scholarly journals The trade-off between fecundity and egg size in a polymorphic population of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus(L.)) in Skogsfjordvatn, subarctic Norway

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2018-2024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aslak Smalås ◽  
Per-Arne Amundsen ◽  
Rune Knudsen
Keyword(s):  
Egg Size ◽  
Salvelinus Alpinus ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Trade Off

Genetic, maternal, and tank determinants of growth in hatchery-reared juvenile Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 655-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. G. E. de March
Keyword(s):  
Egg Size ◽  
Salvelinus Alpinus ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Logistic Growth ◽  
Coefficients Of Variation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Change In The Mean ◽  
Factorial Mating ◽  
Unique Distribution ◽  
The Mean

The relative importance of genetic, maternal, and tank effects on the growth of juvenile Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) was examined in an incomplete factorial mating design (4 dams × 4 sires) with stock from the Fraser River, Labrador, Canada. Egg size and hatching success were related only to dams. Mean weights at 30, 75, and 125 days after swim-up, logistic growth curve parameters describing the change in the mean weight, and a measure of condition, all described within families, were significantly related to both dams and sires and were also correlated with each other. The early patterns of significant differences due to dams and sires changed after approximately 125 days. After this time the mean weights in tanks, although still increasing, became negatively correlated with their coefficients of variation (CV), which had changed only slightly with time. The magnitude of the CVs could not be attributed to specific parents. The changed patterns of differences in the means with time suggested that either (i) the social climate within tanks, measured as the CV, affected the growth of all fish even though they were neither crowded nor underfed, or (ii) an individual's ability to grow was dependent not only on its phenotype (initial weight) but also on its genotype, expressed only in data from sibs. These laboratory results may relate to unique distribution and fitness characteristics of natural Arctic charr populations.

scholarly journals Differences among families in craniofacial shape at early life-stages of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Victoria Beck ◽  
Katja Räsänen ◽  
Camille A. Leblanc ◽  
Skúli Skúlason ◽  
Zophonías O. Jónsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Effects ◽  
Phenotypic Variation ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Egg Size ◽  
Salvelinus Alpinus ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Craniofacial Development ◽  
Offspring Size ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Early Life Stages

Abstract Background Organismal fitness can be determined at early life-stages, but phenotypic variation at these early life-stages has rarely been considered in studies on evolutionary diversification. The trophic apparatus has been shown to contribute to sympatric resource-mediated divergence in several taxa. However, processes underlying this diversification are poorly understood. Using a phenotypically variable morph of Icelandic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), we reared offspring from multiple families under standardized laboratory conditions and tested to what extent family (i.e. direct genetic and maternal effects) contributes to offspring morphology at hatching (H) and first feeding (FF). To understand the underlying mechanisms behind early life-stage variation in morphology, we examined how craniofacial shape varied according to family, egg size, offspring size and individual candidate genes related to craniofacial development. Finally, we assessed whether craniofacial shape and expression of genes related to craniofacial development covaried. Results We found effects of family for offspring craniofacial shape at both H and FF, whilst relative expression levels of Sgk1 (a gene involved in craniofacial shape divergence) correlated with craniofacial shape at FF. However, there were no evidence to suggest that mean egg size or individual offspring size influenced offspring morphology. Conclusions This study provides evidence for within population family effects for phenotypic variation in trophic morphology, indicating the potential for genetic and/or maternal effects to facilitate resource polymorphism.

Connection between egg size and early mortality in arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus

Aquaculture ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 187 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 315-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjarni Jónsson ◽  
Einar Svavarsson
Keyword(s):  
Egg Size ◽  
Salvelinus Alpinus ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Early Mortality

Egg Size Versus Number of Offspring Trade-Off: Female Age Rather Than Size Matters in a Domesticated Arctic Charr Population

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilien Lasne ◽  
Camille Anne-Lise Leblanc ◽  
Christian Gillet
Keyword(s):  
Egg Size ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Female Age ◽  
Trade Off

scholarly journals Differences among families in craniofacial shape at early life-stages of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Victoria Beck ◽  
Katja Räsänen ◽  
Camille A. Leblanc ◽  
Skúli Skúlason ◽  
Zophonías O. Jónsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Life ◽  
Egg Size ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Salvelinus Alpinus ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Early Life Stage ◽  
Offspring Size ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Early Life Stages

