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Colborne S, Peiman KS, Birnie-Gauvin K, Larsen MH, Aarestrup K, Cooke SJ. Effects of pre-winter cortisol exposure on condition, diet, and morphology of wild juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta). J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol 2024; 341:282-292. [PMID: 38238913 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Winter is an energetically challenging period for many animals in temperate regions because of the relatively harsh environmental conditions and reduction in food availability during this season. Moreover, stressors experienced by individuals in the fall can affect their subsequent foraging strategy and energy stores after exposure has ended, referred to as carryover effects. We used exogenous cortisol manipulation of wild juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta) in the fall to simulate a physiological stress response and then investigated short-term (2 weeks) and long-term (4 months) effects on condition metrics (hepatosomatic index and water muscle content), diet (stomach contents and stable isotopes), and morphology during growth in freshwater. We revealed some short-term impacts, likely due to handling stress, and long-term (seasonal) changes in diet, likely reflecting prey availability. Unfortunately, we had very few recaptures of cortisol-treated fish at long-term sampling, limiting detailed analysis about cortisol effects at that time point. Nonetheless, the fish that were sampled showed elevated stable isotopes, suggestive of a cortisol effect long after exposure. This is one of few studies to investigate whether cortisol influences foraging and morphology during juvenile growth, thus extending the knowledge of proximate mechanisms influencing ecologically-relevant phenotypes.
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- Scott Colborne
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Quantitative Fisheries Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Section for Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology, National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Section for Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology, National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Section for Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology, National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Dodd JR, Cowx IG, Joyce DA, Bolland JD. Can't pass or won't pass: the importance of motivation when quantifying improved connectivity for riverine brown trout Salmo trutta. J Fish Biol 2024; 104:851-865. [PMID: 38009724 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Reversing the negative impacts that anthropogenic habitat fragmentation has on animal movement is a key goal in the management of landscapes and conservation of species globally. Accurate assessment of measures to remediate habitat fragmentation, such as fish passage solutions in rivers, are imperative but are particularly challenging for territorial species, which are less likely to leave their existing home range, or populations composed of both migratory and resident individuals (i.e., partial migration). This investigation quantified the movements of translocated (captured upstream of the impediment and released downstream) and non-translocated (captured and released downstream of the impediment) riverine brown trout (Salmo trutta L.), a species known to perform a homing movement, through a fish pass using passive integrated transponder (PIT) telemetry. A significantly higher proportion of translocated fish approached, entered, and passed (on a wider range of flows) compared to non-translocated fish, consistent with the theory that motivation is a key driver in fish pass use. Translocated fish that entered the pass were significantly larger than those that approached but did not enter, presumably due to physiological capability. Translocated fish were a more reliable indicator of the fish passage solution effectiveness than non-translocated fish. Our findings hence imply that many fish passage solutions globally, and potentially measures to remediate habitat fragmentation for other taxa, may have been mistakenly assessed for unmotivated animals. Studying both non-translocated and translocated fish is recommended to provide more accurate and cost-effective fish passage solution assessments.
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- Jamie R Dodd
- University of Hull International Fisheries Institute, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- University of Hull International Fisheries Institute, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- University of Hull International Fisheries Institute, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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Lechner ER, Stewart EMC, Wilson CC, Raby GD. CT max in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) embryos shows an acclimation response to developmental temperatures but is more variable than in later life stages. J Fish Biol 2024; 104:901-905. [PMID: 37984381 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Critical thermal maximum (CTmax ) is widely used to measure upper thermal tolerance in fish but is rarely examined in embryos. Upper thermal limits generally depend on an individual's thermal history, which molds plasticity. We examined how thermal acclimation affects thermal tolerance of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) embryos using a novel method to assess CTmax in embryos incubated under three thermal regimes. Warm acclimation was associated with an increase in embryonic upper thermal tolerance. However, CTmax variability was markedly higher than is typical for juvenile or adult salmonids.
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- Emily R Lechner
- Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Aquatic Research and Monitoring Section, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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Parker KS, El N, Buldo EC, MacCormack TJ. Mechanisms of PVP-functionalized silver nanoparticle toxicity in fish: Intravascular exposure disrupts cardiac pacemaker function and inhibits Na +/K +-ATPase activity in heart, but not gill. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2024; 277:109837. [PMID: 38218567 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2024.109837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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Polyvinylpyrrolidone-functionalized silver nanoparticles (nAgPVP) are popular in consumer products for their colloidal stability and antimicrobial activity. Whole lake additions of nAgPVP cause long term, ecosystem-scale changes in fish populations but the mechanisms underlying this effect are unclear. We have previously shown that in fish, nAgPVP impairs cardiac contractility and Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) activity in vitro, raising the possibility that heart dysfunction could underlie population-level exposure effects. The goal of this study was to determine if nAgPVP influences the control of heart rate (fh), blood pressure, or cardiac NKA activity in vivo. First, a dose-response curve for the effects of 5 nm nAgPVP on contractility was completed on isometrically contracting ventricular muscle preparations from Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and showed that force production was lowest at 500 μg L-1 and maximum pacing frequency increased with nAgPVP concentration. Stroke volume, cardiac output, and power output were maintained in isolated working heart preparations from brook char (Salvelinus fontinalis) exposed to 700 μg L-1 nAgPVP. Both fh and blood pressure were elevated after 24 h in brook char injected with 700 μg kg body mass-1 nAgPVP and fh was insensitive to modulation with blockers of β-adrenergic and muscarinic cholinergic receptors. Na+/K+-ATPase activity was significantly lower in heart, but not gill of nAgPVP injected fish. The results indicate that nAgPVP influences cardiac function in vivo by disrupting regulation of the pacemaker and cardiomyocyte ionoregulation. Impaired fh regulation may prevent fish from appropriately responding to environmental or social stressors and affect their ability to survive.
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- K S Parker
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada.
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Thiemer K, Lennox RJ, Torske A, Schneider SC, Haugen TO. A shift in habitat use patterns of brown trout (Salmo trutta): A behavioural response to macrophyte removal. J Environ Manage 2024; 352:120047. [PMID: 38190781 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Mass development of macrophytes is an increasing problem worldwide and they are frequently removed where they are in conflict with local waterway users. Yet, macrophytes can provide important refuge and nursery habitats for fish. Little is known about the consequences of macrophyte removal for fish behavioural space use and habitat selection. We hypothesised that macrophyte removal would affect brown trout (Salmo trutta) movement during the partial removal of the aquatic plant Juncus bulbosus (L.) in an oligotrophic impounded Norwegian river.We tagged 94 brown trout and tracked them using passive acoustic telemetry for 10 months and mapped the cover of J. bulbosus. Trout behavioural patterns were quantified as space use (utilisation areas 50% and 95%) which was linked to habitat use and selection for J. bulbosus. Removal of J. bulbosus influenced space use of brown trout by reducing the core utilisation area by 22%. Habitat use and selection were likewise influenced by removal with increased use and selection of areas with low J. bulbosus cover (<25%) with corresponding reduction in high J. bulbosus cover (>25-75%). Finally, diurnal differences in space use and habitat use were found, with 19% larger utilisation areas at night and higher use of areas with low J. bulbosus during daytime. Yet, all effect sizes were relatively small compared to the size of the study area. This research provides a detailed case study on the effects of macrophyte removal on fish behavioural patterns in a section of a large Norwegian river with macrophyte mass development. We found no large effects of removal on trout behaviour but noted an increased use of areas with low macrophyte cover. This research is relevant for water managers and policy makers of freshwater conservation and provides a template for using acoustic telemetry to study the effects of macrophyte removal on fish.
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- Kirstine Thiemer
- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Økernveien 94, 0579, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430, Ås, Norway.
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430, Ås, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Økernveien 94, 0579, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430, Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1430, Ås, Norway
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Middleton EK, Gilbert MJH, Landry T, Lamarre SG, Speers-Roesch B. Environmental variation associated with overwintering elicits marked metabolic plasticity in a temperate salmonid, Salvelinus fontinalis. J Exp Biol 2024; 227:jeb246743. [PMID: 38235572 PMCID: PMC10911287 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.246743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Poleward winters commonly expose animals, including fish, to frigid temperatures and low food availability. Fishes that remain active over winter must therefore balance trade-offs between conserving energy and maintaining physiological performance in the cold, yet the extent and underlying mechanisms of these trade-offs are not well understood. We investigated the metabolic plasticity of brook char (Salvelinus fontinalis), a temperate salmonid, from the biochemical to whole-animal level in response to cold and food deprivation. Acute cooling (1°C day-1) from 14°C to 2°C had no effect on food consumption but reduced activity by 77%. We then assessed metabolic performance and demand over 90 days with exposure to warm (8°C) or cold winter (2°C) temperatures while fish were fed or starved. Resting metabolic rate (RMR) decreased substantially during initial cooling from 8°C to 2°C (Q10=4.2-4.5) but brook char exhibited remarkable thermal compensation during acclimation (Q10=1.4-1.6). Conversely, RMR was substantially lower (40-48%) in starved fish, conserving energy. Thus, the absolute magnitude of thermal plasticity may be masked or modified under food restriction. This reduction in RMR was associated with atrophy and decreases in in vivo protein synthesis rates, primarily in non-essential tissues. Remarkably, food deprivation had no effect on maximum oxygen uptake rates and thus aerobic capacity, supporting the notion that metabolic capacity can be decoupled from RMR in certain contexts. Overall, our study highlights the multi-faceted energetic flexibility of Salvelinus spp. that likely contributes to their success in harsh and variable environments and may be emblematic of winter-active fishes more broadly.
