scholarly journals Metabolic depression and the evolution of hypoxia tolerance in threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 20170392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew D. Regan ◽  
Ivan S. Gill ◽  
Jeffrey G. Richards
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Gasterosteus Aculeatus ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Agricultural Runoff ◽  
Threespine Stickleback ◽  
Hypoxia Tolerance ◽  
Trout Lake ◽  
Two Populations

Anthropogenic increases in global temperature and agricultural runoff are increasing the prevalence of aquatic hypoxia throughout the world. We investigated the potential for a relatively rapid evolution of hypoxia tolerance using two isolated (for less than 11 000 years) populations of threespine stickleback: one from a lake that experiences long-term hypoxia (Alta Lake, British Columbia) and one from a lake that does not (Trout Lake, British Columbia). Loss-of-equilibrium (LOE) experiments revealed that the Alta Lake stickleback were significantly more tolerant of hypoxia than the Trout Lake stickleback, and calorimetry experiments revealed that the enhanced tolerance of Alta Lake stickleback may be associated with their ability to depress metabolic rate (as indicated by metabolic heat production) by 33% in hypoxia. The two populations showed little variation in their capacities for O 2 extraction and anaerobic metabolism. These results reveal that intraspecific variation in hypoxia tolerance can develop over relatively short geological timescales, as can metabolic rate depression, a complex biochemical response that may be favoured in long-term hypoxic environments.

Differences in male courtship in freshwater and marine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. McPhail ◽  
D. E. Hay
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Assortative Mating ◽  
Gasterosteus Aculeatus ◽  
Threespine Stickleback ◽  
Male Courtship ◽  
First Response ◽  
Positive Assortative Mating ◽  
First Contact

Earlier studies indicated that the freshwater and marine forms of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in the Little Campbell River are genetically differentiated and that they do not mate randomly. In this study, we examine the possible contribution of male courtship to this positive assortative mating. Marine and freshwater sticklebacks were obtained from the Little Campbell River, southwestern British Columbia. Males were allowed to build nests in large aquaria and court females. The following courtship behaviours were recorded: zigzag bouts per minute, bites per minute, fanning bouts per minute, glueing, creeping through, and the male's first response. Freshwater males zigzag more, bite less, and glue more than marine males. The intensity of courtship in freshwater males depends on the form of female courted, whereas marine males do not alter their courtship with different forms of females. Freshwater males typically zigzag on first contact with a female, and marine males usually bite. This difference in male first response is independent of the type of female courted. Differences in male courtship provide a basis for positive assortative mating between the two forms of sticklebacks. We argue that selection should favour a male first response that signals genotype.

scholarly journals Hypoxia during incubation does not affect aerobic performance or haematology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) when re-exposed in later life

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew T Wood ◽  
Sarah J Andrewartha ◽  
Nicholas G Elliott ◽  
Peter B Frappell ◽  
Timothy D Clark
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Hypoxia Tolerance ◽  
Aerobic Performance ◽  
Hypoxia Exposure ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Fish Performance

Abstract Hypoxia in aquatic ecosystems is becoming increasingly prevalent, potentially reducing fish performance and survival by limiting the oxygen available for aerobic activities. Hypoxia is a challenge for conserving and managing fish populations and demands a better understanding of the short- and long-term impacts of hypoxic environments on fish performance. Fish acclimate to hypoxia via a variety of short- and long-term physiological modifications in an attempt to maintain aerobic performance. In particular, hypoxia exposure during early development may result in enduring cardio-respiratory modifications that affect future hypoxia acclimation capacity, yet this possibility remains poorly investigated. We incubated Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in normoxia (~100% dissolved oxygen [DO, as percent air saturation]), moderate hypoxia (~63% DO) or cyclical hypoxia (100–25% DO daily) from fertilization until 113 days post-fertilization prior to rearing all groups in normoxia for a further 8 months. At ~11 months of age, subsets of each group were acclimated to hypoxia (50% DO) for up to 44 days prior to haematology, aerobic metabolic rate and hypoxia tolerance measurements. Hypoxia exposure during incubation (fertilization to 113 days post-fertilization) did not affect the haematology, aerobic performance or hypoxia tolerance of juvenile salmon in later life. Juveniles acclimated to hypoxia increased maximum aerobic metabolic rate and aerobic scope by ~23 and ~52%, respectively, when measured at 50% DO but not at 100% DO. Hypoxia-incubated juveniles also increased haematocrit and haemoglobin concentration but did not affect acute hypoxia tolerance (critical oxygen level and DO at LOE). Thus, while Atlantic salmon possess a considerable capacity to physiologically acclimate to hypoxia by improving aerobic performance in low oxygen conditions, we found no evidence that this capacity is influenced by early-life hypoxia exposure.

RISK-TAKING BY THREESPINE STICKLEBACK (GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS) PELVIC PHENOTYPES: DOES MORPHOLOGY PREDICT BEHAVIOUR?

