Burst-swimming performance predicts the outcome of cannibalistic interactions in green poison frog larvae (Dendrobates auratus)

2013 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean C. Wilcox ◽  
A. Kristopher Lappin
Keyword(s):  
Swimming Performance ◽  
Poison Frog ◽  
Burst Swimming ◽  
Dendrobates Auratus

Burst swimming and its enzymatic correlates in the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): full-sib heritabilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 680-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christophe Garenc ◽  
Frederick G Silversides ◽  
Helga Guderley
Keyword(s):  
Gasterosteus Aculeatus ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Creatine Phosphokinase ◽  
Swimming Performance ◽  
Biotic Interactions ◽  
Considerable Influence ◽  
Paternal Effects ◽  
Threespine Sticklebacks ◽  
Burst Swimming ◽  
Intrafamilial Variability

Full-sib heritabilities of burst-swimming capacity and its enzymatic correlates were calculated in juvenile threespine sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus, from 25 families raised under constant laboratory conditions. Variation among families in burst-swimming performance, enzyme activities, body size, and condition of the juveniles was considerable. Estimates of full-sib heritabilities of absolute and relative burst-swimming performance decreased during ontogenesis, as they were higher for 2-month-old than for 3.6-month-old sticklebacks. This decline may reflect a decrease in the importance of paternal effects with age, as well as an increase in intrafamilial variability due to the existence of feeding or social hierarachies. Enzymatic correlates of burst-swimming performance measured in 3.6-month-old sticklebacks had higher full-sib heritabilities than burst-swimming performance itself, with the highest values found for cytochrome c oxidase, followed by lactate dehydrogenase and then phosphofructokinase and creatine phosphokinase. These results suggest that genetic factors may have a considerable influence upon burst-swimming performance and muscle metabolic capacities of juvenile threespine sticklebacks, but that this influence may be tempered by biotic interactions.

Locomotion at –1.0°C: burst swimming performance of five species of Antarctic fish

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig E. Franklin ◽  
Robbie S. Wilson ◽  
William Davison
Keyword(s):  
Swimming Performance ◽  
Antarctic Fish ◽  
Burst Swimming

KINEMATICS OF LABRIFORM AND SUBCARANGIFORM SWIMMING IN THE ANTARCTIC FISH NOTOTHENIA NEGLECTA

1989 ◽  
Vol 143 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHEN D. ARCHER ◽  
IAN A. JOHNSTON
Keyword(s):  
Swimming Performance ◽  
Juvenile Fish ◽  
Antarctic Fish ◽  
Adult Fish ◽  
Fibre Type Composition ◽  
Pectoral Fins ◽  
Type Composition ◽  
Burst Swimming ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
Tail Beat

1. The kinematics of labriform and subcarangiform swimming have been investigated for juvenile (7–8 cm) and adult (27–30 cm) stages of the antarctic teleost Notothenia neglecta Nybelin at 1–2 °C 2. Upper threshold speeds using the pectoral fins alone (labriform swimming) were 0.8LS−1 in adult fish and 1.4Ls−1 in juveniles, where L is body length 3. In adult fish, steady subcarangiform swimming is only used at speeds of 3.6-5.4Ls−1 (tail-beat frequencies of 5.0-8.3Hz). Intermediate speeds involve unsteady swimming. In contrast, juvenile fish employ subcarangiform swimming at a range of intermediate velocities between the maximum labriform and burst speeds (2.3-8.4Ls−1 at tail-beat frequencies of 4.0-12.5 Hz). These differences in swimming behaviour are discussed in relation to changes in life-style and muscle fibre type composition between juvenile and adult fish 4. Burst swimming speeds in N. neglecta have been compared with equivalent data from temperate species. It seems likely that low temperature limits swimming performance in antarctic fish. This is more noticeable in juvenile stages, which normally have much higher tail-beat frequencies than adult fish

scholarly journals Variation in pigmentation gene expression is associated with distinct aposematic color morphs in the poison frog Dendrobates auratus

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam M. M. Stuckert ◽  
Emily Moore ◽  
Kaitlin P. Coyle ◽  
Ian Davison ◽  
Matthew D. MacManes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Poison Frog ◽  
Pigmentation Gene ◽  
Color Morphs ◽  
Dendrobates Auratus

Swimming performance and behaviour of young-of-the-year shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) under fixed and increased velocity swimming tests

2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Deslauriers ◽  
J.D. Kieffer
Keyword(s):  
Swimming Performance ◽  
Beat Frequency ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Shortnose Sturgeon ◽  
Fish Swimming ◽  
Acipenser Brevirostrum ◽  
Burst Swimming ◽  
Young Of The Year ◽  
All Speeds ◽  
Tail Beat

Swimming performance and behaviour in fish has been shown to vary depending on the investigation method. In this study, an endurance swimming curve was generated for young-of-the-year shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum LeSueur, 1818) (~7 cm total length, ~2 g) and compared with values determined in a separate incremental swimming (critical swimming, Ucrit) test. Using video, tail-beat frequency (TBF) was quantified and compared for fish swimming under both swimming tests. From the endurance-curve analysis, it was found that sturgeon did not display a statistically significant burst swimming phase. Maximum sustainable swimming speed (calculated to be 18.00 cm·s–1) from the endurance curve occurred at ~80% of Ucrit (22.30 cm·s–1). TBF was similar at all speeds for both swimming tests, except at speeds approaching Ucrit, where fish displayed TBFs of 4.29 Hz for the endurance protocol and 2.26 Hz for the Ucrit protocol. TBF was more variable between individuals swimming at the same speed within the Ucrit compared with the endurance protocol. Finally, a significant negative correlation was found between TBF and Ucrit in individual fish, suggesting that station-holding may be an important energy saving strategy during swimming in this size class of sturgeon.

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