中华倒刺鲃幼鱼能量代谢特征个体差异及生态关联

为了探讨鱼类能量代谢特征个体变异及其生态关联, 以中华倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus sinensis)幼鱼为实验对象, 在25℃条件下测定44尾实验鱼的静止代谢率(Resting metabolic rate, RMR)、力竭运动后峰值代谢率(Peak metabolic rate, PMR)、力竭运动后过量耗氧(Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, EPOC)、低氧胁迫后峰值代谢率PMR和低氧胁迫后过量耗氧(Excess post-hypoxia oxygen consumption, EPHOC)。研究发现, 中华倒刺鲃能量代谢特征参数存在较大个体差异, RMR、力竭运动后PMR、EPOC、低氧胁迫后PMR和EPHOC分别为193.62—460.33 [mg O₂/(kg·h)]、617.9—2165.02 [mg O₂/(kg·h)]、28.76—267.20 mg O₂/kg、484.3—1142.97 [mg O₂/(kg·h)]和30.27—211.88 mg O₂/kg。力竭运动后PMR(r=0.348, P=0.010)和低氧胁迫后PMR(r=0.449, P=0.002)与RMR间均呈显著正相关; EPOC与RMR间呈显著负相关(r=–0.426, P=0.004), 而EPHOC与RMR间的关系不显著(r=–0.292, P=0.054); 力竭运动后PMR与EPOC间(r=0.424, P=0.004)和低氧胁迫后PMR与EPHOC间(r=0.391, P=0.009)均呈显著正相关。力竭运动后PMR与低氧胁迫后PMR(r=0.673, P<0.001)和EPOC与EPHOC(r=0.526, P<0.001)在个体差异均显著正相关; 然而力竭运动后PMR和EPOC分别显著高于低氧胁迫后PMR与EPHOC(P<0.05)。研究表明: 维持代谢较高的中华倒刺鲃个体有助于其快速提升有氧功率输出以维持高的游泳运动能力; 而较低维持代谢个体具有相对较高的EPHOC有助于机体在极端环境条件下提升其低氧耐受能力。中华倒刺鲃能量特征的个体变异可能是经长期自然选择适应环境的结果。     

PFOS对中华倒刺鲃幼鱼爆发游泳及运动后代谢恢复的影响

为探究水体全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS)污染对鱼类爆发游泳及其代谢恢复能力的影响, 将中华倒刺鲃幼鱼(Spinibarbus sinensis)暴露在不同浓度(0、0.32、0.8、2和5 mg/L)PFOS后, 测定PFOS暴露对其静止代谢率(RMR)、爆发游泳速度(U_burst)以及运动力竭后代谢恢复特征的影响。结果发现, 暴露浓度对实验鱼的U_burst和相对爆发游泳速度(rU_burst)均影响显著(P<0.05), 5 mg/L PFOS暴露导致U_burst和rU_burst分别下降了17.4%和10.8%, PFOS对rU_burst的影响表现出“非单调剂量效应”; 暴露浓度对实验鱼的RMR影响显著(P<0.05), 5 mg/L PFOS暴露导致RMR显著升高, 但PFOS对运动后代谢峰值(MMR)、代谢率增量(MS)、代谢变化倍率(F-MS)、力竭运动后过量氧耗(EPOC)无显著影响(P>0.05)。研究结果提示: PFOS污染改变实验鱼能量代谢水平的下限, 而对其代谢水平的上限无明显的限制性作用; PFOS污染将可能对鱼类捕食——逃避捕食者、穿越激流寻找适宜生境等生存关联的生命活动起到负面影响, 但对无氧代谢关联的代谢恢复能力无显著的生态毒理效应。     