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- Ella K. Middleton
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada, E2K 5E2
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada, E2K 5E2
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- Département de Biologie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada, E1A 3E9
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- Département de Biologie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Canada, E1A 3E9
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada, E2K 5E2
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Valentine GP, Lu X, Childress ES, Dolloff CA, Hitt NP, Kulp MA, Letcher BH, Pregler KC, Rash JM, Hooten MB, Kanno Y. Spatial asynchrony and cross-scale climate interactions in populations of a coldwater stream fish. Glob Chang Biol 2024; 30:e17029. [PMID: 37987546 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Climate change affects populations over broad geographic ranges due to spatially autocorrelated abiotic conditions known as the Moran effect. However, populations do not always respond to broad-scale environmental changes synchronously across a landscape. We combined multiple datasets for a retrospective analysis of time-series count data (5-28 annual samples per segment) at 144 stream segments dispersed over nearly 1,000 linear kilometers of range to characterize the population structure and scale of spatial synchrony across the southern native range of a coldwater stream fish (brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis), which is sensitive to stream temperature and flow variations. Spatial synchrony differed by life stage and geographic region: it was stronger in the juvenile life stage than in the adult life stage and in the northern sub-region than in the southern sub-region. Spatial synchrony of trout populations extended to 100-200 km but was much weaker than that of climate variables such as temperature, precipitation, and stream flow. Early life stage abundance changed over time due to annual variation in summer temperature and winter and spring stream flow conditions. Climate effects on abundance differed between sub-regions and among local populations within sub-regions, indicating multiple cross-scale interactions where climate interacted with local habitat to generate only a modest pattern of population synchrony over space. Overall, our analysis showed higher degrees of response heterogeneity of local populations to climate variation and consequently population asynchrony than previously shown based on analysis of individual, geographically restricted datasets. This response heterogeneity indicates that certain local segments characterized by population asynchrony and resistance to climate variation could represent unique populations of this iconic native coldwater fish that warrant targeted conservation. Advancing the conservation of this species can include actions that identify such priority populations and incorporate them into landscape-level conservation planning. Our approach is applicable to other widespread aquatic species sensitive to climate change.
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- George P Valentine
- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center, Kearneysville, West Virginia, USA
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- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center, Kearneysville, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Marion, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Statistics and Data Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Dellinger M, Steele SE, Sprockel E, Philip J, Pálsson A, Benhaïm D. Variation in personality shaped by evolutionary history, genotype and developmental plasticity in response to feeding modalities in the Arctic charr. Proc Biol Sci 2023; 290:20232302. [PMID: 38087921 PMCID: PMC10716646 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Animal personality has been shown to be influenced by both genetic and environmental factors and shaped by natural selection. Currently, little is known about mechanisms influencing the development of personality traits. This study examines the extent to which personality development is genetically influenced and/or environmentally responsive (plastic). We also investigated the role of evolutionary history, assessing whether personality traits could be canalized along a genetic and ecological divergence gradient. We tested the plastic potential of boldness in juveniles of five Icelandic Arctic charr morphs (Salvelinus alpinus), including two pairs of sympatric morphs, displaying various degrees of genetic and ecological divergence from the ancestral anadromous charr, split between treatments mimicking benthic versus pelagic feeding modalities. We show that differences in mean boldness are mostly affected by genetics. While the benthic treatment led to bolder individuals overall, the environmental effect was rather weak, suggesting that boldness lies under strong genetic influence with reduced plastic potential. Finally, we found hints of differences by morphs in boldness canalization through reduced variance and plasticity, and higher consistency in boldness within morphs. These findings provide new insights on how behavioural development may impact adaptive diversification.
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- Marion Dellinger
- Department of Aquaculture and Fish Biology, Hólar University, Hólar, Iceland
- Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
- Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fish Biology, Hólar University, Hólar, Iceland
- HAS University of Applied Sciences, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fish Biology, Hólar University, Hólar, Iceland
- Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fish Biology, Hólar University, Hólar, Iceland
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Mainguy J, Arsenault A, Tran L, Martyniuk MAC, Paquet C, Moore JS, Power M. Otolith-inferred patterns of marine migration frequency in Nunavik Arctic charr. J Fish Biol 2023; 103:884-896. [PMID: 37349978 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Alternative migratory tactics in salmonids reflect the large observed interindividual variation in spatial behaviour which may range from strict freshwater residency to uninterrupted anadromy. In Salvelinus, sea migrations are performed during the ice-free period as freshwater overwintering is thought to be obligatory due to physiological constraints. As a result, individuals can either migrate the next spring or remain in freshwater, as anadromy is generally considered facultative. In Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), skipped migrations are known to occur, but limited data are available regarding their frequencies within and among populations. Here, the authors used an otolith microchemistry approach relying on strontium (88 Sr) to infer movements between freshwater and marine habitats, and annual oscillations in zinc (64 Zn) to help with age identification. They determined the age-at-first-migration and the occurrence of subsequent annual migrations in two Nunavik Arctic charr populations sampled in Deception Bay (Salluit) and river systems linked to Hopes Advance Bay (Aupaluk), northern Québec, Canada. The mode for age-at-first-migration was 4+ for both populations, although it exhibited large variation (range: 0+ to 8+). Skipped migrations constituted a rare event, as 97.7% and 95.6% of the examined Arctic charr at Salluit (n = 43, mean age = 10.3 ± 2.0 years) and Aupaluk (n = 45, mean age = 6.0 ± 1.9 years), respectively, were found to have performed uninterrupted annual migrations after initiation of the behaviour. The consistency of the annual migrations suggests that the tactic is sufficiently fitness rewarding to be maintained under current environmental conditions. From a fisheries management perspective, these repeated migrations combined with low site fidelity in this species may lead to large interannual variations in abundance at the local scale, which may represent a challenge for monitoring Arctic charr demographics on a river-by-river basis.
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- Julien Mainguy
- Direction de l'expertise sur la faune aquatique, ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Direction de l'expertise sur la faune aquatique, ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Nunavik Research Centre, Makivik Corporation, Kuujjuaq, Québec, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique - Centre Eau Terre Environnement, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Direction de l'expertise sur la faune aquatique, ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS) and Département de biologie, Pavillon Charles-Eugène-Marchand, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Sauliutė G, Makaras T, Pažusienė J, Valskienė R, Bučaitė A, Markuckas A, Markovskaja S, Stankevičiūtė M. A comparative analysis of multi-biomarker responses to environmental stress: Evaluating differences in landfill leachate and pathogenic oomycete effects between wild and captive Salmo trutta. Sci Total Environ 2023; 897:165420. [PMID: 37433333 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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Phenotypic plasticity is one of the major means by which organisms can manage with environmental factor changes. Captivity-related stress and artificial rearing settings have been shown to dramatically alter fish response plasticity in terms of physiology, behavior, and health, potentially reducing overall fitness and fish survival. Understanding the variations in plasticity between captive-bred (kept in a homogenous environment) and wild fish populations in response to varied environmental pressures is becoming increasingly important, particularly in risk assessment research. In this study, we investigated whether captive-bred trout (Salmo trutta) are more susceptible to stress stimuli than their wild counterparts. In both wild and captive-bred trout, we investigated a battery of biomarkers that depicts the effects at various levels of biological organization in response to landfill leachate as a chemical pollutant, and after exposure to pathogenic oomycetes Saprolegnia parasitica. According to the findings, wild trout were more susceptible to chemical stimuli based on cytogenetic damage and catalase activity changes, whereas captive-bred trout were more sensitive to biological stress as evidenced by changes in overall fish activity and increasing cytogenetic damage in gills erythrocytes. Our findings emphasize the significance of exercising caution when conducting risk assessments of environmental pollutants using captive-bred animals, especially when seeking to extrapolate hazards and better understand the consequences of environmental contamination on wild fish populations. Additional comparative studies are required to investigate the impact of environmental stressors on multi-biomarker responses in both wild and captive fish populations in order to uncover changes in the plasticity of various traits that can result in adaptation or maladaptation to environmental stimuli within these fish populations, affecting data comparability and transferability to wildlife.
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- Gintarė Sauliutė
- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412 Vilnius, Lithuania; Institute of Biosciences, Vilnius University Life Sciences Centre, Saulėtekio av. 7, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vilnius University Life Sciences Centre, Saulėtekio av. 7, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Mycology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Healy BD, Budy P, Yackulic CB, Murphy BP, Schelly RC, McKinstry MC. Exploring metapopulation-scale suppression alternatives for a global invader in a river network experiencing climate change. Conserv Biol 2023; 37:e13993. [PMID: 36047692 PMCID: PMC10107352 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Invasive species can dramatically alter ecosystems, but eradication is difficult, and suppression is expensive once they are established. Uncertainties in the potential for expansion and impacts by an invader can lead to delayed and inadequate suppression, allowing for establishment. Metapopulation viability models can aid in planning strategies to improve responses to invaders and lessen invasive species' impacts, which may be particularly important under climate change. We used a spatially explicit metapopulation viability model to explore suppression strategies for ecologically damaging invasive brown trout (Salmo trutta), established in the Colorado River and a tributary in Grand Canyon National Park. Our goals were to estimate the effectiveness of strategies targeting different life stages and subpopulations within a metapopulation; quantify the effectiveness of a rapid response to a new invasion relative to delaying action until establishment; and estimate whether future hydrology and temperature regimes related to climate change and reservoir management affect metapopulation viability and alter the optimal management response. Our models included scenarios targeting different life stages with spatially varying intensities of electrofishing, redd destruction, incentivized angler harvest, piscicides, and a weir. Quasi-extinction (QE) was obtainable only with metapopulation-wide suppression targeting multiple life stages. Brown trout population growth rates were most sensitive to changes in age 0 and large adult mortality. The duration of suppression needed to reach QE for a large established subpopulation was 12 years compared with 4 with a rapid response to a new invasion. Isolated subpopulations were vulnerable to suppression; however, connected tributary subpopulations enhanced metapopulation persistence by serving as climate refuges. Water shortages driving changes in reservoir storage and subsequent warming would cause brown trout declines, but metapopulation QE was achieved only through refocusing and increasing suppression. Our modeling approach improves understanding of invasive brown trout metapopulation dynamics, which could lead to more focused and effective invasive species suppression strategies and, ultimately, maintenance of populations of endemic fishes.
