sci Rep 2021; 11:8787. [PMID: 33888827 PMCID: PMC8062446 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88306-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Temperatures experienced during early ontogeny significantly influence fish phenotypes, with clear consequences for the wild and reared stocks. We examined the effect of temperature (17, 20, or 23 °C) during the short embryonic and yolk-sac larval period, on the swimming performance and skeleton of metamorphosing Gilthead seabream larvae. In the following ontogenetic period, all fish were subjected to common temperature (20 °C). The critical swimming speed of metamorphosing larvae was significantly decreased from 9.7 ± 0.6 TL/s (total length per second) at 17 °C developmental temperature (DT) to 8.7 ± 0.6 and 8.8 ± 0.7 TL/s at 20 and 23 °C DT respectively (p < 0.05). Swimming performance was significantly correlated with fish body shape (p < 0.05). Compared with the rest groups, fish of 17 °C DT presented a slender body shape, longer caudal peduncle, terminal mouth and ventrally transposed pectoral fins. Moreover, DT significantly affected the relative depth of heart ventricle (VD/TL, p < 0.05), which was comparatively increased at 17 °C DT. Finally, the incidence of caudal-fin abnormalities significantly decreased (p < 0.05) with the increase of DT. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence for the significant effect of DT during the short embryonic and yolk-sac larval period on the swimming performance of the later stages.
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Jones PE, Svendsen JC, Börger L, Champneys T, Consuegra S, Jones JAH, Garcia de Leaniz C. One size does not fit all: inter- and intraspecific variation in the swimming performance of contrasting freshwater fish. CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 8:coaa126. [PMID: 33408868 PMCID: PMC7772615 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coaa126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Artificial barriers cause widespread impacts on freshwater fish. Swimming performance is often used as the key metric in assessing fishes' responses to river barriers. However, barrier mitigation is generally based on the swimming ability of salmonids and other strong swimmers because knowledge of swimming ability for most other freshwater fish is poor. Also, fish pass designs tend to adopt a 'one size fits all' approach because little is known about population or individual variability in swimming performance. Here, we assessed interspecific and intraspecific differences in the sustained swimming speed (Usus ) of five freshwater fish with contrasting body sizes, morphologies and swimming modes: topmouth gudgeon, European minnow, stone loach, bullhead and brown trout. Significant U sus variation was identified at three organizational levels: species, populations and individual. Interspecific differences in Usus were as large as 64 cm s-1, upstream populations of brown trout showed mean U sus 27 cm s-1 higher than downstream populations, and species exhibited high individual variation (e.g. cv = 62% in European minnow). Sustained swimming speed (U sus) increased significantly with body size in topmouth gudgeon, European minnow and brown trout, but not in the two benthic species, bullhead and stone loach. Aerobic scope had a significant positive effect on U sus in European minnow, stone loach and brown trout. Sustained swimming speed (U sus) decreased with relative pectoral fin length in European minnow and brown trout, whereas body fineness was the best predictor in stone loach and bullhead. Hence, swimming performance correlated with a diverse range of traits that are rarely considered when predicting fish passage. Our study highlights the dangers of using species' average swimming speeds and illustrates why a 'one size fits all' approach often fails to mitigate for barrier effects. We call for an evidence-based approach to barrier mitigation, one that recognizes natural variability at multiple hierarchical levels.
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- Peter E Jones
- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR), Department of Biosciences, Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-Aqua), Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, Building 201, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR), Department of Biosciences, Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR), Department of Biosciences, Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR), Department of Biosciences, Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR), Department of Biosciences, Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR), Department of Biosciences, Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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Cano-Barbacil C, Radinger J, Argudo M, Rubio-Gracia F, Vila-Gispert A, García-Berthou E. Key factors explaining critical swimming speed in freshwater fish: a review and statistical analysis for Iberian species. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18947. [PMID: 33144649 PMCID: PMC7609642 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75974-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Swimming performance is a key feature that mediates fitness and survival in aquatic animals. Dispersal, habitat selection, predator-prey interactions and reproduction are processes that depend on swimming capabilities. Testing the critical swimming speed (Ucrit) of fish is the most straightforward method to assess their prolonged swimming performance. We analysed the contribution of several predictor variables (total body length, experimental water temperature, time step interval between velocity increments, species identity, taxonomic affiliation, native status, body shape and form factor) in explaining the variation of Ucrit, using linear models and random forests. We compiled in total 204 studies testing Ucrit of 35 inland fishes of the Iberian Peninsula, including 17 alien species that are non-native to that region. We found that body length is largely the most important predictor of Ucrit out of the eight tested variables, followed by family, time step interval and species identity. By contrast, form factor, temperature, body shape and native status were less important. Results showed a generally positive relationship between Ucrit and total body length, but regression slopes varied markedly among families and species. By contrast, linear models did not show significant differences between native and alien species. In conclusion, the present study provides a first comprehensive database of Ucrit in Iberian freshwater fish, which can be thus of considerable interest for habitat management and restoration plans. The resulting data represents a sound foundation to assess fish responses to hydrological alteration (e.g. water flow tolerance and dispersal capacities), or to categorize their habitat preferences.
