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Recruitment of capelin in the Barents Sea fail when juvenile herring and cod are abundant and the potential for feeding competition
of wild sympatric capelin and herring larvae and small cod juveniles were investigated. The frequency of gut evacuation after
capture of capelin larvae were also studied in mesocosms. Small capelin larvae (<35 mm length) fed on small prey including
phytoplankton, invertebrate eggs and nauplii, bivalves, other invertebrate larvae and small copepods. Calanus copepodites were only observed in large capelin larvae (>26 mm length). Calanus copepodites were the major food sources for contemporary herring larvae (25–35 mm length) and Calanus and euphausiids were the major prey for small juvenile herring (37–60 mm length) and cod (18–40 mm length). Capelin larvae
reared in mesocosms evacuated the guts shortly after capture. Capelin larvae had a smaller mouth and fed on smaller prey than
herring and cod of the same length. This implies that the small capelin larvae, in contrast to sympatric small herring and
cod, are not tightly linked to the food chain involving Calanus and euphausiids. Thus, exploitative competition between capelin larvae and planktivorous fish that rely on Calanus and euphausiids in the Barents Sea may be relaxed. 相似文献
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Life-history features of the sympatric amphipods Themisto pacifica and T. japonica in the western North Pacific were analyzed based on seasonal field samples collected from July 1996 through July 1998, and data from laboratory rearing experiments. T. pacfica occurred throughout the year, with populations peaking from spring to summer. In contrast, T. japonica were rare from autumn to early winter, but became abundant in late winter to spring. Mature T. pacifica females and juveniles occurred together throughout the year, indicating year-round reproduction. Mature T. japonica females were observed only in spring, and juveniles occurred irregularly in small numbers, suggesting limited, early-spring reproduction in this study area. Size composition analysis of T. pacifica identified a total of eight cohorts over the 2 years of the study. Due to the smaller sample size and rarity of mature females (>9.6 mm) and males (>7.1 mm), cohort analyses of T. japonica were not comparable. Laboratory rearing of specimens at 2°C, 5°C, 8°C and 12°C revealed that a linear equation best expressed body length growth by T. pacifica, while a logistic equation best expressed body length growth by T. japoncia. Combining these laboratory-derived growth patterns with maturity sizes of wild specimens, the minimum and maximum generation times of females at a temperature range of 2–12°C were computed as 32 days (12°C) and 224 days (2°C), respectively, for T. pacifica, and 66 days (12°C) and 358 days (2°C), respectively, for T. japonica. The numbers of eggs or juveniles in females marsupia increased with female body length and ranged from 23 to 64 for T. pacifica and from 152 to 601 for T. japonica. Taking into account the number of mature female instars, lifetime fecundities were estimated as 342 eggs for T. pacifica and 1195 eggs for T. japonica. Possible mechanisms for the coexistence of these two amphipods in the Oyashio region are also discussed.Communicated by O. Kinne, Oldendorf/Luhe 相似文献
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Morphological and behavioural traits can serve as anti-predator defence either by reducing detection or recognition risks,
or by thwarting initiated attacks. The latter defence is secondary and often involves a ‘startle display’ comprising a sudden
release of signals targeting more than one sensory modality. A suggested candidate for employing a multimodal defence is the
peacock butterfly, Inachis io, which, by wing-flicking suddenly, produces sonic and ultrasonic sounds and displays four large eyespots when attacked. The
eyespots make small birds retreat, but whether the sounds produced thwart predator attacks is largely unknown. Peacocks hibernate
as adults in dark wintering sites and employ their secondary defence upon encounter with small rodent predators during this
period. In this study, we staged predator–prey encounters in complete darkness in the laboratory between wild mice, Apodemus flavicollis and Apodemus sylvaticus, and peacocks which had their sound production intact or disabled. Results show that mice were more likely to flee from sound-producing
butterflies than from butterflies which had their sound production disabled. Our study presents experimental evidence that
the peacock butterfly truly employs a multimodal defence with different traits targeting different predator groups; the eyespots
target birds and the sound production targets small rodent predators. 相似文献
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The genetic population structures of Atlantic northern bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus thynnus) and albacore ( T. alalunga) were examined using allozyme analysis. A total of 822 Atlantic northern bluefin tuna from 18 different samples (16 Mediterranean, 1 East Atlantic, 1 West Atlantic) and 188 albacore from 5 samples (4 Mediterranean, 1 East Atlantic) were surveyed for genetic variation in 37 loci. Polymorphism and heterozygosity reveal a moderate level of genetic variability, with only two highly polymorphic loci in both Atlantic northern bluefin tuna ( FH* and SOD- 1*) and albacore ( GPI- 3* and XDH*). The level of population differentiation found for Atlantic northern bluefin tuna and albacore fits the pattern that has generally been observed in tunas, with genetic differences on a broad rather than a more local scale. For Atlantic northern bluefin tuna, no spatial or temporal genetic heterogeneity was observed within the Mediterranean Sea or between the East Atlantic and Mediterranean, indicating the existence of a single genetic grouping on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean. Very limited genetic differentiation was found between West Atlantic and East Atlantic/Mediterranean northern bluefin tuna, mainly due to an inversion of SOD- 1* allele frequencies. Regarding albacore, no genetic heterogeneity was observed within the Mediterranean Sea or between Mediterranean and Azores samples, suggesting the existence of a single gene pool in this area. 相似文献
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This study devised a staging system for, and monitored, the gonad development of the limpet species Patella vulgata and Patella ulyssiponensis on the South West coast of Ireland using histological techniques. Maturation began in the males of both species in January
and in the females it began in March. There was no statistical difference in gonad development between sexes and between species.