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- Brian D. Healy
- Department of Watershed Sciences and the Ecology CenterUtah State UniversityLoganUtahUSA
- Native Fish Ecology and Conservation Program, Division of Science and Resource ManagementGrand Canyon National Park, National Park ServiceFlagstaffArizonaUSA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Watershed SciencesUtah State UniversityLoganUtahUSA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science CenterGrand Canyon Monitoring and Research CenterFlagstaffArizonaUSA
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- School of Environmental ScienceSimon Fraser UniversityVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Native Fish Ecology and Conservation Program, Division of Science and Resource ManagementGrand Canyon National Park, National Park ServiceFlagstaffArizonaUSA
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- Upper Colorado Regional OfficeU.S. Bureau of ReclamationSalt Lake CityUtahUSA
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AbstractReproduction represents the most energetically demanding period of life for many organisms. Capital breeders, such as anadromous sea trout (Salmo trutta), provide a particularly interesting group of organisms to study within the context of reproduction because they rely on energy stores accrued before breeding to reproduce and sustain all phenotypic and behavioral changes related to reproduction. Energy allocation into current reproduction therefore cannot be mitigated via food intake, resulting in an important life history trade-off. For this reason, exploring indexes related to energetics in salmonids can provide powerful insights into the physiological costs of reproduction. In this study, we sampled blood from and PIT tagged 232 fish captured in the wild before the spawning season. We recaptured and resampled 74 individuals (53 females and 21 males) at the end of the spawning season. Females were further divided into spawning phases (nonspawned, partially spawned, and spawned individuals), though males could not be classified as such. We compared nutritional correlates (triglycerides, cholesterol, calcium, inorganic phosphorus, and total protein), stress correlates (cortisol, sodium, potassium, chloride, and glucose), and indexes of tissue damage (aspartate aminotransferase) between initial capture and recapture as well as among spawning phases in females. We found that nutritional status decreased in all fish throughout the spawning season but that it was substantially lower in females that had spawned. We further found that spawning itself appears stressful, with elevated glucose in partially spawned females and elevated cortisol in male sea trout at recapture. Our findings thus support the idea that the cost of reproduction is energetically high and that incurred stress and a decrease in nutritional status are important physiological costs.
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Eisendle D, Medgyesy N, Niedrist GH, Kainz MJ, Sommaruga R. Diet composition and quality of a Salmo trutta (L.) population stocked in a high mountain lake since the Middle Ages. Sci Total Environ 2022; 853:158415. [PMID: 36084784 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The introduction of fish into mountain lakes typically leads to profound ecological changes within the food web, but its consequences depend on the dietary preferences of fish and on the resistance of prey organisms against predation. Here we used stable isotopes and fatty acid analyses in combination with the traditional stomach content analysis to examine the diet of an allopatric population of Salmo trutta, which has originally been stocked during the Middle Ages in an alpine lake, and to identify what components of the food web are more affected. The results from stable isotopes and fatty acids indicated that planktonic and benthic food sources, in particular chironomids larvae, were the most important prey items all year round. Airborne terrestrial insects made most of the stomach content during the ice-free period, but their stable isotope and fatty acids values did not match up with those in fish, suggesting a minor role for fish nutrition. Copepods were relevant as fish diet only during the ice-covered period. In contrast to the stable isotope values of the fish muscle tissue, those of the liver, which reflect potentially short-term changes in diet, were significantly different between the ice-covered and ice-free period. Fatty acid analysis revealed that polyunsaturated fatty acids contents of chironomids, copepods, and chydorids contributed similarly to fish diet. Overall, our results suggest that the introduction of this fish species has decreased the lake-to-land resource transfer by reducing the abundance of emerging midges and that the population is food-limited as indicated by its low condition factor. This field study eventually acts as a reference for possible future reintroduction efforts, as this population is one of few existing in Europe with pure Danubian origin.
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- Daniel Eisendle
- University of Innsbruck, Department of Ecology, Technikerstr. 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria
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- University of Innsbruck, Department of Ecology, Technikerstr. 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria
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- University of Innsbruck, Department of Ecology, Technikerstr. 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria
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- WasserCluster - Biologische Station Lunz, 3293 Lunz am See, Austria; Danube University Krems, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria
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- University of Innsbruck, Department of Ecology, Technikerstr. 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
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Foldvik A, Kryuchkov F, Sandodden R, Uhlig S. Acute Toxicity Testing of the Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical 6PPD-quinone on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Brown Trout (Salmo trutta). Environ Toxicol Chem 2022; 41:3041-3045. [PMID: 36148925 PMCID: PMC9828523 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Recent identification of 6PPD-quinone as the chemical causing acute toxicity in coho salmon has led to substantial concern regarding the toxicity of this contaminant for other aquatic species. Environmental occurrence of 6PPD-quinone is probably high, because it is an oxidation product of a common tire rubber additive. Research on 6PPD-quinone toxicity in fish has revealed a rather unusual pattern, with closely related species exhibiting responses ranging from extreme sensitivity to no effect. Of 11 previously studied fish species, 6PPD-quinone was toxic to four. The species-specific toxicity of 6PPD-quinone complicates urgently needed environmental risk assessment. We investigated the acute toxicity of 6PPD-quinone in Atlantic salmon and brown trout alevins (sac fry). These species have previously not been tested for sensitivity to 6PPD-quinone. The fish were exposed in static conditions in eight treatments with initial concentrations ranging from 0.095 to 12.16 µg/L. Fish were observed for 48 h, and changes in concentrations of 6PPD-quinone were monitored throughout the experiment. No mortalities or substantial changes in behavior were recorded in either Atlantic salmon or brown trout. This provides an important first step in assessing effects of 6PPD-quinone on these economically and culturally highly important species. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:3041-3045. © 2022 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Anders Foldvik
- Department of Salmonid FishesNorwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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- Toxinology Research Group, Norwegian Veterinary InstituteÅsNorway
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- Section for Environmental and Biosecurity Measures, Norwegian Veterinary InstituteTrondheimNorway
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- Toxinology Research Group, Norwegian Veterinary InstituteÅsNorway
- Nordic Institute of Dental MaterialsOsloNorway
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Esin EV, Melnik NO, Markevich GN. Life-history variation as a source of diversity for endemic white charr (Salmonidae) of the lower Kamchatka River. J Fish Biol 2022; 101:914-924. [PMID: 35762330 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sympatric fish morphs diversifying in their feeding pattern in fresh waters typically implement alternative migratory tactics so that omnivores become migrants and specialists-residents. Charrs of the genus Salvelinus populating the lower Kamchatka River (Northeast Asia) are a rare example wherein two related sympatric morphs both implement a variety of life-history tactics in parallel. Here the authors analyse the ecological diversity in the endemic piscivorous "white" morph that exploits resources of the Kamchatka River in sympatry with the partially anadromous invertivorous "Dolly Varden" (DV) morph. Eco-morphological criteria allowed the authors to validate the morph identification. The white charr (WC) was found to subdivide into the small-sized (up to 1.6 kg) fish inhabiting the lacustrine part of the ecosystem and the large-sized (up to 3.4 kg) fish inhabiting the main river channel. The persistent spatial segregation of the sub-groups was confirmed by significant differences in the life span, muscle δ13 С signature and parasite load. According to contrasting patterns of strontium accumulation in otoliths, the riverine WC is represented by resident and semi-anadromous individuals. At the same time, the lack of microsatellite DNA differentiation and allometric nature of the morphometric discrepancy point to the intra-population source of the WC polymorphism. The authors suggest that WC diverged from DV as a result of feeding specialization on the threespine stickleback numerous in the ecosystem since the temporary flooding by marine waters in the middle Holocene. The modern stickleback division into local stocks following the ecosystem differentiation into a river, side lake and estuary resulted in the WC life-history split and ecological radiation.
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- Evgeny V Esin
- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, Moscow, Russia
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Blyth SA, Bower SD. After the spawn and on the hook: Sea trout Salmo trutta biophysical responses to different components of catch and release in a coastal fishery. J Fish Biol 2022; 101:464-477. [PMID: 35598067 PMCID: PMC9543446 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study investigated the biophysical responses of sea run brown trout Salmo trutta to catch-and-release in the coastal fishery around Gotland, Sweden. It used information recorded on individual angled S. trutta (n = 162), including fight time, handling time, total air exposure time, injury, bleeding, fish length, body condition, spawning status, water temperature, hook location and difficulty of hook removal. Reflex action mortality predictors (equilibrium, operculum beats, tail grab response, body flex response and vestibular-ocular response), tests of blood glucose and lactate, and observation of hooking injury were used to measure the relative impact of the angling event on the fish's physical state and stress experienced. The results of this study suggest low rates of post-release mortality and generally limited stress responses to angling events, and relatively high post-release survival supported by the recapture of many tagged S. trutta. However, a number of scenarios were identified in which stress responses are likely to be compounded and where anglers should take additional action to reduce sublethal physiological disturbances and the risk of delayed mortality. Particular care should be taken to limit cumulative total air exposure to <10 s, and to reduce handling time and risk of additional injury in angling events with extended fight times, when water temperatures >10°C, or where S. trutta show evidence of being physically compromised by injury or having recently spawned. The results also indicate the importance of using appropriately sized single hooks rather than larger treble hooks to reduce hooking injury and handling time during unhooking.
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- Samuel A. Blyth
- Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Department of Earth SciencesUppsala UniversityVisbySweden
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Lahnsteiner F. Seasonal differences in thermal stress susceptibility of diploid and triploid brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis (Teleostei, Pisces). J Fish Biol 2022; 101:276-288. [PMID: 35633147 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Many physiological processes of teleost fish show periodicity due to intrinsic rhythms. It may be hypothesized that also susceptibility to thermal stress differs seasonally. To shed more light on this problem the following experiment was conducted. Diploid and triploid Salvelinus fontinalis were kept at an acclimation temperature of 9°C and at a natural photoperiod typical for the Northern Hemisphere during their entire live. During eight different periods of the year, different subgroups were exposed to a 32 day lasting thermal stress of 20°C. Rate of fish maintaining equilibrium, daily growth rate, condition factor, viscerosomatic index and hepato-somatic index were measured. Complementary mRNA expression of genes characterizing growth (GHR1, GHR2), proteolysis (Protreg, Protα5), stress (Hsp47, Hsp90) and respiratory energy metabolism (ATPJ52) was determined. Seasonal differences in thermal stress susceptibility of 2n and 3n S. fontinalis were detected. It was highest from September to December and moderate from January to March. During the remaining period of the year, susceptibility to thermal stress was minimal. Increased thermal stress susceptibility was related to decreased rates of fish maintaining equilibrium, decreased growth rates, reduction of viscera and liver mass and changes in mRNA expression of genes characterizing proteolysis, growth, respiratory energy metabolism and stress. The differences in seasonal stress susceptibility were minor between 2n and 3n S. fontinalis. The data are valuable for ecology and fish culture to identify periods when animals are most susceptible to thermal stress.