Behaviour ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 137 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 889-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Grand
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Life History ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Gasterosteus Aculeatus ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Threespine Stickleback ◽  
Risk Exposure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Lateral Plates

AbstractThe relationship between risk-taking behaviour and anti-predator morphology was studied in benthic threespine stickleback fish (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from Paxton and Priest Lakes on Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada. In general, Priest Lake benthics possess complete pelvic girdles and numerous lateral plates. In contrast, Paxton Lake benthics exhibit an apparent polymorphism in anti-predator morphology; some individuals possess complete pelvic girdles while others lack them entirely. Although phenotypes tended to differ in their willingness to risk exposure to a trout predator while foraging, the predicted positive relationship between risk-taking behaviour and anti-predator morphology was not observed. While 'girdled' Paxton individuals were more willing to forage in the vicinity of the predator than 'girdleless' Paxton individuals, the more heavily armoured Priest fish were intermediate in their risk-taking behaviour. These results suggest that the relationship between risktaking behaviour and anti-predator morphology may be influenced by differences between phenotypes in predation regime and life history.

scholarly journals Impact of Short- and Long-Term Exposure to Elevated Seawater Pco2 on Metabolic Rate and Hypoxia Tolerance in Octopus rubescens

2021 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Kirt L. Onthank ◽  
Lloyd A. Trueblood ◽  
Taylir Schrock-Duff ◽  
Lydia G. Kore
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Hypoxia Tolerance ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Seawater Pco2

Ecological predictions lead to the discovery of a benthic–limnetic sympatric species pair of threespine stickleback in Little Quarry Lake, British Columbia

2008 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 564-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Gow ◽  
S. M. Rogers ◽  
M. Jackson ◽  
D. Schluter
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Gasterosteus Aculeatus ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Morphological Differentiation ◽  
Sympatric Species ◽  
Threespine Stickleback ◽  
Genetic Admixture ◽  
Species Pair ◽  
Species Pairs ◽  
Quarry Lake

Sympatric species pairs of benthic and limnetic threespine stickleback ( Gasterosteus aculeatus L., 1758 complex) are an important example of the role of ecology in speciation in nature. Four endemic pairs are known and each appears to have diverged independently as a consequence of adaptation to alternative environments. Using specific ecological and physical attributes hypothesized to be important to their evolution, we focused a search for further species pairs. Now, two decades after the last discovery, we describe another benthic–limnetic species pair from Little Quarry Lake on Nelson Island, British Columbia, Canada. Bimodality of genetic admixture values provides evidence of strong reproductive isolation between two morphological and genetic clusters, supporting the existence of a sympatric species pair within this lake. Close correspondence in shape to extant benthic and limnetic species pairs confirm their status as such. The remarkable similarity between them and other benthic and limnetic species pairs in levels of morphological differentiation, as well as extent of admixture and hybridization, points to similar processes underlying their origin. This discovery serves as an important reminder of the specificity of ecological factors that promote and maintain biodiversity, as well as the value of habitat conservation.

Plate morphs in freshwater samples of Gasterosteus aculeatus from Arctic and Atlantic Canada: Complementary comments on a recent contribution

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 1174-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian W. Coad
Keyword(s):  
Gasterosteus Aculeatus ◽  
Threespine Stickleback ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Atlantic Canada ◽  
Recent Contribution ◽  
High Frequencies ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Museum Samples ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
Partial Population

Additional analyses of museum samples for plate morphs in the freshwater threespine stickleback from Arctic and Atlantic Canada confirm the scarcity of the low morph in mainland Atlantic Canada as shown by Hagen and Moodie (D. W. Hagen and G. E. E. Moodie. 1982. Can. J. Zool. 60: 1032–1042). Insular Newfoundland samples show evidence that populations containing the low morph are not uncommon and this agrees well with Hagen and Moodie's climatic explanation for plate morph distribution. This climatic explanation does not, however, account for the high frequencies of low morph populations shown here to occur in Arctic Canada. Two populations are identified which may be monomorphic for the low morph, and a monomorphic partial population is reported from an inland stream. Both these types of populations are rare in eastern North America.

FEMALE RED THROAT COLORATION IN TWO POPULATIONS OF THREESPINE STICKLEBACK

Behaviour ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 137 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 947-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Weggel ◽  
Richard Granquist ◽  
Robert Demayo ◽  
Jeffrey McKinnon
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Model System ◽  
Threespine Stickleback ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Human Eye ◽  
Physical Measures ◽  
One Year ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
Red Coloration

AbstractIn a population of stream-resident stickleback from British Columbia, females frequently have orange-red throats which are conspicuous to the human eye and, according to two straightforward physical measures of coloration, are more intensely red than the throats of anadromous females. Stream and anadromous males from these populations, however, do not differ for a reflectance-based index of red chroma. This suggests that exceptional female red coloration in the stream population has not evolved as a byproduct of the evolution of exceptional coloration in males. In contrast to results for female lateral barring in another threespine stickleback population, red is not strongly associated with reproductive readiness and unlikely to function strictly as a signal of readiness to mate. Larger stream females have more intensely red throats though this pattern was significant only in one year and according to one technique. With these findings and the extensive literature already available for this species, the threespine stickleback becomes a promising model system for studying the evolution of female secondary sexual characters in species with conventional sexual dimorphism.

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