Spawning in the male P. vulgata occurred from September to December 2003 and in September and October 2004. In female P. vulgata spawning occurred from October to December 2003, no spawning of females was observed in 2004. In male P. ulyssiponensis spawning occurred in November and December 2003 and from September 2004 to December 2004. Spawning was observed from November
2003 to January 2004 and in September 2004 in female P. ulyssiponensis. Sex ratios also varied between the species and between months sampled. Nevertheless more males were observed in both species. 相似文献
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The major inorganic and organic osmolytes responsible for hydrating the oocytes during pre-ovulatory meiotic maturation in
autumn- and spring-spawning stocks of Atlantic herring are examined. Despite the ovulated eggs of spring-spawning herring
being 1.6- to 2-fold larger than the autumn-spawning stock, the GSI (27 ± 3%) and degree of oocyte hydration (70–72% water)
were similar. Normalising the data with respect to dry mass revealed that the physiological mechanisms underlying the maturational
influx of water were the same for both classes of egg. Cl−, K+ and Pi together with a small pool of free amino acids (FAA) represented the driving forces for oocyte hydration. K+ (autumn and spring) and Pi (spring) maintained their concentrations in the ovulated eggs, while all other ions, including Cl−, Na+, NH4
+ and Mg2+ were significantly diluted. In contrast the FAA concentration increased during the hydration process. Amongst the inorganic
ions, Cl− showed the greatest increase in the ovulated eggs. The FAA content doubled from 1.5 to 3.3% of dry mass during oocyte hydration
and accounted for 29% of the calculated ovoplasmic osmolality in the ovulated eggs from both autumn- and spring-spawners.
This significant osmotic effect of the small pool of FAA was due to the low water content of the benthic eggs. The differential
movement of the inorganic and organic osmolytes that underly oocyte hydration in Atlantic herring are discussed in relation
to current models of transmembrane ion flux. 相似文献
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Understanding physiological and environmental variables that initiate sexual maturity would provide fundamental information
on life history dynamics. The aim of this study was to test the usefulness of the common circumnuclear ring (CNR), an oocytic
structure similar to the Balbiani body, which appears just prior to oocyte development as a predictor of first maturation
in Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus). The relative roles of physiology (e.g. fat) and photoperiod as triggers of maturation were also investigated. Samples were
collected in May 2008 (72°26′–73°84′N/11°26′–18°40′E) and February 2009 (56°12′–59°45′N/00°25′–03°06′W). These data suggested
that thresholds in body size may influence the decision to mature. We also found that short days (winter solstice) may be
the photoperiod trigger for a first-decision window for both Norwegian spring-spawning (NSS) and North Sea autumn-spawning
(NSAS) herring. The second-decision window for NSAS herring maturation appears to be triggered by longer days (spring equinox),
while a decreasing rate of day lengthening may trigger NSS herring maturation. So, photoperiodic cycle is a key determinate
of the timing of maturation in Atlantic herring. 相似文献
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Among the diverse patterns of energy allocation to the offspring of gastropods, the presence of egg capsules to protect embryos
is common. Females of the edible snail Zidona
dufresnei attach egg capsules to hard substrates in shallow Argentine Patagonian waters (40°45′S, 64°56′W) during spring-summer. Embryonic
development takes about 30 days at 22°C. In this study, three likely capsule predator species and the marks left by each on
egg capsule walls were identified in laboratory experiments in February 2010. Abundances of predators and egg capsules with
evidence of predation were assessed in the field in the summers of 2010 and 2011. Under laboratory conditions (N = 10 replicates per treatment and control), the predation rate by the chiton Chaetopleura
isabellei was the highest (up to 90%), followed by the gastropod Tegula
patagonica and the crab Neohelice
granulata (~20% each). Nearly 60% of 41 capsules found in the field showed signs of predation. According to the marks identified in
the laboratory, C. isabellei was responsible for 79% of this predation, and T. patagonica for the rest. Predation appears to be important during the encapsulated early life and could be an agent for selecting for
