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Jensen CH, Weidner J, Giske J, Jørgensen C, Eliassen S, Mennerat A. Adaptive host responses to infection can resemble parasitic manipulation. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10318. [PMID: 37456066 PMCID: PMC10349281 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Using a dynamic optimisation model for juvenile fish in stochastic food environments, we investigate optimal hormonal regulation, energy allocation and foraging behaviour of a growing host infected by a parasite that only incurs an energetic cost. We find it optimal for the infected host to have higher levels of orexin, growth and thyroid hormones, resulting in higher activity levels, increased foraging and faster growth. This growth strategy thus displays several of the fingerprints often associated with parasite manipulation: higher levels of metabolic hormones, faster growth, higher allocation to reserves (i.e. parasite-induced gigantism), higher risk-taking and eventually higher predation rate. However, there is no route for manipulation in our model, so these changes reflect adaptive host compensatory responses. Interestingly, several of these changes also increase the fitness of the parasite. Our results call for caution when interpreting observations of gigantism or risky host behaviours as parasite manipulation without further testing.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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Nandanpawar P, Sahoo L, Sahoo B, Murmu K, Chaudhari A, Pavan kumar A, Das P. Identification of differentially expressed genes and SNPs linked to harvest body weight of genetically improved rohu carp, Labeo rohita. Front Genet 2023; 14:1153911. [PMID: 37359361 PMCID: PMC10285081 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1153911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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In most of the aquaculture selection programs, harvest body weight has been a preferred performance trait for improvement. Molecular interplay of genes linked to higher body weight is not elucidated in major carp species. The genetically improved rohu carp with 18% average genetic gain per generation with respect to harvest body weight is a promising candidate for studying genes' underlying performance traits. In the present study, muscle transcriptome sequencing of two groups of individuals, with significant difference in breeding value, belonging to the tenth generation of rohu carp was performed using the Illumina HiSeq 2000 platform. A total of 178 million paired-end raw reads were generated to give rise to 173 million reads after quality control and trimming. The genome-guided transcriptome assembly and differential gene expression produced 11,86,119 transcripts and 451 upregulated and 181 downregulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between high-breeding value and low-breeding value (HB & LB) groups, respectively. Similarly, 39,158 high-quality coding SNPs were identified with the Ts/Tv ratio of 1.23. Out of a total of 17 qPCR-validated transcripts, eight were associated with cellular growth and proliferation and harbored 13 SNPs. The gene expression pattern was observed to be positively correlated with RNA-seq data for genes such as myogenic factor 6, titin isoform X11, IGF-1 like, acetyl-CoA, and thyroid receptor hormone beta. A total of 26 miRNA target interactions were also identified to be associated with significant DETs (p-value < 0.05). Genes such as Myo6, IGF-1-like, and acetyl-CoA linked to higher harvest body weight may serve as candidate genes in marker-assisted breeding and SNP array construction for genome-wide association studies and genomic selection.
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- P. Nandanpawar
- ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Esin EV, Markevich GN, Zlenko DV, Shkil FN. Thyroid-Mediated Metabolic Differences Underlie Ecological Specialization of Extremophile Salmonids in the Arctic Lake El’gygytgyn. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.715110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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El’gygytgyn, the only “ancient lake” in the Arctic (3.6 MY), is a deep (176 m) and extremely cold (always ≤ 4°C) waterbody inhabited by unique salmonids, which colonized the ecosystem stepwise during the global fluctuations of the Quaternary climate. The descendant of the first-wave-invaders (long-finned charr) dwells in the deep waters and feeds on amphipods. The second-wave-invaders (smallmouth charr) consume copepods in the mid-waters. Recent third-wave-invaders (Boganida charr) are spread throughout the ecosystem and feed on insects when they are young shifting to piscivory at an older age. Here, we present the data on the charrs’ thyroid status and metabolic characteristics, confirming their ecological specialization. The long-finned charr exhibits an extremely low thyroid content, the substitution of carbohydrates for lipids in the cellular respiration, an increased hemoglobin level and a high antioxidant blood capacity. These traits are likely to be the legacy of anaerobic survival under perennial ice cover during several Quaternary glaciations. Moderate thyroid status and reduced metabolic rate of the smallmouth charr, along with an inactive lifestyle, could be regarded as a specialization to saving energy under the low food supply in the water column. The piscivorous Boganida charr could be sub-divided into shallow-water and deep-water groups. The former demonstrates a significantly elevated thyroid status and increased metabolism. The latter is characterized by a reduced thyroid level, metabolic rate, and lipid accumulation. Thus, the endemic El’gygytgyn charrs represent a wide spectrum of contrast physiological adaptation patterns essential to survive in sympatry under extremely cold conditions.