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- Carlos Cano-Barbacil
- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Spain.
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Spain
- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Spain
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Spain
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Taufik M, Shahrul I, Mohd Nordin AR, Ikhwanuddin M, Abol-Munafi AB. Fatty Acid Composition of Hepatopancreas and Gonads in Both Sexes of Orange Mud Crab, Scylla olivacea Cultured at Various Water Flow Velocities. Trop Life Sci Res 2020; 31:79-105. [PMID: 32922670 PMCID: PMC7470482 DOI: 10.21315/tlsr2020.31.2.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Nutritional quality of the hepatopancreas and gonads of orange portunid mud crab, Scylla olivacea was evaluated for each gender under four treatment of different water velocities (0, 20, 40 and 60 cm s−1), in terms of nutrient reserve and nutrient for reproduction. About 56 crabs were used in this study in which fatty acids composition was analysed using gas chromatography mass-spectrometry (GC-MS). For hepatopancreas analysis, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) were present in the highest fatty acids concentration, followed by polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and, saturated fatty acids (SFAs). However, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) were displayed in low concentration in the hepatopancreas. Total fatty acid (TFAs) composition was significantly higher at moderate velocity of 20 cm s−1 compared to other water velocity treatments. For gonad analysis, 20 cm s−1 showed the highest TFA concentration of 93.34 mg g−1 while, the lowest concentration of 3.90 mg g−1 occurred at 0 cm s−1. There were significant differences in male and female crab’s fatty acids contents of gonads at all flow velocities challenged (p < 0.05). PUFAs and MUFAs were dominant while, SFAs were observed at low concentration. This study revealed that, concentration of PUFAs increased as gonad maturation increased. The decreasing concentration of hepatopancreas fatty acids over the culture period indicated that nutrient was shifted from the hepatopancreas, to be used as energy reserved to gonads for further growth of eggs and offspring. The linkages between water flow strength, hepatopancreas, and gonad fatty acids concentrations, is fundamental knowledge useful in establishing efficient habitat velocities selection which will improve aquaculture production of mud crabs with high quality broodstock.
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- Muhammad Taufik
- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Ocean Engineering, Technology and Informatics, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Informatics and Computing, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, 22200 Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.,STU-UMT Joint Shellfish Research Laboratory, Shantou University, 515063 Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Kenthao A, Jearranaiprepame P. Ecomorphological diversification of some barbs and carps (Cyprininae, Cyprinidae) in the Lower Mekong Basin of Thailand. ZOOLOGY 2020; 143:125830. [PMID: 32916444 DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2020.125830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Morphological variation is fundamentally related to various aspects of fish ecology, including foraging, locomotion, and habitat utilisation. Twenty-six species of closely related cyprinid fish (n = 502) were analysed for patterns of morphological variations by using geometric morphometric methods. Ecological data of feeding and habitat preferences were determined by the observations in fields and laboratory together with the gathering of bibliographic information. The findings of major variation displayed in all parts of the fish body and correlated with ecological parameters. Variations of head shape especially form and position of mouthpart involved with feeding behaviours, whereas the variations of body depth and length which affected swimming patterns reflected responsiveness of water currents and habitat uses. Adaptation of head shape and body elongation was remarkably related to the feeding regime, swimming manoeuvrability and habitat utilisation of the species. Some convergent variation was observed between the tribes Smiliogastrini and Poropuntiini. Therefore, we propose that the morphological diversity of cyprinine fish is mainly affected by ecological gradients, while phylogenetic effects on morphology are minor.
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- Anan Kenthao
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Mueang, Phitsanulok, 65000, Thailand.