resistant capsule walls and a relatively shorter development time. 相似文献
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Previous research on gametic incompatibility in marine invertebrates suggests that for highly dispersive marine invertebrate species, barriers to fertilization among closely related taxa are often incomplete and sometimes asymmetric. The nature of these barriers can dramatically affect the patterns of gene flow and genetic differentiation between species, and thus speciation. Blue mussels, in the genus Mytilus, are genetically distinct in allopatry yet hybrids are present wherever any two species within the group co-occur. The present study sampled M. edulis (L.) and M. trossulus (Gould) in May and June 2001 from the East Bay section of Cobscook Bay, Maine, USA (latitude 44°56′30″N; longitude 67°07′50″W), where the two species are sympatric. Gamete incompatibility was investigated in a series of laboratory fertilizations carried out in July 2001. The proportion of fertilized eggs typically exceeded 80% at sperm concentrations of 103–104 ml?1 among intraspecific matings (n=18), but was <30% even at sperm concentrations in excess of 105–106 ml?1 for interspecific matings (n=13). Further analysis indicated that approximately 100- to 700-fold higher sperm concentrations were required to achieve 20% fertilization in interspecific matings relative to intraspecific matings, indicating strong barriers to interspecific fertilization. The proportion of fertilized eggs did not follow this general pattern in all matings, however. The eggs from two (out of five) M. edulis females were almost as receptive to M. trossulus sperm as they were to M. edulis sperm. In contrast, the eggs from all M. trossulus females (n=3) were unreceptive to M. edulis sperm, suggesting that fertilization barriers between these species may be asymmetric. Given the experimental design employed in this study, the results are also consistent with a strong maternal or egg effect on the level of interspecific gamete compatibility in M. edulis. 相似文献
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We conducted grazing experiments with the three marine cladoceran genera Penilia, Podon and Evadne, with Penilia avirostris feeding on plankton communities from Blanes Bay (NW Mediterranean, Spain), covering a wide range of food concentrations (0.02–8.8 mm3 l–1, plankton assemblages grown in mesocosms at different nutrient levels), and with Podon intermedius and Evadne nordmanni feeding on the plankton community found in summer in Hopavågen Fjord (NE Atlantic, Norway, 0.4 mm3 l–1). P. avirostris and P. intermedius showed bell-shaped grazing spectra. Both species reached highest grazing coefficients at similar food sizes, i.e. when the food organisms ranged between 15 and 70 µm and between 7.5 and 70 µm at their longest linear extensions, respectively. E. nordmanni preferred organisms of around 125 µm, but also showed high grazing coefficients for particles of around 10 µm, while grazing coefficients for intermediate food sizes were low. Lower size limits were >2.5 µm, for all cladocerans. P. avirostris showed upper food size limits of 100 µm length (longest linear extension) and of 37.5 µm particle width. Upper size limits for P. intermedius were 135 µm long and 60 µm wide; those for E. nordmanni were 210 µm long and 60 µm wide. Effective food concentration (EFC) followed a domed curve with increasing nutrient enrichment for P. avirostris; maximum values were at intermediate enrichment levels. The EFC was significantly higher for P. intermedius than for E. nordmanni. With increasing food concentrations, the clearance rates of P. avirostris showed a curvilinear response, with a narrow modal range; ingestion rates indicated a rectilinear functional response. Mean clearance rates of P. avirostris, P. intermedius and E. nordmanni were 25.5, 18.0 and 19.3 ml ind.–1 day–1, respectively. Ingestion rates at similar food concentrations (0.4 mm3 l–1) were 0.6, 0.8 and 0.9 g C ind.–1 day–1.Communicated by O. Kinne, Oldendorf/Luhe 相似文献
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The influence of abiotic factors on the establishment and success of invasive species is often difficult to determine for
most marine ecosystems. However, examining this relationship is critical for predicting the spread of invasive species and
predicting which habitats will be most vulnerable to invasion. Here we examine the mortality and physiological sensitivity
to salinity of adult colonies of the colonial ascidians Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus. Adult colonies of each species were exposed to abrupt changes in salinity (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 psu) in the laboratory.