溶氧水平对鳊鱼、中华倒刺鲃幼鱼游泳能力的影响

在(25 1)℃条件下, 以鳊鱼(Parabramis pekinensis)体重(4.70 0.11)g, n=32、中华倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus sinensis)体重(3.26 0.06)g, n=32幼鱼为研究对象, 采用鱼类游泳代谢测定仪在水体溶氧为8、4、2、1 mgO2/L条件下分别测定其临界游泳速度(Ucrit)和游泳代谢率(MO2), 并计算出静止代谢率(MO2rest)、最大游泳代谢率(MO2max)、代谢范围(MS)及单位位移能耗(COT)等相关参数。结果显示, 随着溶氧水平的下降, 鳊鱼、中华倒刺鲃幼鱼的Ucrit均逐渐下降, 除中华倒刺鲃幼鱼的值在4与8 mgO2/L下没有显著性差异外, 其他各组均差异显著(P0.05); 在同一溶氧水平下的中华倒刺鲃Ucrit显著大于鳊鱼(P0.05)。两种鱼的MO2max和MS均随DO的下降而显著下降, 但MO2rest在溶氧水平低于1 mgO2/L才显著下降(P0.05)。研究还发现鳊鱼、中华倒刺鲃幼鱼的MO2在同一游泳速度下随溶氧水平下降而降低, 而在相同溶氧水平下随游泳速度的上升而显著升高(P0.05); COT随游泳速度上升而显著降低(P0.05), 但在高游泳速度下相对稳定, 在同一游泳速度下随着DO的下降有所减小。中华倒刺鲃的COT整体上小于鳊鱼, 且在低游泳速度下差异更大。87.5%(1-8 mgO2/L)溶氧水平的下降导致两种鱼类相似的Ucrit变化(53% vs. 50%), 但溶氧水平由8降到4 mgO2/L时, 鳊鱼32%MO2max的下降导致Ucrit下降13%, 但同样的溶氧水平下降虽然导致中华倒刺鲃的MO2max下降20%, 但由于MO2rest和COT的下降, 其Ucrit并没有显著的变化。实验结果表明: 不同溶氧水平对不同鱼种游泳能力的影响存在差异, 这种差异与其代谢对策密切相关。       

中华倒刺鲃不同生理性能对降温的响应速率

为了考查长期高温驯化的中华倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus sinensis)幼鱼快速降温后不同生理功能对低温环境的响应速率,将实验鱼分为2组分别在15℃和25℃条件下长期驯养(8周),随后25℃组快速降温至15℃(降温组),同时15℃组(恒低温对照组)温度保持不变;在降温后的第1、2、4和8周分别测定和比较降温组和恒温对照组实验鱼的温度耐受能力、游泳能力、自发活动水平、摄食代谢和生长性能等相关生理指标。结果显示:降温后,低温耐受能力(CT_(min))1周时就达到稳定与对照组不再有差异,而高温耐受能力(CT_(max))2周时才达到稳定;与对照组相比,降温处理导致实验鱼自发活动水平(运动时间百分比,PTM和运动总距离,TDM)显著上升,且此差异持续整个驯化周期(P0.05);降温组的临界游泳速度(Critical swimming speed U_(crit))在降温的1—2周均显著小于对照组(P0.05),直到4周才达到稳定;降温组实验鱼特殊动力作用(Specific dynamic action SDA)持续时间和摄食后代谢峰值(Peak metabolic rate PMR)与对照组在降温1—4周均没有显著差异;尽管降温组有更高的摄食率,其食物转化效率和增重率均显著低于对照组(P0.05)。研究表明:中华倒刺鲃在水体温度下降后,不同生理功能的稳定速率存在差异,这可能与不同生理功能的生态关联及内在机制的不同有关;降温处理导致机体生长受阻,其主要原因可能是由于应对环境温度变动的逆境胁迫、生理功能调整以及自发活动增加所导致的能量消耗上升所致。     

温度对中华倒刺鲃不同生理生态性能的影响:驯化有益假说的验证

驯化有益假说(Beneficial acclimation hypothesis)认为生物表型的适应性变化会增强其在诱导这些变化产生的环境中的生理机能或适合度。然而,由于动物不同生理生态性能对环境驯化的响应可能不一致,那么,测试表型性状的选择对驯化有益假说的验证就尤为关键。为此,整合表征动物生存适合度的不同生理生态性能并探究其对环境驯化的响应模式就十分必要。以我国长江中上游广泛分布的中华倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus sinensis)为对象,考察了驯化温度(18℃、28℃)和测试温度(18℃、28℃)及其交互作用对该物种有氧运动能力和无氧运动能力的影响,为驯化有益假说等相关假说的验证提供参考。研究发现,中华倒刺鲃不同生理生态性能对温度驯化的响应存在差异:(1)驯化温度对表征中华倒刺鲃无氧运动能力的快速启动游泳无显著影响(除最大加速度外)(P>0.05),研究数据倾向于支持无益假说(No-advantage hypothesis);(2)驯化温度对表征中华倒刺鲃有氧运动能力的临界游泳速度(Critical swimming speed,Ucrit)和最大代谢率(Maximum metabolic rate, MMR)影响显著(P<0.05),18℃驯化-18℃测试下的Ucrit和MMR均优于28℃驯化-18℃测试下的Ucrit和MMR,结果部分支持驯化有益假说和冷有益假说(Cooler is better hypothesis);(3)驯化温度、测试温度、游泳速度对中华倒刺鲃的运动代谢率(Active metabolic rate,MO2)和单位距离能量消耗(The energetic cost of transport, COT)影响显著(P<0.05)。值得关注的是,当游泳速度小于30 cm/s时,驯化温度对MO2和COT无影响,结果支持无益假说;而当游泳速度大于30 cm/s时,在特定的流速下经过28℃驯化的中华倒刺鲃无论在28℃还是18℃的测试环境下MO2和COT均较低,结果倾向于支持热有益假说(Warmer is better hypothesis)。研究结果提示:驯化有益假说并不具有普遍性,热驯化相关假说的验证不仅受表型性状选择的影响,而且还与测试的环境选择压力有关。     

