Comparative liver morphology associated with the hepatosomatic index in five Neotropical anuran species

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taynara Leão ◽  
Mayara Siqueira ◽  
Sandriely Marcondes ◽  
Lilian Franco‐Belussi ◽  
Classius De Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatosomatic Index ◽  
Anuran Species ◽  
Liver Morphology

scholarly journals Changes in hepatosomatic index and histoarchitecture of liver in common carp exposed to organophosphate insecticide sumithion

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Hossain ◽  
Md Idris Miah ◽  
Md Sadiqul Islam ◽  
Md Shahjahan
Keyword(s):  
Common Carp ◽  
Aquatic Insects ◽  
Hepatosomatic Index ◽  
Larval Rearing ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Organophosphate Insecticide ◽  
Histological Changes ◽  
Common Carp Cyprinus Carpio ◽  
Liver Morphology ◽  
Control Set

Sumithion is widely used in larval rearing aquaculture ponds to control aquatic insects. This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of sumithion on hepatosomatic index and liver morphology in common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Acute toxicity of sumithion (96 h LC50 value) was first determined and it was 8.05 ppm for common carp. The fish were exposed to two sub-lethal concentrations (0.85 and 1.7ppm) of sumithion for a period of 21 days. A control set was also run for the same time with the same number of fish without sumithion (0 ppm). There was a marked increase in the hepatosomatic index in both concentrations (0.85 and 1.70 ppm) compared to control (0 ppm). Several histological changes of liver, such as necrosis, patchy degeneration, degenerated hepatocytes, vaculation and blood spilling were observed after exposure to sumithion with dose and exposure time dependent manner. The present investigation revealed the toxic potentiality of sumithion on common carp which alters liver morphology that may lead metabolic changes in fish.Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. June 2016, 2(2): 164-170

The advertisement call of Allobates niputidea (Anura: Aromobatidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4656 (1) ◽  
pp. 196-200
Author(s):  
ANA MARÍA OSPINA-L. ◽  
DANIELA MURILLO-BEDOYA ◽  
DANIELA GARCÍA-COBOS ◽  
ZUANIA COLÓN-PIÑEIRO ◽  
ANDRÉS ACOSTA-GALVIS
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Signal ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Evolutionary Processes ◽  
Behavioral Interactions ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Anuran Species

In anurans, acoustic signal traits are useful for understanding patterns of evolutionary processes, behavioral interactions, and providing diagnostic characters for inferring phylogenetic relationships and delimiting species (Cocroft & Ryan 1995). The advertisement call, which is the vocalization emitted to attract females or segregate conspecific males, is the most conspicuous and studied acoustic signal (Toledo et. al. 2014). However, it remains unknown for many anuran species (Köhler et al. 2017; Guerra et al. 2018). 

scholarly journals Exploratory Factor Analysis of Rainbow Trout Serum Chemistry Variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1537
Author(s):  
Maurizio Manera
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Rainbow Trout ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Clinical Chemistry ◽  
Blood Chemistry ◽  
Hepatosomatic Index ◽  
Physiological Status ◽  
Serum Chemistry ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Correlated Variables

Clinical chemistry offers a valuable, affordable, moderately invasive, and nondisruptive way to assess animal physiological status and wellness within defined ranges and is widely used as a diagnostic clinical tool. Because of physiological differences between mammals, clinical correlates of blood chemistry variables are not known in detail in fish, in which tissue/organ function tests are inferred from mammal-derived clinical chemistry data. The aim of the present study was to apply exploratory factor analysis on a serum chemistry dataset from clinically healthy, reared rainbow trout Oncorhynchusmykiss (Walbaum, 1792) to select the most correlated variables and to test for possible underlying factors explaining the observed correlations as possible physiological status estimates in trout. The obtained factors were tested for correlation with hepatosomatic and splenosomatic indexes. Thirteen highly correlated variables were selected out of 18 original serum chemistry variables, and three underlying factors (Factors 1, 2, and 3) were identified that explained the observed correlations among variables. Moreover, Factor 1 correlated negatively with the hepatosomatic index and Factors 2 and 3 negatively with the splenosomatic index. The obtained factors were tentatively associated with: protein (liver) metabolism (Factor 1), cell turnover (Factor 2), and lipid (muscle) metabolism (Factor 3).

Condition factor and hepatosomatic index as estimates of energy status in male three-spined stickleback

1995 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 775-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Chellappa ◽  
F. A. Huntingford ◽  
R. H. C. Strang ◽  
R. Y. Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Condition Factor ◽  
Hepatosomatic Index ◽  
Energy Status

Recovery ability of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) after a short-term exposure to terbuthylazine

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Mikulikova ◽  
H. Modra ◽  
J. Blahova ◽  
K. Kruzikova´ ◽  
P. Marsalek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cyprinus Carpio ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Hepatosomatic Index ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Plasma Albumin ◽  
Short Term Exposure ◽  
High Regeneration ◽  
Biomarkers Of Oxidative Stress

Abstract Effects of a high terbuthylazine concentration (3.3 mg/l) on Cyprinus carpio were studied using a commercial herbicide formulation Click 500 SC (terbuthylazine 500 g/l). The fish were exposed to the pesticide for 24 h and allowed to recover for 6 days. Biometric parameters, plasma biochemical parameters and biomarkers of oxidative stress as well as histopathological changes in selected tissues were assessed on day 1 and 7. After a 24-h exposure, there were significant alterations found in the activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) as well as in the plasma concentrations of glucose, natrium, chlorides, calcium and phosphorus. Hepatosomatic index, plasma albumin and lactate reflected the treatment with a delay. Ion levels and ALT were found to be restored after a 6-day recovery period, which was too short for AST activity and glucose to diminish to the control levels. The histopathological examination revealed disorders in the gills of the exposed fish, however, the changes were not detected after a 6-day recovery period. The study shows high regeneration potential of the fish.

Larval diets of two anuran species, Pelodytes punctatus and Bufo bufo, in SW Spain

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Diaz-Paniagua
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Bufo Bufo ◽  
Sw Spain ◽  
Anuran Species

AbstractDiets of both species studied were basically composed of algae and detritus. For Pelodytes punctatus, other food types exhibited minor contributions to the diet. For Bufo bufo, phanerogams reached considerable proportions too and the frequency of animals may be considered noteworthy if related to other species in the area. Morphologically they seem to be both conditioned to bottom dwelling rather than to the use of water column.

Investigating the species-specific association between anuran calling phenology and air temperature

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Wong
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Interspecific Variation ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Anuran Species ◽  
Calling Behaviour ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Species Specific

Climate change has been associated in phenological shifts for a variety of taxa. Amphibians, specifically the order Anura (frogs and toads), are considered particularly vulnerable due to their sensitivity to anthropogenic and environmental change. Previous research has documented shifts in the timing of anuran breeding that can be attributed, in part, to climate change, with potential implications for reproduction, survival, and development. This study aims to investigate how air temperature is associated with anuran calling phenology. I will examine the temporal trends in spring and summer air temperature in a lake in northern Ontario, Canada. and quantify seasonal patterns of calling anuran species using acoustic monitoring over a four-month period. I predict that there will be interspecific variation in peak calling associated with air temperature. Additionally, I expect to find asymmetrical association between air temperature and anuran species’ calling behaviour – wherein prolonged breeding species will have a larger optimal temperature range for calling compared to explosive breeding species. The findings of this research will aid in future conservation and provide insight for management strategies of anurans in Canada in response to anticipated climate warming.

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