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- Franz Lahnsteiner
- Federal Agency for Water Management, Institute for Water Ecology, Fisheries and Lake Research, Mondsee, Austria
- Fishfarm Kreuzstein, Unterach, Austria
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Makaras T, Razumienė J, Gurevičienė V, Sauliutė G, Stankevičiūtė M. Technical suitability and reliability of an in vivo and non-invasive biosensor-type glucose assessment as a potential biomarker for multiple stressors in fishes: an evaluation on Salmonids. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:41187-41206. [PMID: 35089518 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18546-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Regardless of the wide use of glucose measurements in stress evaluation, there are some inconsistencies in its acceptance as a stress marker. To meet the challenge and test the reliability/suitability of glucose measurement in practice, we simulated different environmental/anthropogenic exposure scenarios in this study. We aimed to provoke stress in fish followed by a 2-week stress recovery period and under the cumulative effect of leachate fish exposed to pathogenic oomycetes (Saprolegnia parasitica) to represent a possible infection in fish. We selected stream-resident and anadromous brown trout ecotypes (Salmo trutta) representing salmonids with different migratory behaviour strategies. Here, we analysed glucose content in fish-holding water, blood and gills to determine glucose suitability as a potential biomarker of fish response to environmental challenges. Additionally, swimming behavioural parameters and haematocrit were measured. The results indicated that the quantity of glucose released in the holding water of stressed fish increased considerably and remained substantially higher throughout the stress recovery period than the control level. Correspondingly, the circulating levels of glucose in blood and gills decreased over time in fish exposed to different stressors. A significant decrease in swimming activity of fish was observed during the first hours of leachate exposure and increased in fish exposed to S. parasitica compared to control. Our study is the first to ensure the validity and reliability of glucose response in evaluating physiological stress in fish under chemical and biological stimuli, indicating its sensitivity and response range of glucose measurement in fish-holding water.
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- Tomas Makaras
- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio Ave 7, 10257, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio Ave 7, 10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio Ave 7, 10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, 08412, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Wolff BA, Pomeranz JPF, Kotalik CJ, Hall EK, Clements WH. Habitat restoration for brown trout (Salmo trutta) has limited effects on macroinvertebrate communities in a historically metal-contaminated stream. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2022; 18:1047-1055. [PMID: 34427982 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Quantifying the success of stream remediation or restoration projects that are designed to improve water quality or habitat, respectively, is often challenging because of insufficient posttreatment monitoring, poorly defined restoration goals, and failure to consider fundamental aspects of ecological theory. We measured the effects of habitat restoration on aquatic and terrestrial prey resources in a system recovering from the long-term effects of mining pollution. The study was conducted in the Upper Arkansas River, a Rocky Mountain stream located in central Colorado, USA. Remediation of California Gulch, a United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Superfund Site that discharged metals from past mining operations into the stream, was completed in 2000, resulting in significant improvements in water quality, benthic macroinvertebrate communities, and brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations. A large-scale restoration project designed to improve habitat and increase the density and biomass of brown trout was completed in 2014. To assess the effectiveness of these habitat improvements on invertebrate communities in this system, we sampled sites for 9 years before (2010-2014) and after (2015-2018) restoration was completed. In contrast to our expectations, we observed few changes in the abundance of aquatic or terrestrial invertebrates after restoration. The most common response was an overall reduction in abundance resulting from significant instream disturbances during and immediately after restoration, followed by a gradual return to pretreatment conditions. Despite reductions in prey abundance, the number of prey items in the diet of brown trout increased significantly after restoration. We discuss several explanations for these responses, including the effects of residual metals, increased predation by brown trout, and the recalcitrance of novel communities dominated by metal-tolerant species. Our results suggest that the effectiveness of remediation and restoration differed between macroinvertebrates and fish. Benthic macroinvertebrates were more dependent on water quality improvements at the watershed scale, whereas brown trout populations responded to both improvements in water quality and reach-scale improvements in habitat. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2022;18:1047-1055. © 2021 SETAC.
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- Brian A Wolff
- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
- Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
- Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
- Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Smith R, Hitkolok E, Loewen T, Dumond A, Kristensen K, Swanson H. Overwintering ecology and movement of anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) in a large, ice-covered river in the Canadian Arctic. J Fish Biol 2022; 100:1432-1446. [PMID: 35362094 PMCID: PMC9320965 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) is a facultatively anadromous fish species that is critically important to many Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic. Plasticity in life history has allowed the species to persist in a diversity of challenging Holarctic environments. Despite their ecological and cultural importance and their presence in aquatic ecosystems that are ice-covered for much of the year, few under-ice studies of Arctic char have been conducted. Most winter studies of adult Arctic char have focused on lakes, where they typically overwinter. Several populations of Arctic char, however, overwinter in large river systems, and subsistence fishers have reported that Arctic char overwinter in the lower reaches of the Coppermine River. The Coppermine River is a large Arctic river that flows into Coronation Gulf near Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada. The authors used acoustic telemetry to investigate the overwintering ecology of Arctic char in the region. Consistent with local knowledge, they detected Arctic char overwintering within the fluvial environment of the Coppermine River from 2018 to 2020. Unlike other fluvial environments known to be used by overwintering Arctic char, the lower reaches of the Coppermine River are completely ice-covered throughout the winter, are of moderate depths (3.8-14.1 m) and have no known groundwater inputs. Acoustic telemetry observations indicated long-distance movement (7-8 km) within the river in early winter (October) in response to dynamic ice formation. Under-ice movement generally declined 2 weeks after river freeze-up but continued throughout winter in the lower 5 km of the river, where there were fewer under-ice disturbances. Migration into the marine environment before river ice break-up (June), as well as winter (November-May) movements into and within the marine environment, was unexpectedly observed for some fish. Under-ice use of the marine environment is unusual for Arctic char at the distances observed (up to 18 km) and has not previously been documented at the temperatures (fish body temperatures from -0.76 to 1.90°C) observed. Results allow further understanding of the diverse life-history tactics employed by Arctic char and lay a foundation for future research into fluvial and other diverse overwintering tactics employed by the species.
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- Rosie Smith
- Department of BiologyUniversity of WaterlooWaterlooOntarioCanada
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- Kugluktuk Hunters and Trappers OrganizationKugluktukNunavutCanada
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- Arctic Stock AssessmentFisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater InstituteWinnipegManitobaCanada
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- Kugluktuk Hunters and Trappers OrganizationKugluktukNunavutCanada
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of WaterlooWaterlooOntarioCanada
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Jensen AJ, Diserud OH, Finstad B, Fiske P, Thorstad EB. Early-season brown trout (Salmo trutta) migrants grow and survive better at sea. J Fish Biol 2022; 100:1419-1431. [PMID: 35357697 PMCID: PMC9321885 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The timing of seaward migration is a key life-history trait for many anadromous fish species, with growth and survival at sea depending on a match/mismatch scenario between the timing of the sea entry and optimal conditions. Based on a 25-year study with 15,226 individually tagged brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a Norwegian river, we analysed how the within-season timing of sea migration impacted growth and survival. In both first-time and veteran migrants, marine growth was highest for early migrating individuals, large individuals, and those with a low condition factor when entering the sea. Survival was highest for individuals entering the sea early in the season. In first-time migrants, survival increased with body length. Survival also increased with the number of other smolts migrating simultaneously. As the early smolts were the most successful, it may seem strange that many smolts migrate later in the season. We suggest that late-migrating smolts may not be of a size and/or physiological state suitable for early marine conditions, and may make the best of a bad situation.
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- Department of BiologyNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheimNorway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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Gisen DC, Schütz C, Weichert RB. Development of behavioral rules for upstream orientation of fish in confined space. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263964. [PMID: 35180239 PMCID: PMC8856537 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Improving the effectiveness of fishways requires a better understanding of fish behavior near hydraulic structures, especially of upstream orientation. One of the most promising approaches to this problem is the use of model behavioral rules. We developed a three-dimensional individual-based model based on observed brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) movement in a laboratory flume and tested it against two hydraulically different flume setups. We used the model to examine which of five behavioral rule versions would best explain upstream trout orientation. The versions differed in the stimulus for swim angle selection. The baseline stimulus was positive rheotaxis with a random component. It was supplemented by attraction towards either lower velocity magnitude, constant turbulence kinetic energy, increased flow acceleration, or shorter wall distance. We found that the baseline stimulus version already explained large parts of the observed behavior. Mixed results for velocity magnitude, turbulence kinetic energy, and flow acceleration indicated that the brown trout did not orient primarily by means of these flow features. The wall distance version produced significantly improved results, suggesting that wall distance was the dominant orientation stimulus for brown trout in our hydraulic conditions. The absolute root mean square error (RMSE) was small for the best parameter set (RMSE = 9 for setup 1, RMSE = 6 for setup 2). Our best explanation for these results is dominance of the visual sense favored by absence of challenging hydraulic stimuli. We conclude that under similar conditions (moderate flow and visible walls), wall distance could be a relevant stimulus in confined space, particularly for fishway studies and design in IBMs, laboratory, and the field.
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- David C. Gisen
- Waterways and environment unit, Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Animal ecology unit, Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, Koblenz, Germany
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- Waterways and environment unit, Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau, Karlsruhe, Germany
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McCallum ES, Dey CJ, Cerveny D, Bose APH, Brodin T. Social status modulates the behavioral and physiological consequences of a chemical pollutant in animal groups. Ecol Appl 2021; 31:e02454. [PMID: 34549857 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The social environment (i.e., the suite of social interactions that occur among individuals that can result in variation in social ranks) is a commonly overlooked aspect of biology when scientists evaluate the effects of chemical contaminants. The social environment, however, represents the arena in which individual-level performance shapes group- or population-level outcomes and may therefore mediate many of the ultimate consequences of chemicals for wildlife. Here, we evaluated the role that the social environment plays in determining the consequences of pollutant exposure. We exposed groups of juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta) to an emerging pharmaceutical pollutant that is commonly detected in freshwaters (the benzodiazepine, oxazepam) and allowed them to form dominance hierarchies. Exposure affected dominant and subordinate fish differently, causing fish to become less aggressive at high doses and subordinate fish to become more competitively successful at low doses. These perturbations had further consequences for growth, fin damage, and survival. Exposure also modulated physiological stress in the hierarchy, and social status itself affected how much oxazepam was absorbed in tissues, potentially creating a dynamic feedback loop that further influences the asymmetric effects of exposure on differing social statuses. Many effects followed a "U-shaped" dose-response curve, highlighting the importance of nonlinear, low-dose effects. Altogether, we show that social structure in animal groups can interact with and modulate the effects of an environmental contaminant. We underscore the need to account for an organism's natural ecological context, including their social environment, in future experiments and environmental risk assessments to predict the effects of chemical contaminants on wildlife.