鲫幼鱼游泳运动能力的个体变异与表型关联

为考察鲤科鱼类运动能力的个体变异和表型关联及不同加速度对匀加速游泳能力的影响, 研究在(25±0.5)℃条件下测定鲫(Carassius auratus)幼鱼的静止代谢率(Resting metabolic rate, RMR), 通过临界游泳速度(Critical swimming speed, U_crit)法和过量耗氧(EPOC)法获取实验鱼的最大代谢率(Maximum metabolic rate, MMR)、代谢空间(Aerobic scope, AS=MMR-RMR)、相对代谢空间(Factorial aerobic scope, FAS=MMR/RMR)、U_crit及步法转换速度(Gait transition speed, U_gt), 并在不同加速度(0.083、0.167、0.250、0.333 cm/s2)下测定鲫幼鱼的匀加速游泳能力(Constant accelerated test, U_cat)和U_gt。研究发现: 鲫幼鱼的MMR和AS与U_crit均呈正相关, 但RMR与U_crit不相关; 能量代谢参数(MMR、AS、RMR)与U_gt不相关。U_crit法获取的MMR、AS、FAS与EPOC法均无平均值的显著性差异, 但2种方法获得的上述参数具有较高的个体重复性; 鲫幼鱼的能量代谢参数之间存在表型关联并且关联方向不尽相同。鲫幼鱼的U_crit和U_gt均小于各加速度下的U_cat和U_gt, 加速度对U_cat测定无影响但对U_gt有影响。鲫幼鱼的U_gt与U_crit或U_cat呈正相关, 并且其匀加速游泳能力参数在不同加速度下保持较高的重复性。除0.333 cm/s2外, 其他加速度下鲫幼鱼U_cat的无氧代谢组分(U_cat-U_gt)与U_cat呈正相关; 然而, 鲫幼鱼的有氧代谢组分(U_gt)与无氧代谢组分(U_cat-U_gt)呈负相关。研究表明: U_crit法和EPOC法诱导鲫幼鱼的有氧代谢能力无方法学差异; 鲫幼鱼的能量代谢存在表型关联, 其匀加速游泳能力具有稳定个体差异, 并且该种鱼的有氧代谢与无氧代谢存在权衡。     

力竭追赶训练对两种鲤科鱼类呼吸循环系统参数和力竭运动后代谢特征的影响

为了考察力竭追赶训练对中华倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus sinensis)和岩原鲤(Procypris rabaudi)幼鱼呼吸循环系统和力竭运动后代谢特征的影响, 在(25±0.5)℃条件下, 将2种实验鱼各60尾 [体重分别为(28.36±0.08) g和(19.53±0.13) g]随机等分成对照组和训练组, 训练组进行1次/d共21d的力竭追赶训练。随后测定各组实验鱼的心脏和鳃指数、血液指标以及力竭运动后过量耗氧(Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, EPOC)。结果发现: 2种鱼心脏指数、鳃指数、血红蛋白含量和红细胞数目在各自对照组和训练组之间都没有显著性差异; 岩原鲤对照组的鳃指数显著低于中华倒刺鲃对照组(P<0.05), 但心脏指数、血红蛋白含量和红细胞数目与中华倒刺鲃对照组无显著性差异。中华倒刺鲃训练组的运动前代谢率、运动代谢峰值、峰值比率、代谢恢复速率与其对照组没有显著差异, 但运动后恢复时间和过量耗氧显著大于对照组(P<0.05); 岩原鲤训练组的运动前代谢率显著低于其对照组(P<0.05), 但运动代谢峰值、峰值比率、运动后恢复时间、过量耗氧、代谢恢复速率与其对照组没有显著性差异。岩原鲤对照组的运动前代谢率、运动代谢峰值、过量耗氧和代谢恢复速率分别显著低于中华倒刺鲃对照组(P<0.05), 但峰值比率和运动后恢复时间与中华倒刺鲃对照组无显著性差异。研究表明: (1)力竭追赶训练对中华倒刺鲃和岩原鲤幼鱼的呼吸和循环系统参数没有产生显著性影响; (2)力竭追赶训练显著提高了中华倒刺鲃幼鱼的无氧代谢能力; (3)中华倒刺鲃幼鱼力竭运动前后代谢率显著高于岩原鲤幼鱼, 这可能与其较为活跃的习性有关。     

