Growth, Age at Maturity, and Age-Specific Survival of the Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris) on Southeast Farallon Island, California

I compared adult size and sea age at sexual maturity among nine populations of anadromous brown trout, Salmo trutta, in two Norwegian rivers to determine the extent of inter- and intrariverine variations. Variation in the mean length of spawners and in the mean sea age at sexual maturity were mainly dependent on the variations found within rather than between rivers. Mean lengths and mean age at maturity of males increased significantly with increasing altitude of the spawning area and with migration distance in freshwater. In females, positive significant correlations were found with mean lengths and altitude of the spawning area and with mean sea age at maturity and both spawning site altitude and migration distance. Mean lengths and ages of males and females were not significantly correlated with the rate of water discharge in the streams during spawning. The size of gravel substrate for spawning was of minor importance in explaining interpopulation variation in mean female size. The increase noted in mean length and in mean sea age at maturity of both males and females is probably an adaptation to greater energy expenditure to reach the uppermost natal spawning areas.

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ALTITUDINAL VARIATION IN THE AGE AT MATURITY, LONGEVITY, AND REPRODUCTIVE LIFESPAN OF ANURANS IN SUBTROPICAL QUEENSLAND

Herpetologica ◽

10.1655/02-68 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 34-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Clare Morrison ◽

Jean-Marc Hero ◽

Jay Browning

Keyword(s):

Age At Maturity ◽

Altitudinal Variation

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Age determination and growth of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus): a comparison of annulus counts with radiometric ageing

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1139/f95-041 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 52 (2) ◽

pp. 391-401 ◽

Cited By ~ 58

Author(s):

David C. Smith ◽

Simon G. Robertson ◽

Gwen E. Fenton ◽

Stephen A. Short

Keyword(s):

Age Determination ◽

Percentage Reduction ◽

Age At Maturity ◽

Otolith Growth ◽

Two Stage ◽

Orange Roughy ◽

Mass Growth ◽

Hoplostethus Atlanticus ◽

Age Estimates ◽

Radiometric Data

Ages of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) determined by two methods (counting annuli on the surface of whole and in longitudinally sectioned otoliths) were similar up to maturity. Beyond maturity, age estimates from sectioned otoliths exceeded those from whole otoliths. Maximum recorded age was 125 years for an individual 41 cm standard length (SL), and age at maturity was estimated to be 25 years (30–32 cm SL). These are consistent with ages estimated previously by radiometric methods. Results demonstrated a two-stage linear relationship between otolith weight and age that confirmed the two-stage otolith mass growth model previously used in radiometric ageing. However, in the radiometric analyses the reduction in otolith growth was arbitrarily estimated at 45% of the immature rate whereas annuli data demonstrated a reduction after maturity to 62% of the immature rate. The new estimates of otolith mass growth rate were incorporated into the radiometric data and ages recalculated, which reduced age estimates for 38–40 cm SL fish from 77–149 to 59–101 years. The radiometric data were also recalculated using only the percentage reduction in otolith growth after maturity, giving the radiometric age of 125 ± 9 years for the oldest fish.

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Mapping of quantitative trait loci for temporal growth and age at maturity in coho salmon: Evidence for genotype-by-sex interactions

Marine Genomics ◽

10.1016/j.margen.2017.07.004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 33-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Miyako Kodama ◽

Jeffrey J. Hard ◽

Kerry A. Naish

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Trait Loci ◽

Quantitative Trait ◽

Coho Salmon ◽

Age At Maturity ◽

Trait Loci

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Thevgll3locus controls age at maturity in wild and domesticated Atlantic salmon (Salmo salarL.) males

10.1101/024927 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Fernando Ayllon ◽

Erik Kjærner-Semb ◽

Tomasz Furmanek ◽

Vidar Wennevik ◽

Monica F Solberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Salmon ◽

Homo Sapiens ◽

Complex Nature ◽

Missense Mutations ◽

Age At Maturity ◽

Specific Sequence ◽

Wild Salmon ◽

Late Maturity ◽

Age At Maturation ◽

Sexually Mature

Wild and domesticated Atlantic salmon males display large variation for sea age at sexual maturation, which varies between 1-5 years. Previous studies have uncovered a genetic predisposition for age at maturity with moderate heritability, thus suggesting a polygenic or complex nature of this trait. The aim of this study was to identify associated genetic loci, genes and ultimately specific sequence variants conferring sea age at maturity in salmon. We performed a GWAS using a pool sequencing approach (20 individuals per river and trait) of salmon returning to rivers as sexually mature either after one sea winter (2009) or three sea winters (2011) in six rivers in Norway. The study revealed one major selective sweep, which covered 76 significant SNP in which 74 were found in a 370 kb region of chromosome 25. Genotyping other smolt year classes of wild salmon and domesticated salmon confirmed this finding. Genotyping domesticated fish narrowed the haplotype region to four SNPs covering 2386 bp, containing thevgll3gene, including two missense mutations explaining 33-36% phenotypic variation. This study demonstrates a single locus playing a highly significant role in governing sea age at maturation in this species. The SNPs identified may be both used as markers to guide breeding for late maturity in salmon aquaculture and in monitoring programs of wild salmon. Interestingly, a SNP in proximity of the VGLL3 gene in human (Homo sapiens), has previously been linked to age at puberty suggesting a conserved mechanism for timing of puberty in vertebrates.

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Influence of Freshwater Migration on the Reproductive Patterns of Anadromous Populations of Cisco (Coregonus artedii) and Lake Whitefish (C. clupeaformis)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1139/f90-034 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 335-345 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Yvan Lambert ◽

Julian J. Dodson

Keyword(s):

Adult Mortality ◽

Lake Whitefish ◽

Age At Maturity ◽

Predominant Role ◽

Reproductive Patterns ◽

Interspecific Differences ◽

Survival And Reproduction ◽

Coregonus Artedii ◽

The Difference ◽

Species Specific

We tested the hypothesis that differences in the cost of freshwater migration are responsible for the different reproductive patterns exhibited by the Eastmain River (James Bay) populations of anadromous cisco and lake whitefish, as predicted by species-specific migration costs that result in interspecific differences in energy allocation to growth, survival, and reproduction. In the Eastmain River, cisco spawn at a younger age and a smaller size, have a shorter life span and show a higher fecundity and a higher mortality than lake whitefish. Assuming that the two populations are stable (being only lightly exploited), the two species spawn at an age that maximizes their lifetime fecundity. Either juvenile (between three and age at maturity) and/or adult mortality is of major importance in moulding the observed age at maturity but adult mortality may play a predominant role. Adult mortality is associated with migration, an obligatory cost representing a major proportion of the energy loss experienced by reproductive individuals. The difference in the energy cost of migration between the two species suggests that migration may play a predominant role in producing the different reproductive patterns of cisco and lake whitefish in the Eastmain River and that within the physiological and size constraints of each species, these patterns represent optimal adaptations maximizing fitness.

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