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- Erin S McCallum
- Department of Wildlife, Fish & Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden
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- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish & Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden
- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Zatisi 728/II, Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Collective Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz, Germany
- Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish & Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden
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Desforges JE, Birnie-Gauvin K, Aarestrup K, Cooke SJ. Upper Thermal Tolerance Indicated by CT max Fails to Predict Migration Strategy and Timing, Growth, and Predation Vulnerability in Juvenile Brown Trout ( Salmo trutta). Physiol Biochem Zool 2021; 94:215-227. [PMID: 33974516 DOI: 10.1086/714636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AbstractPartial migration is common in a variety of taxa and has important ecological and evolutionary implications, yet the underlying factors that lead to different migratory strategies are not clearly understood. Given the importance of temperature in serving as a cue for migration, along with its role in regulating metabolism, growth, reproduction, and survival, we examined how intraspecific variation in critical thermal maximum (CTmax) values influenced migratory strategy (residency vs. migration), timing of migration, growth, and predation vulnerability in a wild population of partially anadromous juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta). Using passive integrated transponder telemetry and mark-recapture techniques, we identified individuals that out-migrated to sea, assumed residency, and were predated by cormorants several months later. Acute thermal stress induced by conducting CTmax trials did not affect the final fate of assayed fish compared with controls. We found that mass and body condition predicted CTmax and migration timing, but CTmax failed to predict migratory strategy or timing, growth (of resident fish), or predation vulnerability. Although there may be links between mass, thermal tolerance, and migration strategy, the relationship between CTmax and migration remains unclear. The role of upper thermal tolerance in influencing life-history strategies should not be neglected, however, as alternative indicators of thermal tolerance could be further explored. The high degree of variation in CTmax estimates warrants additional investigation of how increasingly prevalent high-temperature events might drive selection toward thermally tolerant extremes, which is particularly relevant in a rapidly warming world.
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Lopes C, Rocha E, Pereira IL, Madureira TV. Deciphering influences of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone on lipid metabolism genes using brown trout primary hepatocytes. Aquat Toxicol 2021; 235:105819. [PMID: 33873058 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Despite of physiological and toxicological relevance, the potential of androgens to influence fish lipid metabolism remains poorly explored. Here, brown trout primary hepatocytes were exposed to six concentrations (1 nM to 100 μM) of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and testosterone (T), to assess changes in the mRNA levels of genes covering diverse lipid metabolic pathways. Acsl1, essential for fatty acid activation, was up-regulated by T and DHT, whereas the lipogenic enzymes FAS and ACC were up-regulated by the highest (100 μM) concentration of T and DHT, respectively. ApoA1, the major component of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), was down-regulated by both androgens. PPARγ, linked to adipogenesis and peroxisomal β-oxidation, was down-regulated by T and DHT, while Acox1-3I, rate-limiting in peroxisomal β-oxidation, was down-regulated by T. Fabp1, StAR and LPL were not altered. Our findings suggest that androgens may impact on lipid transport, adipogenesis and fatty acid β-oxidation and promote lipogenesis in fish liver.
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- Célia Lopes
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto (U.Porto), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, P 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto (U.Porto), Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Department of Microscopy, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, P 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto (U.Porto), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, P 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto (U.Porto), Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Department of Microscopy, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, P 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto (U.Porto), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, P 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto (U.Porto), Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Department of Microscopy, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, P 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto (U.Porto), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, P 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto (U.Porto), Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Department of Microscopy, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, P 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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Jonsson B, Jonsson N. Continuous outmigration and sequential encountering of environmental cues are important for successful homing of hatchery-reared, anadromous brown trout Salmo trutta. J Fish Biol 2021; 98:1481-1484. [PMID: 33439494 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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When rehabilitating and reintroducing trout Salmo trutta in rivers, it is a goal that as many as possible survive, home and form self-sustaining populations. Hatchery-reared, anadromous S. trutta have significant lower ability to return to the area where they were raised if (a) transported in a closed tank to sea and released 5 km from the River Imsa, relative to those that were (b) transported when swimming in a partly submerged tank with sea water run-through, while being slowly towed by a boat the same distance or (c) released at the outlet of the River Imsa. Thus, if deprived from environmental cues during part of the way, they lose their ability to home.
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- Bror Jonsson
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Oslo, Norway
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Backström T, Brännäs E, Nilsson J, Carlberg H, Johansson K, Magnhagen C. Proof of concept: visual categorization of carotenoid pigmentation in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus L) can predict stress response. J Fish Biol 2021; 98:1192-1195. [PMID: 33244772 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Carotenoid pigmentation in Salvelinus alpinus has been connected to stress responsiveness in earlier studies. This has, however, only been tested with time-consuming image analysis from photos. Here, we used quick visual categorization of carotenoid pigmentation to investigate the stress responsiveness of the extreme groups. The visually selected charr were then exposed to a net restraint stressor. Arctic charr with few spots also had a lower stress responsiveness compared to charr with many spots. Thus, visual selection could be used as a simple method within aquaculture.
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- Tobias Backström
- Institute of Integrated Natural Sciences, University Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz, Universitätsstraße 1, Koblenz, Germany
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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Gargan PG, Økland F, Shephard S, Fitzgerald C, O'Grady M. The spawning location of vulnerable ferox trout (Salmo trutta L.) in the Lough Corrib and Lough Mask catchments, Western Ireland. J Fish Biol 2021; 98:485-497. [PMID: 33064311 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ferox trout are large, long-lived, piscivorous trout normally found in deep lakes; they are highly prized by trophy anglers. Lough Corrib and Lough Mask, Western Ireland, have recorded the majority of Irish specimen ferox trout since angling records began. Little was known regarding the spawning location of ferox trout relative to sympatric brown trout, and a radio telemetry study was initiated in both catchments in 2005. Over the period 2005-2009, 79 ferox were captured by angling and radio tagged in Lough Corrib, while 55 ferox were tagged in Lough Mask. Manual and helicopter tracking were carried out on all spawning streams entering both lakes over the autumn/winter period to detect tagged fish. Overall, 37 radio-tagged trout (46.8%) were detected in Lough Corrib streams and 21 tagged trout (38.2%) were recorded from Lough Mask streams. Results from radio tracking indicate that the majority (92%) of ferox trout tagged in Lough Corrib spawned in a single spawning stream, the Cong river, while the majority (76%) of ferox trout tagged in Lough Mask spawned in the Cong canal and Cong river. These results suggest that these streams are most likely the principle spawning locations of ferox trout in both lakes. The occurrence of ferox trout predominantly in single spawning rivers in both catchments highlights the vulnerability of the study ferox populations. As a result of these findings, conservation measures were introduced for ferox trout in both catchments.
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Trondheim, Norway
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Eldøy SH, Davidsen JG, Vignon M, Power M. The biology and feeding ecology of Arctic charr in the Kerguelen Islands. J Fish Biol 2021; 98:526-536. [PMID: 33085087 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Subsequent to their introduction in the 1950s, Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus have been able to establish a self-sustaining population that has adapted to the unique conditions of the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands. Here, 48 individuals (198-415 mm) were caught with gillnets and their basic biology and feeding ecology were examined using stable isotope analysis. The Lac des Fougères population split use of littoral and pelagic resources evenly, although larger fish relied more heavily on littoral production and appear to follow the size-dependent life history habitat template seen in many Scandinavian lakes where smaller sized individuals occupy the pelagic zone and larger individuals dominate the littoral habitat. In Kerguelen, Arctic charr mature at the same ages (5.6 years) as Arctic charr in both sub-Arctic and Arctic lakes. Although mortality was average in comparison to comparator sub-Arctic lakes, it was high in comparison to Arctic lakes. Maximal age (>7+) was at the lower end of the range typically seen in sub-Arctic lakes. Although they inhabit a resource-poor environment, Kerguelen Arctic charr showed no evidence of cannibalism. Thus, while Arctic charr can survive and reproduce in the relatively unproductive Kerguelen lake environments, survival and growth nevertheless appear to be traded off against survival and longevity. The uniqueness of the population location and the recency of its introduction suggest that further monitoring of the population has the potential to yield valuable insights into both the adaptability of the species and its likely responses to ongoing large-scale environmental change as represented by climate change.
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- Sindre H Eldøy
- Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Klinard NV, Matley JK, Ivanova SV, Larocque SM, Fisk AT, Johnson TB. Application of machine learning to identify predators of stocked fish in Lake Ontario: using acoustic telemetry predation tags to inform management. J Fish Biol 2021; 98:237-250. [PMID: 33015862 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Understanding predator-prey interactions and food web dynamics is important for ecosystem-based management in aquatic environments, as they experience increasing rates of human-induced changes, such as the addition and removal of fishes. To quantify the post-stocking survival and predation of a prey fish in Lake Ontario, 48 bloater Coregonus hoyi were tagged with acoustic telemetry predation tags and were tracked on an array of 105 acoustic receivers from November 2018 to June 2019. Putative predators of tagged bloater were identified by comparing movement patterns of six species of salmonids (i.e., predators) in Lake Ontario with the post-predated movements of bloater (i.e., prey) using a random forests algorithm, a type of supervised machine learning. A total of 25 bloater (53% of all detected) were consumed by predators on average (± S.D.) 3.1 ± 2.1 days after release. Post-predation detections of predators occurred for an average (± S.D.) of 78.9 ± 76.9 days, providing sufficient detection data to classify movement patterns. Tagged lake trout Salvelinus namaycush provided the most reliable classification from behavioural predictor variables (89% success rate) and was identified as the main consumer of bloater (consumed 50%). Movement networks between predicted and tagged lake trout were significantly correlated over a 6 month period, supporting the classification of lake trout as a common bloater predator. This study demonstrated the ability of supervised learning techniques to provide greater insight into the fate of stocked fishes and predator-prey dynamics, and this technique is widely applicable to inform future stocking and other management efforts.