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Budaev S, Kristiansen TS, Giske J, Eliassen S. Computational animal welfare: towards cognitive architecture models of animal sentience, emotion and wellbeing. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2020; 7:201886. [PMID: 33489298 PMCID: PMC7813262 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.201886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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To understand animal wellbeing, we need to consider subjective phenomena and sentience. This is challenging, since these properties are private and cannot be observed directly. Certain motivations, emotions and related internal states can be inferred in animals through experiments that involve choice, learning, generalization and decision-making. Yet, even though there is significant progress in elucidating the neurobiology of human consciousness, animal consciousness is still a mystery. We propose that computational animal welfare science emerges at the intersection of animal behaviour, welfare and computational cognition. By using ideas from cognitive science, we develop a functional and generic definition of subjective phenomena as any process or state of the organism that exists from the first-person perspective and cannot be isolated from the animal subject. We then outline a general cognitive architecture to model simple forms of subjective processes and sentience. This includes evolutionary adaptation which contains top-down attention modulation, predictive processing and subjective simulation by re-entrant (recursive) computations. Thereafter, we show how this approach uses major characteristics of the subjective experience: elementary self-awareness, global workspace and qualia with unity and continuity. This provides a formal framework for process-based modelling of animal needs, subjective states, sentience and wellbeing.
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- Sergey Budaev
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, PO Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Research Group Animal Welfare, Institute of Marine Research, PO Box 1870, 5817 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, PO Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, PO Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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Håkonsrud Jensen C, Weidner J, Giske J, Budaev S, Jørgensen C, Eliassen S. Hormonal adjustments to future expectations impact growth and survival in juvenile fish. OIKOS 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.07483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Dept of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Bergen Box 7803 NO‐5020 Bergen Norway
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- Dept of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Bergen Box 7803 NO‐5020 Bergen Norway
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- Dept of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Bergen Box 7803 NO‐5020 Bergen Norway
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- Dept of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Bergen Box 7803 NO‐5020 Bergen Norway
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Volkoff H, Rønnestad I. Effects of temperature on feeding and digestive processes in fish. Temperature (Austin) 2020; 7:307-320. [PMID: 33251280 PMCID: PMC7678922 DOI: 10.1080/23328940.2020.1765950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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As most fish are ectotherms, their physiology is strongly affected by temperature. Temperature affects their metabolic rate and thus their energy balance and behavior, including locomotor and feeding behavior. Temperature influences the ability/desire of the fish to obtain food, and how they process food through digestion, absorb nutrients within the gastrointestinal tract, and store excess energy. As fish display a large variability in habitats, feeding habits, and anatomical and physiological features, the effects of temperature are complex and species-specific. The effects of temperature depend on the timing, intensity, and duration of exposure as well as the speed at which temperature changes occur. Whereas acute short-term variations of temperature might have drastic, often detrimental, effects on fish physiology, long-term gradual variations might lead to acclimation, e.g. variations in metabolic and digestive enzyme profiles. The goal of this review is to summarize our current knowledge on the effects of temperature on energy homeostasis, with specific focus on metabolism, feeding, digestion, and how fish are often able to "adapt" to changing environments through phenotypic and physiological changes.
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- Helene Volkoff
- Departments of Biology and Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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First person – Jacqueline Weidner. Biol Open 2020. [PMCID: PMC7044452 DOI: 10.1242/bio.051011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Biology Open (BiO), helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Jacqueline Weidner is first author on ‘Hormones as adaptive control systems in juvenile fish’, published in BiO. Jacqueline conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student at the University of Bergen, Norway. She is now an assistant professor at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway, investigating sexual selection and modelling of evolutionary patterns.
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