Abstract Background Organismal fitness can be determined at early life-stages, but phenotypic variation at early life-stages is rarely considered in studies on evolutionary diversification. The trophic apparatus has been shown to contribute to sympatric resource-mediated divergence in several taxa. However, processes underlying diversification in trophic traits are poorly understood. Using phenotypically variable Icelandic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), we reared offspring from multiple families under standardized laboratory conditions and tested to what extent family (i.e. direct genetic and maternal effects) contributes to offspring morphology at hatching (H) and first feeding (FF). To understand the underlying mechanisms behind early life-stage variation in morphology, we examined how craniofacial shape varied according to family, offspring size, egg size and candidate gene expression. Results Craniofacial shape (i.e. the Meckel’s cartilage and hyoid arch) was more variable between families than within families both across and within developmental stages. Differences in craniofacial morphology between developmental stages correlated with offspring size, whilst within developmental stages only shape at FF correlated with offspring size, as well as female mean egg size. Larger offspring and offspring from females with larger eggs consistently had a wider hyoid arch and contracted Meckel’s cartilage in comparison to smaller offspring.Conclusions This study provides evidence for family-level variation in early life-stage trophic morphology, indicating the potential for parental effects to facilitate resource polymorphism.

scholarly journals Differences among families in craniofacial shape at early life-stages of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha V. Beck ◽  
Katja Räsänen ◽  
Camille A. Leblanc ◽  
Skúli Skúlason ◽  
Zophonías O. Jónsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Life ◽  
Egg Size ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Salvelinus Alpinus ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Early Life Stage ◽  
Offspring Size ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Early Life Stages

Abstract Background Organismal fitness can be determined at early life-stages, but phenotypic variation at early life-stages is rarely considered in studies on evolutionary diversification. The trophic apparatus has been shown to contribute to sympatric resource-mediated divergence in several taxa. However, processes underlying diversification in trophic traits are poorly understood. Using phenotypically variable Icelandic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), we reared offspring from multiple families under standardized laboratory conditions and tested to what extent family (i.e. direct genetic and maternal effects) contributes to offspring morphology at hatching (H) and first feeding (FF). To understand the underlying mechanisms behind early life-stage variation in morphology, we examined how craniofacial shape varied according to family, offspring size, egg size and candidate gene expression. Results Craniofacial shape (i.e. the Meckel’s cartilage and hyoid arch) was more variable between families than within families both across and within developmental stages. Differences in craniofacial morphology between developmental stages correlated with offspring size, whilst within developmental stages only shape at FF correlated with offspring size, as well as female mean egg size. Larger offspring and offspring from females with larger eggs consistently had a wider hyoid arch and contracted Meckel’s cartilage in comparison to smaller offspring. Conclusions This study provides evidence for family-level variation in early life-stage trophic morphology, indicating the potential for parental effects to facilitate resource polymorphism.

Impaired Swimming Performance of Acid-exposed Arctic Charr, Salvelinus Alpinus L.

1988 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.A. Hunter ◽  
E. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Dose Response ◽  
Salvelinus Alpinus ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Swimming Performance ◽  
Control Level ◽  
Ventilation Rates

Abstract Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus L.) were exposed to five levels of acidity between pH 6 and pH 3.8. Swimming performance as determined by critical swimming speeds was 67.5 cm · sࢤ1 or 4.4 body lengths per second for untreated fish (pH 7.8). Performance declined sharply below pH 4.5; at pH 3.8 it was reduced by 35% after 7 days of exposure. Tailbeat frequencies and ventilation rates showed no dose-response effects. At swimming speeds between 20 and 50 cm · sࢤ1, ventilation rates at all levels of acidity were higher than at the control level.

scholarly journals A seasonal comparison of trace metal concentrations in the tissues of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Northern Québec, Canada

Ecotoxicology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 1327-1346
Author(s):  
Mackenzie Anne Clifford Martyniuk ◽  
Patrice Couture ◽  
Lilian Tran ◽  
Laurie Beaupré ◽  
Nastassia Urien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metal ◽  
Salvelinus Alpinus ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Metal Concentrations

scholarly journals Genotyping Strategies Using ddRAD Sequencing in Farmed Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus)

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 899
Author(s):  
Fotis Pappas ◽  
Christos Palaiokostas
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Salvelinus Alpinus ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
Production Volume ◽  
High Coverage ◽  
Genomic Relationships ◽  
Low Coverage

Incorporation of genomic technologies into fish breeding programs is a modern reality, promising substantial advances regarding the accuracy of selection, monitoring the genetic diversity and pedigree record verification. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays are the most commonly used genomic tool, but the investments required make them unsustainable for emerging species, such as Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), where production volume is low. The requirement to genotype a large number of animals for breeding practices necessitates cost effective genotyping approaches. In the current study, we used double digest restriction site-associated DNA (ddRAD) sequencing of either high or low coverage to genotype Arctic charr from the Swedish national breeding program and performed analytical procedures to assess their utility in a range of tasks. SNPs were identified and used for deciphering the genetic structure of the studied population, estimating genomic relationships and implementing an association study for growth-related traits. Missing information and underestimation of heterozygosity in the low coverage set were limiting factors in genetic diversity and genomic relationship analyses, where high coverage performed notably better. On the other hand, the high coverage dataset proved to be valuable when it comes to identifying loci that are associated with phenotypic traits of interest. In general, both genotyping strategies offer sustainable alternatives to hybridization-based genotyping platforms and show potential for applications in aquaculture selective breeding.

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