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- Natalie V Klinard
- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Glenora Fisheries Station, Picton, Ontario, Canada
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Jamieson L, Waters A, Ho KE, Chan HYS, Hung JT, Webb SE, Chan CM, Shipley AM, Williamson JG, Beer J, Angus C, Miller AL. Short-term homeostatic regulation of blood/interstitial fluid Ca 2+ concentration by the scales of anadromous sea trout Salmo trutta L. during smoltification and migration. J Fish Biol 2021; 98:17-32. [PMID: 32964432 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The elasmoid scales of anadromous sea trout Salmo trutta L. represent a significant internal reservoir of Ca2+ . Although more is known about long-term remodelling of scales in response to calciotropic challenges encountered during smoltification and migration, very little is known about the contribution made by scales to the short-term, minute-to-minute regulation of Ca2+ homeostasis in the extracellular fluid (ECF) during these phases of the life cycle. This gap in the knowledge is partly due to the technical challenges involved in measuring small Ca2+ fluxes around the scales of live fish in real time. Here, this study describes exfoliating, mounting and culturing scales and their resident cells from parr, smolt and adult sea trout from a freshwater environment, as well as from adult sea trout caught in sea or brackish water. All the scales were then examined using an extracellular, non-invasive, surface-scanning Ca2+ -sensitive microelectrode. The authors quantified the Ca2+ fluxes, in the absence of any systemic or local regulators, into and out of scales on both the episquamal and hyposquamal sides under different extracellular calcemic challenges set to mimic a variety of ECF-Ca2+ concentrations. Scales from the life-cycle stages as well as from adult fish taken from sea, brackish or fresh water all showed a consistent efflux or influx of Ca2+ under hypo- or hypercalcemic conditions, respectively. What were considered to be isocalcemic conditions resulted in minimal flux of Ca2+ in either direction, or in the case of adult scales, a consistent but small influx. Indeed, adult scales appeared to display the largest flux densities in either direction. These new data extend the current understanding of the role played by fish scales in the short-term, minute-to-minute homeostatic regulation of ECF-Ca2+ concentration, and are similar to those recently reported from zebrafish Danio rerio scales. This suggests that this short-term regulatory response might be a common feature of teleost scales.
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- Leanna Jamieson
- North Atlantic Fisheries College Marine Centre, University of the Highlands and Islands, Scalloway, UK
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- College of Arts and Sciences, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, USA
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- Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Applicable Electronics, LLC, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- The Wild Trout Trust, Hampshire, UK
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- North Atlantic Fisheries College Marine Centre, University of the Highlands and Islands, Scalloway, UK
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- Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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Labonne J, Manicki A, Chevalier L, Tétillon M, Guéraud F, Hendry AP. Using Reciprocal Transplants to Assess Local Adaptation, Genetic Rescue, and Sexual Selection in Newly Established Populations. Genes (Basel) 2020; 12:genes12010005. [PMID: 33374534 PMCID: PMC7822186 DOI: 10.3390/genes12010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Small populations establishing on colonization fronts have to adapt to novel environments with limited genetic variation. The pace at which they can adapt, and the influence of genetic variation on their success, are key questions for understanding intraspecific diversity. To investigate these topics, we performed a reciprocal transplant experiment between two recently founded populations of brown trout in the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands. Using individual tagging and genetic assignment methods, we tracked the fitness of local and foreign individuals, as well as the fitness of their offspring over two generations. In both populations, although not to the same extent, gene flow occurred between local and foreign gene pools. In both cases, however, we failed to detect obvious footprints of local adaptation (which should limit gene flow) and only weak support for genetic rescue (which should enhance gene flow). In the population where gene flow from foreign individuals was low, no clear differences were observed between the fitness of local, foreign, and F1 hybrid individuals. In the population where gene flow was high, foreign individuals were successful due to high mating success rather than high survival, and F1 hybrids had the same fitness as pure local offspring. These results suggest the importance of considering sexual selection, rather than just local adaptation and genetic rescue, when evaluating the determinants of success in small and recently founded populations.
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- Jacques Labonne
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UMR INRAE-UPPA, Ecobiop, FR-64310 Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, France; (A.M.); (L.C.); (M.T.); (F.G.)
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (A.P.H.)
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UMR INRAE-UPPA, Ecobiop, FR-64310 Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, France; (A.M.); (L.C.); (M.T.); (F.G.)
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UMR INRAE-UPPA, Ecobiop, FR-64310 Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, France; (A.M.); (L.C.); (M.T.); (F.G.)
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UMR INRAE-UPPA, Ecobiop, FR-64310 Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, France; (A.M.); (L.C.); (M.T.); (F.G.)
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UMR INRAE-UPPA, Ecobiop, FR-64310 Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, France; (A.M.); (L.C.); (M.T.); (F.G.)
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- Redpath Museum and Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C4, Canada
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (A.P.H.)
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Rohtla M, Matetski L, Taal I, Svirgsden R, Kesler M, Paiste P, Vetemaa M. Quantifying an overlooked aspect of partial migration using otolith microchemistry. J Fish Biol 2020; 97:1582-1585. [PMID: 32880933 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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For the first time, an overlooked aspect of partial migration was quantified using otolith microchemistry and brown trout, Salmo trutta, as a model species. Relative contributions of freshwater resident and anadromous female brown trout to mixed-stock sea trout populations in the Baltic Sea were estimated. Out of 236 confirmed wild sea trout sampled around the coast of Estonia 88% were of anadromous maternal origin and 12% were of resident maternal origin. This novel finding underscores the importance of the resident contingent in maintaining the persistence and resilience of the migratory contingent.
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- Mehis Rohtla
- Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Geology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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Buchinger TJ, Li W, Johnson NS. Behavioural responses of female lake trout Salvelinus namaycush to male chemical stimuli and prostaglandin F 2α. J Fish Biol 2020; 97:1224-1227. [PMID: 32592402 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Male olfactory cues may guide aggregation on spawning reefs, mate evaluation and synchronized gamete release in lake trout Salvelinus namaycush, but a lack of information on the source and identity of the cues precludes direct tests of their function. Using a two-channel flume, we found ovulated female lake trout increased time spent in the channel treated with spermiated male-conditioned water, urine and bile but not synthesized prostaglandin F2α . We suggest future efforts to characterize male olfactory cues focus on urine and postulate that bile acids contribute to its behavioural activity.
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- Tyler J Buchinger
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Hammond Bay Biological Station, Great Lakes Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Millersburg, Michigan, USA
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Sancho Santos ME, Grabicová K, Steinbach C, Schmidt-Posthaus H, Šálková E, Kolářová J, Vojs Staňová A, Grabic R, Randák T. Environmental concentration of methamphetamine induces pathological changes in brown trout (Salmo trutta fario). Chemosphere 2020; 254:126882. [PMID: 32957289 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Methamphetamine, mainly consumed as an illicit drug, is a potent addictive psychostimulant that has been detected in surface water at concentrations ranging from nanograms to micrograms per litre, especially in Middle and East Europe. The aim of this study was to expose brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) to environmental (1 μg L-1) and higher (50 μg L-1) concentrations of methamphetamine for 35 days with a four-day depuration phase to assess the possible negative effects on fish health. Degenerative liver and heart alterations, similar to those described in mammals, were observed at both concentrations, although at different intensities. Apoptotic changes in hepatocytes, revealed by activated caspase-3, were found in exposed fish. The parent compound and a metabolite (amphetamine) were detected in fish tissues in both concentration groups, in the order of kidney > liver > brain > muscle > plasma. Bioconcentration factors ranged from 0.13 to 80. A therapeutic plasma concentration was reached for both compounds in the high-concentration treatment. This study indicates that chronic environmental concentrations of methamphetamine can lead to health issues in aquatic organisms.
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- Maria Eugenia Sancho Santos
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic.
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of Bern, Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, Laenggassstrasse 122, 3001, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic; Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ilkovicova 6, SK-842 15, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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Morrison SM, Mackey TE, Durhack T, Jeffrey JD, Wiens LM, Mochnacz NJ, Hasler CT, Enders EC, Treberg JR, Jeffries KM. Sub-lethal temperature thresholds indicate acclimation and physiological limits in brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis. J Fish Biol 2020; 97:583-587. [PMID: 32447755 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The upper thermal tolerance of brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis was estimated using critical thermal maxima (CTmax ) experiments on fish acclimated to temperatures that span the species' thermal range (5-25°C). The CTmax increased with acclimation temperature but plateaued in fish acclimated to 20, 23 and 25°C. Plasma lactate was highest, and the hepato-somatic index (IH ) was lowest at 23 and 25°C, which suggests additional metabolic costs at those acclimation temperatures. The results suggest that there is a sub-lethal threshold between 20 and 23°C, beyond which the fish experience reduced physiological performance.
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- Scott M Morrison
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Biology Department, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Biology Department, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Olsén KH, Olsén HL. Exposure to carbamate fungicide iodocarb does not affect reproductive behavior or milt volumes in precocious male brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) parr. Fish Physiol Biochem 2020; 46:1451-1460. [PMID: 32296996 PMCID: PMC7347672 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-020-00803-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Previous studies with olfactory-disturbing pesticides resulted after exposure in disturbed behavior and physiology in fish. In the present experiment, reproductive behavior and milt volumes of precocious brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) male parr were studied in a large stream aquarium after exposure to the olfactory-disturbing fungicide 15 μg l-1 IPBC (iodocarb; 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate) for 96 h. The statistical analyses did not reveal any significant differences for time attending females between controls and IPBC-exposed males. Furthermore, there were no significant differences in milt volumes. However, when taking all fish into consideration, there were significant differences in milt volumes between parr that had been attending females and those had not been attending females. Controls that had attended females had significantly higher milt volumes than controls or IPBC-exposed males that had not attended females. Taking all control and IPBC parr into consideration, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between time attended females and volume of milt and gonadosomatic index (GSI), respectively. In summary, 15 μg l-1 IPBC did not have any significant effects on mature male parr reproductive behavior and milt volumes.
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- K Håkan Olsén
- School of Natural Science, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University, SE-141 89, Huddinge, Sweden.