Salinity ranges used in the laboratory corresponded with those of the field distributions of B. violaceus and B. schlosseri in the Great Bay Estuary, NH. Heart rate was used as a proxy for health to assess the condition of individual colonies. Heart
rates were monitored daily for approximately 2 weeks. Results revealed that both species experienced 100% mortality after
1 day at 5 psu and that their heart rates declined with decreasing salinity. Heart rates of B. schlosseri remained consistent between 15 and 30 psu and slowed at 10 psu. Heart rates of B. violaceus remained constant between 20 and 30 psu, but slowed at 15 psu. These laboratory results corresponded to the distribution
of these species in estuaries, indicating salinity is a key factor in the distribution and dominance of B. schlosseri and B. violaceus among coastal and estuarine sites. Furthermore, physiological differences to salinity were found between colonies of B. schlosseri in the Venetian Lagoon and colonies in Portsmouth Harbor, suggesting adaptation to environmental variables. 相似文献
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Resting stages (cysts) of Artemia franciscana, Hexarthra fennica and Fabrea salina were exposed for two periods (acute and chronic exposures) to different concentrations of five aquaculture disinfectants (formalin, sodium hypochlorite, potassium permanganate, organic iodine, copper sulphate). The effects of chemical treatments were ranked according to their action on cyst hatching: total inhibition (no cyst hatching), heavy inhibition (significant decrease of cyst hatching), alteration of hatching synchrony, and occurrence of anomalous hatching (death of emerging individuals or birth of malformed organisms). Resting-stage viability was not completely impaired by disinfectant exposures at the ordinary doses used in aquaculture, so that usual treatments are possibly ineffective against the protist and metazoan cysts potentially present in breeding systems. On the other hand, the high resistance shown by cysts suggests the possibility of using these chemicals in live-feed disinfection. 相似文献
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The ability of an invasive species to spread in a new locality depends on its interaction with the indigenous community and
on variation in time and space in the environment. The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis invaded the South African coast 30 years ago and it now competes and coexists with the indigenous mussel Perna perna. The two species show different tolerances to wave and sand stress, two of the main environmental factors affecting this
intertidal community. P. perna is more resistant to hydrodynamic stress than M. galloprovincialis, while the invasive species is less vulnerable to sand action. Our results show that mortality rates of the two species over
a period of 6 months had different timing. The indigenous species had higher mortality than M. galloprovincialis during periods of high sand accumulation in mussel beds, while the pattern reversed during winter, when wave action was high.
A negative correlation between sand accumulation and attachment strength of the two mussels showed that sand not only affects
mussel mortality through scouring and burial, but also weakens their attachment strength, subjecting them to a higher risk
of dislodgement. Here we underline the importance of variations in time and space of environmental stress in regulating the
interaction between invasive and indigenous species, and how these variations can create new competitive balances. 相似文献
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The genetic structure and phylogeography of the brown seaweed Sargassum horneri/filicinum complex in Japan were studied based on the mitochondrial cox3 haplotype. The cox3 haplotypes found were divided into three clades in a statistical parsimony network, among which there were large numbers
of steps. Contrary to the reported large amount of drifting S. horneri along the Japanese coast, the three clades were dividedly distributed on the Japanese coast: the northern Pacific, the central
Pacific, and western Japan. The western Japan S. horneri had haplotypes that were phylogenetically closer to those of S. filicinum than to the northern and central Pacific S. horneri populations. The S. filicinum populations were included within the western Japan clade and grouped together with the S. horneri samples from western Japan. Taken together with the unstable morphological diagnosis, this result suggests that S. filicinum should be reduced into a synonymy of S. horneri. The TMRCA analysis suggested that the divergence time of each clade may go back to the last interglacial period and a skyline
plot suggested that the last glacial maximum had only a small effect on the population size of S. horneri. The geographic subdivision of the three groups, in spite of a large amount of drifting mats, suggests a limited contribution
of drifting mats to gene flow on a large geographic scale. On a small geographic scale, a small number of haplotypes were
shared between S. horneri-type and S. filicinum-type populations. This result suggests that populations of these two types are partially, though not completely, isolated
from each other, possibly by selfing in S. filicinum-type populations or by a difference in peak reproduction. 相似文献
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Marc?T.?Jolly Miran?W.?Aprahamian Stephen?J.?Hawkins Peter?A.?Henderson Rob?Hillman Niall?O’Maoiléidigh Peter?S.?Maitland Rayner?Piper Martin?J.?Genner
Determining the magnitude of homing behaviour within migratory fish species is essential for their conservation and management.
