Plasticity, repeatability and phenotypic correlations of aerobic metabolic traits in a small estuarine fish

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Standard metabolic rate (SMR), maximum metabolic rate (MMR), absolute aerobic scope (AAS) and critical oxygen tension (Pcrit) were determined for the Gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis, an ecologically dominant estuarine fish, acclimated to lowered salinity, elevated temperature and lowered oxygen concentration. Acclimation to low salinity resulted in a small, but significant, elevation of Pcrit (suggesting lower tolerance of hypoxia); acclimation to elevated temperature increased SMR, MMR, AAS and Pcrit; acclimation to low oxygen led to a small increase in SMR, but substantial decreases in MMR, AAS and Pcrit Variation in these metabolic traits among individuals was consistent and repeatable when measured during multiple control exposures over 7 months. Trait repeatability was unaffected by acclimation condition, suggesting that repeatability of these traits is not context dependent. There were significant phenotypic correlations between specific metabolic traits: SMR was positively correlated with MMR and Pcrit; MMR was positively correlated with AAS; and AAS was negatively correlated with Pcrit In general, within-individual variation contributed more than among-individual variation to these phenotypic correlations. The effects of acclimation on these traits demonstrate that aerobic metabolism is plastic and influenced by the conditions experienced by these fish in the dynamic habitats in which they occur; however, the repeatability of these traits and the correlations among them suggest that these traits change in ways that maintain the rank order of performance among individuals across a range of environmental variation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:223

Enthalten in:

The Journal of experimental biology - 223(2020), Pt 14 vom: 28. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Reemeyer, Jessica E [VerfasserIn]
Rees, Bernard B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acclimation
Aerobic metabolism
Aerobic scope
Fundulus
Hypoxia
Individual variation
Journal Article
Oxygen
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
S88TT14065

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Date Completed 26.05.2021

Date Revised 24.08.2023

published: Electronic

figshare: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12431813

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1242/jeb.228098

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311653545