scholarly journals Diet-induced phenotypic plasticity in European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

2016 ◽  
Vol 219 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens De Meyer ◽  
Joachim Christiaens ◽  
Dominique Adriaens
Keyword(s):  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
European Eel

scholarly journals Cause or consequence? Exploring the role of phenotypic plasticity and genetic polymorphism in the emergence of phenotypic spatial patterns of the European eel

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 987-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Mateo ◽  
Patrick Lambert ◽  
Stéphane Tetard ◽  
Martin Castonguay ◽  
Bruno Ernande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Environmental Variability ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
European Eel ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressures ◽  
The Impact

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla), and generally, temperate eels, are relevant species for studying adaptive mechanisms to environmental variability because of their large distribution areas and their limited capacity of local adaptation. In this context, GenEveel, an individual-based optimization model, was developed to explore the role of adaptive phenotypic plasticity and genetic-dependent habitat selection, in the emergence of observed spatial life-history traits patterns for eels. Results suggest that an interaction of genetically and environmentally controlled growth may be the basis for genotype-dependent habitat selection, whereas plasticity plays a role in changes in life-history traits and demographic attributes. Therefore, this suggests that those mechanisms are responses to address environmental heterogeneity. Moreover, this brings new elements to explain the different life strategies of males and females. A sensitivity analysis showed that the parameters associated with the optimization of fitness and growth genotype were crucial in reproducing the spatial life-history patterns. Finally, it raises the question of the impact of anthropogenic pressures that can cause direct mortalities but also modify demographic traits and act as a selection pressure.

scholarly journals Phenotypic plasticity in habitat use and growth of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in transitional waters in the Mediterranean area

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Capoccioni ◽  
Dai-Yu Lin ◽  
Yoshiyuki Iizuka ◽  
Wann-Nian Tzeng ◽  
Eleonora Ciccotti
Keyword(s):  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
European Eel ◽  
Transitional Waters ◽  
The Mediterranean

Metazoan Parasites and Health State of European Eel, Anguilla Anguilla (Anguilliformes, Anguillidae), From Tonga Lake and El Mellah Lagoon in the Northeast of Algeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Bakaria ◽  
S. Belhaoues ◽  
N. Djebbari ◽  
M. Tahri ◽  
I. Ladjama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brackish Water ◽  
Parasite Species ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
European Eel ◽  
Health State ◽  
Component Community ◽  
Metazoan Parasites ◽  
Parasite Communities ◽  
High Dominance ◽  
Argulus Foliaceus

Abstract The aim of the study was to examine metazoans parasite communities of European eels (Anguilla anguilla) in freshwater (Tonga Lake) and brackish water (El Mellah lagoon) in the northeast of Algeria. Six parasite taxa were collected: one monogenean, Pseudodactylogyrus sp.; two crustaceans, Ergasilus sp. and Argulus foliaceus; two nematodes, Cucullanus sp. and Anguillicola crassus; one cestode, Bothriocephalus claviceps. Th e most prevalent parasite taxa in freshwater were Pseudodactylogyrus sp., A. crassus and Bothriocephalus claviceps; whereas in the brackish water, eels were infected mainly with A. crassus. Th e characteristics of the parasite component community structure revealed low parasite species diversity and high dominance values in eels from the two localities. Both communities were dominated by a single parasite species: Tonga eels by the monogenean Pseudodactylogyrus sp. and El Mellah lagoon eels by the nematode A. crassus, verified by high Berger-Parker dominance values of 0.76 and 0.87 respectively.

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