We tested for population genetic structuring in the anadromous alosines, Alosa alosa and A. fallax fallax, to establish fidelity of stocks to spawning grounds in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Considerable genetic differences
were present among populations of both species, suggesting strong fidelity to breeding grounds and compatible with homing
to natal origins. Moreover, the genetic structure of A. fallax fallax showed a clear pattern of isolation-by-distance, consistent with breeding populations exchanging migrants primarily with
neighbouring populations. Spatial genetic differences were on average much greater than temporal differences, indicating relatively
stable genetic structure. Comparing anadromous A. fallax fallax populations to the landlocked Killarney shad subspecies, A. fallax killarnensis (Ireland), demonstrated a long history of separation. These results demonstrating regional stock structure within the British
Isles will inform practical management of stocks and their spawning habitats. 相似文献
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This study investigates the reproductive strategy, an important component in the estimation of stock reproductive potential,
in Norwegian spring-spawning (NSS) herring (Clupea harengus), an iteroparous, extreme capital spawner, through the estimation of fecundity over a period of 3 years including two complete
maturation cycles and three spawning seasons. NSS herring have an ‘optimistic’ strategy, with almost all adult herring caught
in August being in the vitellogenic stage of ovary development, despite overwintering energy levels not being determined at
this time. Fecundity in the summer, i.e., more than half a year before spawning in spring (February–April), was also much
higher than could be supported by an individual’s concurrent energy levels. Consequently, fecundity was later reduced through
atresia with the majority of this occurring before overwintering. The total reduction and the length of the time period in
which the reduction took place appeared to vary between years. During the spawning season, atresia was mostly prevalent in
small first-time spawners <180 g and several individuals aborted ovary development at this time. Final fecundity varied between
years with a difference of up to 18% and was linked to annual variations in condition. In conclusion, this extensive field
study has demonstrated that each individual herring can display a suite of size-specific reproductive tactics to fine-tune
oocyte production in response to fluctuating levels of planktonic prey. 相似文献
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Christian Pansch Ivan Gómez Eva Rothäusler Karina Veliz Martin Thiel 《Marine Biology》2008,155(1):51-62
Chemical defense is assumed to be costly and therefore algae should allocate defense investments in a way to reduce costs
and optimize their overall fitness. Thus, lifetime expectation of particular tissues and their contribution to the fitness
of the alga may affect defense allocation. Two brown algae common to the SE Pacific coasts, Lessonia nigrescens Bory and Macrocystis integrifolia Bory, feature important ontogenetic differences in the development of reproductive structures; in L. nigrescens blade tissues pass from a vegetative stage to a reproductive stage, while in M. integrifolia reproductive and vegetative functions are spatially separated on different blades. We hypothesized that vegetative blades
of L. nigrescens with important future functions are more (or equally) defended than reproductive blades, whereas in M. integrifolia defense should be mainly allocated to reproductive blades (sporophylls), which are considered to make a higher contribution
to fitness. Herein, within-plant variation in susceptibility of reproductive and vegetative tissues to herbivory and in allocation
of phlorotannins (phenolics) and N-compounds was compared. The results show that phlorotannin and N-concentrations were higher
in reproductive blade tissues for both investigated algae. However, preferences by amphipod grazers (Parhyalella penai) for either tissue type differed between the two algal species. Fresh reproductive tissue of L. nigrescens was more consumed than vegetative tissue, while the reverse was found in M. integrifolia, thus confirming the original hypothesis. This suggests that future fitness function might indeed be a useful predictor of
anti-herbivore defense in large, perennial kelps. Results from feeding assays with artificial pellets that were made with
air-dried material and extract-treated Ulva powder indicated that defenses in live algae are probably not based on chemicals that can be extracted or remain intact after
air-drying and grinding up algal tissues. Instead, anti-herbivore defense against amphipod mesograzers seems to depend on
structural traits of living algae. 相似文献
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Joana Isabel Robalo C. Sousa-Santos H. Cabral R. Castilho V. C. Almada 《Marine Biology》2009,156(8):1733-1737
Fish belonging to the genus Macroramphosus are distributed throughout the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. Some authors consider this genus monotypic, Macroramphosus scolopax being the only valid species. Other authors consider (based on several morphological and ecological characters) that another
species (Macroramphosus gracilis) exists and occurs frequently in sympatry with the first one. Intermediate forms are also reported in literature. In this
paper, using the mitochondrial control region and the nuclear first S7 intron markers, we failed to find genetic differences
between individuals considered to belong to both species as well as the intermediate forms. Our results suggest that in the
northeastern Atlantic, Macroramphosus is represented by a single species, M. scolopax, with different morphotypes interbreeding in the sampling areas. 相似文献