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Lafuente E, Beldade P. Genomics of Developmental Plasticity in Animals. Front Genet 2019; 10:720. [PMID: 31481970 PMCID: PMC6709652 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Developmental plasticity refers to the property by which the same genotype produces distinct phenotypes depending on the environmental conditions under which development takes place. By allowing organisms to produce phenotypes adjusted to the conditions that adults will experience, developmental plasticity can provide the means to cope with environmental heterogeneity. Developmental plasticity can be adaptive and its evolution can be shaped by natural selection. It has also been suggested that developmental plasticity can facilitate adaptation and promote diversification. Here, we summarize current knowledge on the evolution of plasticity and on the impact of plasticity on adaptive evolution, and we identify recent advances and important open questions about the genomics of developmental plasticity in animals. We give special attention to studies using transcriptomics to identify genes whose expression changes across developmental environments and studies using genetic mapping to identify loci that contribute to variation in plasticity and can fuel its evolution.
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
- CNRS-UMR5174, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Whitlow KR, Santini F, Oufiero CE. Convergent evolution of locomotor morphology but not performance in gymnotiform swimmers. J Evol Biol 2018; 32:76-88. [DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dimitriadi A, Beis D, Arvanitidis C, Adriaens D, Koumoundouros G. Developmental temperature has persistent, sexually dimorphic effects on zebrafish cardiac anatomy. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8125. [PMID: 29802254 PMCID: PMC5970236 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25991-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Over the next century, climate change of anthropogenic origin is a major threat to global biodiversity. We show here that developmental temperature can have significant effects on zebrafish cardiac anatomy and swimming performance. Zebrafish embryos were subjected to three developmental temperature treatments (TD = 24, 28 or 32 °C) up to metamorphosis and then all maintained under common conditions (28 °C) to adulthood. We found that developmental temperature affected cardiac anatomy of juveniles and adults even eight months after the different thermal treatments had been applied. The elevation of TD induced a significant increase of the ventricle roundness in juvenile (10% increase) and male (22% increase), but not in female zebrafish. The aerobic exercise performance of adult zebrafish was significantly decreased as TD elevated from 24 to 32 °C. Gene expression analysis that was performed at the end of the temperature treatments revealed significant up-regulation of nppa, myh7 and mybpc3 genes at the colder temperature. Our work provides the first evidence for a direct link between developmental temperature and cardiac form at later life-stages. Our results also add to the emerging rationale for understanding the potential effects of global warming on how fish will perform in their natural environment.
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- Developmental Biology, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Institute for Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Research Group Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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Konopiński MK, Amirowicz A. Genetic composition of a population of natural common bream Abramis brama × roach Rutilus rutilus hybrids and their morphological characteristics in comparison with parent species. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2018; 92:365-385. [PMID: 29218717 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Common bream Abramis brama, roach Rutilus rutilus and their hybrids were collected in the Dobczyce Reservoir in southern Poland in 2006-2013 to study whether it is better for a hybrid individual to resemble and compete with one of its parents, or to minimize competition by having a distinctive phenotype. All hybrids were F1 crosses and originated predominantly (93·2%) from matings between female A. brama and male R. rutilus parents. In morphometric analyses, a newly defined coefficient, L3 = 2·5 (body mass) (LS × body depth)-1 , which enables forms with similar length-depth proportions but different length-mass relationships to be distinguished was used. Morphometric and meristic characteristics of the hybrids were intermediate in comparison with the parental species, with small but significant deviation towards R. rutilus in longitudinal body dimensions (trunk and tail length) and towards A. brama in body cross-sectional shape (body depth and L3 coefficient). This may result in a more R. rutilus like propulsion in hybrids and a more A. brama like ability to manoeuvre.
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- M K Konopiński
- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Mickiewicza 33, 31-120, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Mickiewicza 33, 31-120, Kraków, Poland
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Demšar J, Štrumbelj E, Lebar Bajec I. A Balanced Mixture of Antagonistic Pressures Promotes the Evolution of Parallel Movement. Sci Rep 2016; 6:39428. [PMID: 27995967 PMCID: PMC5171647 DOI: 10.1038/srep39428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A common hypothesis about the origins of collective behaviour suggests that animals might live and move in groups to increase their chances of surviving predator attacks. This hypothesis is supported by several studies that use computational models to simulate natural evolution. These studies, however, either tune an ad-hoc model to 'reproduce' collective behaviour, or concentrate on a single type of predation pressure, or infer the emergence of collective behaviour from an increase in prey density. In nature, prey are often targeted by multiple predator species simultaneously and this might have played a pivotal role in the evolution of collective behaviour. We expand on previous research by using an evolutionary rule-based system to simulate the evolution of prey behaviour when prey are subject to multiple simultaneous predation pressures. We analyse the evolved behaviour via prey density, polarization, and angular momentum. Our results suggest that a mixture of antagonistic external pressures that simultaneously steer prey towards grouping and dispersing might be required for prey individuals to evolve dynamic parallel movement.
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- Jure Demšar
- Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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