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- School of Natural Science, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University, SE-141 89, Huddinge, Sweden
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There is growing interest in the delineation of feeding patterns in animals, but little is known about the interaction of multiple explanatory factors across broad geographical scales. The goal of this study was to identify the factors that together determine population-level patterns in piscivory in a globally distributed aquatic predator, the brown trout (Salmo trutta). A meta-analysis of peer-reviewed studies revealed that the prevalence (frequency of occurrence, %) of piscivory increases from riverine to marine ecosystems, with fish community type and the size-structure (ontogeny) of brown trout populations being the key drivers. Thus, piscivory was related to ecosystem-specific differences in predator body size (increasing in populations with large individuals) and fish community configurations (increasing with fish species richness). Fish species richness imposes important limitations on (i.e. in low diversity scenarios) or facilitate (i.e. in high diversity scenarios) piscivory in brown trout populations, with a low prevalence expected in low-diversity fish communities. In fresh water, piscivory is higher in lentic than lotic ecosystems and, in the former, increases with latitude. Competition in multi-species systems is expected to be higher than in simpler systems because the size-structure and species composition of fish assemblages, explaining cross-ecosystem differences in piscivory.
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- Javier Sánchez-Hernández
- Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
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Shirdel I, Kalbassi MR, Esmaeilbeigi M, Tinoush B. Disruptive effects of nonylphenol on reproductive hormones, antioxidant enzymes, and histology of liver, kidney and gonads in Caspian trout smolts. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2020; 232:108756. [PMID: 32229183 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The endocrine-disrupting effect of pollutants such as alkylphenols has been considered a major concern during recent years. Although the effects of nonylphenol on the reproductive hormones of fish have been investigated in several studies, the effect of this endocrine disruptor on reproductive hormones of immature fish and salmonid smolts has been less addressed. The present work studied the effects of 1, 10 and 100 μg/l concentrations of nonylphenol on the levels of plasma reproductive hormones and liver antioxidant enzymes as well as on histopathology of reproductive and non-reproductive organs of male and female Caspian brown trout (Salmo trutta caspius) smolts after 21 days of exposure. The results of the present study showed that environmentally relevant concentrations of nonylphenol affected plasma levels of sex steroids; gonadotropins, phosphorus, estradiol to testosterone ratio, and also caused histopathological lesions in liver, kidney and testis tissues of immature Caspian brown trout during smolting. Nonylphenol significantly increased the levels of estradiol in plasma of both male and female smolts exposed to nonylphenol compared with the control groups. Exposure to nonylphenol decreased testosterone and FSH levels in both genders. It has also increased plasma levels of LH in females but did not affect LH levels in male fish. Liver SOD and CAT content was decreased in nonylphenol-exposed smolts. Therefore, the release of this economically valuable and endangered species into the rivers contaminated with nonylphenol should be avoided as it can have significant effects on the development and reproductive function of smolts.
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- Iman Shirdel
- Marine Sciences Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran.
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Harris LN, Swanson HK, Gilbert MJH, Malley BK, Fisk AT, Moore JS. Anadromy and marine habitat use of Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from the central Canadian Arctic. J Fish Biol 2020; 96:1489-1494. [PMID: 32128819 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Anadromy was documented in 16 lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, from Canada's central Arctic using capture data and otolith microchemistry. For the first time, estuarine/marine habitat use was described for five individuals using acoustic telemetry. Age-at-first-migration to sea was variable (10-39 years) among individuals and most S. namaycush undertook multiple anadromous migrations within their lifetime. Telemetry data suggested that S. namaycush do not travel far into marine habitats and prefer surface waters (<2 m). These results further our collective understanding of the marine ecology of Arctic S. namaycush.
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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- Great Lakes Institute of Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes and Département de Biologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Razmara P, Sharpe J, Pyle GG. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) chemosensory detection of and reactions to copper nanoparticles and copper ions. Environ Pollut 2020; 260:113925. [PMID: 32369894 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.113925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Copper is known to interfere with fish olfaction. Although the chemosensory detection and olfactory toxicity of copper ions (Cu2+) has been heavily studied in fish, the olfactory-driven detection of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs)-a rapidly emerging contaminant to aquatic systems-remains largely unknown. This study aimed to investigate the olfactory response of rainbow trout to equitoxic concentrations of CuNPs or Cu2+ using electro-olfactography (EOG, a neurophysiological technique) and olfactory-mediated behavioural assay. In the first experiment, the concentration of contaminants known to impair olfaction by 20% over 24 h (EOG-based 24-h IC20s of 220 and 3.5 μg/L for CuNPs and Cu2+, respectively) were tested as olfactory stimuli using both neurophysiological and behavioural assays. In the second experiment, to determine whether the presence of CuNPs or Cu2+ can affect the ability of fish to perceive a social cue (taurocholic acid (TCA)), fish were acutely exposed to one form of Cu-contaminants (approximately 15 min). Following exposure, olfactory sensitivity was measured by EOG and olfactory-mediated behaviour within a choice maze was recorded in the presence of TCA. Results of neurophysiological and behavioural experiments demonstrate that rainbow trout can detect and avoid the IC20 of CuNPs. The IC20 of Cu2+ was below the olfactory detection threshold of rainbow trout, as such, fish did not avoid Cu2+. The high sensitivity of behavioural endpoints revealed a lack of aversion response to TCA in CuNP-exposed fish, despite this change not being present utilizing EOG. The reduced response to TCA during the brief exposure to CuNPs may be a result of either olfactory fatigue or blockage of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) by CuNPs. The observed behavioural interference caused by CuNP exposure may indicate that CuNPs have the ability to interfere with other behaviours potentially affecting fitness and survival. Our findings also revealed the differential response of OSNs to CuNPs and Cu2+.
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- Parastoo Razmara
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4, Canada.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4, Canada
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Klemme I, Hyvärinen P, Karvonen A. Negative associations between parasite avoidance, resistance and tolerance predict host health in salmonid fish populations. Proc Biol Sci 2020; 287:20200388. [PMID: 32315591 PMCID: PMC7211438 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Genetic variation in defence against parasite infections is fundamental for host-parasite evolution. The overall level of defence of a host individual or population includes mechanisms that reduce parasite exposure (avoidance), establishment (resistance) or pathogenicity (tolerance). However, how these traits operate and evolve in concert is not well understood. Here, we investigated genetic variation in and associations between avoidance, resistance and tolerance in a natural host-parasite system. Replicated populations of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (an anadromous form of brown trout, Salmo trutta) were raised under common garden conditions and infected with the eye fluke Diplostomum pseudospathaceum. We demonstrate significant genetic variation in the defence traits across host populations and negative associations between the traits, with the most resistant populations showing the weakest avoidance and the lowest infection tolerance. These results are suggestive of trade-offs between different components of defence and possibly underlie the genetic variation in defence traits observed in the wild. Because the three defence mechanisms affect host-parasite evolution in profoundly different ways, we emphasize the importance of studying these traits in concert.
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- Ines Klemme
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, PO Box 35, 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Aquatic Population Dynamics, Manamansalontie 90, 88300 Paltamo, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, PO Box 35, 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
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Davidsen JG, Power M, Knudsen R, Sjursen AD, Kjaerstad G, Rønning L, Arnekleiv JV. Marine trophic niche use and life history diversity among Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus in southwestern Greenland. J Fish Biol 2020; 96:681-692. [PMID: 31970772 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Life history strategies and potential marine niche use of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus (n = 237, 84-652 mm, total body length, LT ) were determined during the ice-free season (2012) at three different watercourses in south-western Greenland. All Arctic charr were collected from freshwater habitats. Based on stable isotopes of δ34 S, the Arctic charr were categorized as either marine- or freshwater-dependent feeders. The use of time-integrated trophic tracers (stable isotopes of δ13 C, δ15 N, δ34 S) suggested that several trophic groups of Arctic charr operate alongside within each fjord system. The groups suggested were one group that specialized in the marine habitat, in addition to two freshwater resident morphs (small-sized resident and/or large-growing cannibalistic individuals). Stomach contents consisted entirely of freshwater and terrestrial prey (i.e., insects), indicating that marine-dependent feeders also fed in freshwater habitats after return from their marine migration. Growth and maturity patterns further supported variable life history strategies within each watercourse. The life history strategy patterns and marine trophic niche use were consistent across the watercourses along several hundred kilometres of coastline. This study represents the first ecological baseline for partially anadromous populations of Greenland Arctic charr.
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- Jan G Davidsen
- Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Purchase CF, Rooke AC. Freezing ovarian fluid does not alter how it affects fish sperm swimming performance: creating a cryptic female choice 'spice rack' for use in split-ejaculate experimentation. J Fish Biol 2020; 96:693-699. [PMID: 31985071 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cryptic female choice is often mediated chemically in external fertilizers by ovarian fluid (OF), which can change sperm swimming performance and bias paternity under sperm competition. Assessing cryptic female choice is hindered by the necessity of using fresh gametes and the short time window available to obtain diverse samples from wild animals. Using split-ejaculate experimental designs and samples from lake trout, brown trout and Atlantic salmon, we evaluated whether freezing OF alters the way in which it modifies sperm swimming. Sperm had improved swimming performance in the presence of OF over plain water, and the effect did not depend on whether the OF had previously been frozen. Freezing OF does not seem to alter the way it influences sperm. This allows the researcher to create a 'spice rack' of OF samples that can be used in studies on cryptic female choice, and opens up the possibility to compare animals mating under large spatial and temporal variability.
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- Craig F Purchase
- Department of Biology, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Dawson NJ, Millet C, Selman C, Metcalfe NB. Measurement of mitochondrial respiration in permeabilized fish gills. J Exp Biol 2020; 223:jeb216762. [PMID: 31974221 PMCID: PMC7044462 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.216762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Physiological investigations of fish gills have traditionally centred on the two principal functions of the gills: gas exchange and ion regulation. Mitochondrion-rich cells (MRCs) are primarily found within the gill filaments of fish, and are thought to proliferate in order to increase the ionoregulatory capacity of the gill in response to environmentally induced osmotic challenges. However, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the metabolic function of mitochondria within fish gills. Here, we describe and validate a simple protocol for the permeabilization of fish gills and subsequent measurement of mitochondrial respiration rates in vitro Our protocol requires only small tissue samples (8 mg), exploits the natural structure of fish gills, does not require mechanical separation of the gill tissue (so is relatively quick to perform), and yields accurate and highly reproducible measurements of respiration rates. It offers great potential for the study of mitochondrial function in gills over a wide range of fish sizes and species.
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- Neal J Dawson
- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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Asatryan V, Dallakyan M, Vardanyan T, Barseghyan N, Gabrielyan B. An integrative evaluation of suitability of a river for natural reproduction of trout of Lake Sevan (Armenia). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:6352-6361. [PMID: 31873896 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07151-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Endemic fish species of Armenian ichthyofauna-Sevan trout (Salmo ischchan Kessler, 1877)-is registered in the Red Book of Animals of the Republic of Armenia as "Critically Endangered" (corresponds to IUCN category: CR A2cd). Its natural reproduction hardly occurs as a result of numerous problems related to the use and management of water and bio-resources in the Lake Sevan drainage basin. Masrik River is formerly known as a spawning river for two ecological races of the Sevan trout, but there is no up-to-date and in-depth studies of its potential to support natural reproduction. Thus, a set of spawning criteria was arranged as matrix and state of Masrik River as spawning area for the Sevan trout was assessed. The results showed that the potential of different parts of Masrik River to support natural reproduction of Sevan trout varied from quite appropriate to inappropriate. The main limiting factors revealed were water temperature, velocity and substrate conditions.
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- Vardan Asatryan
- Institute of Hydroecology and Ichthyology of SCZHE NAS of Armenia, 7 P. Sevak Str, 0014, Yerevan, Armenia.
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- Institute of Hydroecology and Ichthyology of SCZHE NAS of Armenia, 7 P. Sevak Str, 0014, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Institute of Hydroecology and Ichthyology of SCZHE NAS of Armenia, 7 P. Sevak Str, 0014, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Institute of Hydroecology and Ichthyology of SCZHE NAS of Armenia, 7 P. Sevak Str, 0014, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Institute of Hydroecology and Ichthyology of SCZHE NAS of Armenia, 7 P. Sevak Str, 0014, Yerevan, Armenia
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Bulloch P, Schur S, Muthumuni D, Xia Z, Johnson W, Chu M, Palace V, Su G, Letcher R, Tomy GT. F 2-isoprostanes in Fish mucus: A new, non-invasive method for analyzing a biomarker of oxidative stress. Chemosphere 2020; 239:124797. [PMID: 31521930 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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F2-isoprostanes (F2-isoPs) are a reliable biomarker class for oxidative stress in vivo in animals. These compounds are traditionally measured in matrices like liver and plasma, however social and environmental pressures warrant the development of non-lethal and non-invasive methods to assess animal health. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) method to separate and detect F2-isoPs in fish mucus. The method was developed and validated for four native F2-isoP isomers using Northern pike mucus (Esox lucius). Linearity was observed between 5 and 1000 pg/μL. The limits of detection of the four F2-IsoP isomers ranged from 0.63 to 2.0 ng/g. Recoveries ranged from 78 to 95%, and matrix effects were small (<10%). The between-day and within-day repeatability for all target analytes was lower than 20% RSD. Endogenous F2-isoPs were measured in the pike mucus (5.3-28.8 ng/g). A preliminary study of baseline F2-isoP concentrations in lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) captured from five lakes at the IISD-Experimental Lakes Area in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, was also conducted to test the interspecies applicability of the method. Endogenous F2-isoPs were quantified in lake trout (6.3-132 ng/g). Lake trout samples displayed large variability within and between the different lakes, which suggests sampling methods may require adjustment for this species. This work developed a sensitive analytical method for measuring F2-isoPs in fish mucus, however several further studies are required to determine its ability to accurately measure oxidative stress in fish species.
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- Patrique Bulloch
- Centre for Oil and Gas Research, University of Manitoba, Department of Chemistry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Centre for Oil and Gas Research, University of Manitoba, Department of Chemistry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Centre for Oil and Gas Research, University of Manitoba, Department of Chemistry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Centre for Oil and Gas Research, University of Manitoba, Department of Chemistry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Centre for Oil and Gas Research, University of Manitoba, Department of Chemistry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Centre for Oil and Gas Research, University of Manitoba, Department of Chemistry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- International Institute for Sustainable Development - Experimental Lakes Area, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 0T4, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, National Wildlife Research Centre, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0H3, Canada; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, National Wildlife Research Centre, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0H3, Canada
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- Centre for Oil and Gas Research, University of Manitoba, Department of Chemistry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada.
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Ainerua MO, Tinwell J, Kompella SN, Sørhus E, White KN, van Dongen BE, Shiels HA. Understanding the cardiac toxicity of the anthropogenic pollutant phenanthrene on the freshwater indicator species, the brown trout (Salmo trutta): From whole heart to cardiomyocytes. Chemosphere 2020; 239:124608. [PMID: 31499312 PMCID: PMC6857438 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Freshwater systems are faced with a myriad of stressors including geomorphological alterations, nutrient overloading and pollution. Previous studies in marine fish showed polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to be cardiotoxic. However, the cardiotoxicity of anthropogenic pollutants in freshwater fishes is unclear and has not been examined across multiple levels of cardiac organization. Here we investigated the effect of phenanthrene (Phe), a pervasive anthropogenic pollutant on a sentinel freshwater species, the brown trout (Salmo trutta). We first examined the electrical activity of the whole heart and found prolongation (∼8.6%) of the QT interval (time between ventricular depolarization and repolarization) of the electrocardiogram (ECG) and prolongation (∼13.2%) of the monophasic action potential duration (MAPD) following ascending doses of Phe. At the tissue level, Phe significantly reduced trabecular force generation by ∼24% at concentration 15 μM and above, suggesting Phe reduces cellular calcium cycling. This finding was supported by florescent microscopy showing a reduction (∼39%) in the intracellular calcium transient amplitude following Phe exposure in isolated brown trout ventricular myocytes. Single-cell electrophysiology was used to reveal the mechanism underlying contractile and electrical dysfunction following Phe exposure. A Phe-dependent reduction (∼38%) in the L-type Ca2+ current accounts, at least in part, for the lowered Ca2+ transient and force production. Prolongation of the MAPD and QT interval was explained by a reduction (∼70%) in the repolarising delayed rectifier K+ current following Phe exposure. Taken together, our study shows a direct impact of Phe across multiple levels of cardiac organization in a key freshwater salmonid.
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- Martins Oshioriamhe Ainerua
- Cardiovascular Division, School of Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Core Technology Facility Building, Manchester, M13 9NT, United Kingdom; Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
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- Cardiovascular Division, School of Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Core Technology Facility Building, Manchester, M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Division, School of Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Core Technology Facility Building, Manchester, M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817, Bergen, Norway
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- School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9GB, United Kingdom
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- School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Science, University of Manchester, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Division, School of Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Core Technology Facility Building, Manchester, M13 9NT, United Kingdom.
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Marques da Cunha L, Maitre D, Wedekind C. Low adaptive potential for tolerance to ethynylestradiol, but also low toxicity, in a grayling population (Thymallus thymallus). BMC Evol Biol 2019; 19:227. [PMID: 31842751 PMCID: PMC6916445 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-019-1558-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The presence of a novel pollutant can induce rapid evolution if there is additive genetic variance for the tolerance to the stressor. Continuous selection over some generations can then reduce the toxicity of the pollutant but also deplete the additive genetic variance for the tolerance and thereby slow down adaptation. One common pollutant that has been ecologically relevant for some time is 17alpha-ethynylestradiol (EE2), a synthetic compound of oral contraceptives since their market launch in the 1960s. EE2 is typically found in higher concentrations in rivers than in lakes. Recent experimental work revealed significant genetic variance for the tolerance to EE2 in two lake-spawning salmonid species but no such variance in river-spawning brown trout. We used another river-spawning salmonid, the European grayling Thymallus thymallus, to study the toxicity of an ecologically relevant concentration of EE2. We also used a full-factorial in vitro breeding design and singly rearing of 1555 embryos and larvae of 40 sib groups to test whether there is additive genetic variance for the tolerance to this pollutant. RESULTS We found that exposure to EE2 reduced larval growth after hatching, but contrary to what has been found in the other salmonids, there were no significant effects of EE2 on embryo growth and survival. We found additive genetic variance for embryo viability, i.e. heritability for fitness. However, there was no significant additive variance for the tolerance to EE2. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the hypothesis that continuous selection has reduced the toxicity of EE2 and depleted genetic variance for tolerance to this synthetic stressor.
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- Lucas Marques da Cunha
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Biophore, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Biophore, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Biophore, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Ayllón D, Railsback SF, Harvey BC, García Quirós I, Nicola GG, Elvira B, Almodóvar A. Mechanistic simulations predict that thermal and hydrological effects of climate change on Mediterranean trout cannot be offset by adaptive behaviour, evolution, and increased food production. Sci Total Environ 2019; 693:133648. [PMID: 31634990 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Streamflow is a main driver of fish population dynamics and is projected to decrease in much of the northern hemisphere, especially in the Mediterranean region, due to climate change. However, predictions of future climate effects on cold-water freshwater fish populations have typically focused only on the ecological consequences of increasing temperatures, overlooking the concurrent and interacting effects of climate-driven changes in streamflow regimes. Here, we present simulations that contrasted the consequences of changes in thermal regime alone versus the combined effects of changes in thermal regime and streamflow for resident trout populations in distinct river types with different sensitivities to climatic change (low-altitude main river vs. high-altitude headwaters). We additionally assessed the buffering effect of increased food production that may be linked to warming. We used an eco-genetic individual-based model that integrates the behavioural and physiological effects of extrinsic environmental drivers -temperature and flow- with intrinsic dynamics -density-dependence, phenotypic plasticity and evolutionary responses - across the entire trout life cycle, with Mediterranean brown trout Salmo trutta as the model species. Our simulations indicated that: (1) Hydrological change is a critical dimension of climate change for the persistence of trout populations, in that neither river type supported viable populations under strong rates of flow change, even under scenarios of increased food production. (2) Climate-change-related environmental change most affects the largest, oldest trout via increased metabolic costs and decreased energy inputs. In both river types, populations persisted under extreme warming alone but became dominated by younger, smaller fish. (3) Density-dependent, plastic and evolutionary changes in phenology and life-history traits provide trout populations with important resilience to warming, but strong concurrent shifts in streamflow could exceed the buffering conferred by such intrinsic dynamics.
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- Daniel Ayllón
- Complutense University of Madrid, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Madrid, Spain.
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- Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Arcata, CA, USA
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Computational Hydrosystems, Leipzig, Germany
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- University of Castilla-La Mancha, Department of Environmental Sciences, Toledo, Spain
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- Complutense University of Madrid, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Madrid, Spain
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- Complutense University of Madrid, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Madrid, Spain
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