中华倒刺鲃代谢表型的个体变异及其可重复性

种群内生物个体间代谢表型的变异普遍存在于生活史的各个阶段,已成为一个新兴的重要研究领域。尽管这种代谢表型个体变异的现象随处可见,然而这种变异性是否稳定存在至今尚无定论。为了探讨鱼类代谢表型的个体变异及其可重复性,本研究以中华倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus sinensis)为动物模型,分别于不同时间尺度下(0 d、5 d、15 d、30 d)测定了实验鱼的静止代谢率(resting metabolic rate,RMR)。结果表明:在较短的时间尺度内(0～5d,0～15 d),实验鱼RMR的个体变异具有可重复性(P0.05),而在较长的时间尺度内(0～30 d),RMR个体变异的重复性消失(P0.05);中华倒刺鲃代谢表型的个体变异仅具有相对的可重复性。     

饥饿对中华倒刺鲃幼鱼代谢、个性和集群的影响

在自然界中,环境变化、季节更替和人为因素造成食物资源时空分布的不均一性,导致鱼类经常面临食物资源短缺的环境胁迫,对其能量代谢和行为造成一定影响。为考察食物资源短缺下暖水性鲤科鱼类能量代谢、个性与集群行为的应对策略及其可能的内在关联,选取中华倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus sinensis)幼鱼为实验对象,分别测定饥饿组(2周)和对照组(维持日粮)在处理前后实验鱼的标准代谢率(Standard metabolic rate,SMR)、个性行为(勇敢性、探索性和活跃性)以及实验处理后的集群行为(凝聚力和协调性)。研究发现:(1)饥饿组和对照组实验过程中实验鱼SMR均显著下降,但仅饥饿组实验鱼SMR具有重复性;(2)饥饿导致中华倒刺鲃幼鱼勇敢性、探索性、活跃性均显著增加;(3)饥饿导致群体成员间距离缩短,游泳速度及其同步性上升。研究表明:饥饿后的中华倒刺鲃不仅适应性降低SMR以减少能量消耗,而且呈现出更高的勇敢性、探索性和活跃性以利于获取食物资源;饥饿迫使中华倒刺鲃群体提高凝聚力和协调性,可能有助于提高群体的生存能力。     

鳊幼鱼能量代谢和个性行为的个体变异及表型关联

自然界中动物的表型特征(如形态、生理和行为)存在明显的种内个体差异,并且该差异在不同环境条件下保持稳定。为考察鲤科鱼类能量代谢和个性行为的个体差异及二者的关联,以鳊(Parabramis pekinensis)幼鱼为实验对象,在(25.0±0.5)℃条件下测定30尾鳊幼鱼的标准代谢率(SMR)、最大代谢率(MMR,由力竭运动诱导)和过量耗氧(EPOC)并计算代谢空间(MS)和相对代谢空间(FAS),随后测定鳊幼鱼的勇敢性(Boldness)和活跃性(Activity)两个个性行为学指标(测定Ⅰ),1个月后(测定Ⅱ)重复测定该种鱼的上述表型特征参数。结果显示:(1)1个月后鳊幼鱼的体重和体长均显著增加且具有较好的重复性(二者P0.05)。(2)除MMR、MS、FAS和EPOC外,鳊幼鱼SMR具有明显的重复性;SMR与MS、FAS以及EPOC均呈现负相关(所有P0.05),与MMR不相关;MS和FAS与MMR呈现正相关(二者P0.01);实验期间,鳊幼鱼部分能量代谢参数的相关性保持不变。(3)鳊的勇敢性(潜伏时间)重复性较差,且测定Ⅱ鳊幼鱼的潜伏时间明显增加(P0.05),测定Ⅰ和测定Ⅱ的潜伏时间与SMR均不相关;活跃性的移动路程、游泳速度和运动时间比的重复性较差,三者之间的正相关不受时间影响;相比较测定Ⅰ,测定Ⅱ鳊幼鱼活跃性的3个指标均明显增加(所有P0.05)。(4)不论测定Ⅰ还是测定Ⅱ鳊幼鱼的SMR与实验期间特定体重增长率(SGR)均呈正相关(二者P0.01)。研究表明在实验室环境条件下鳊幼鱼的能量代谢和个性行为具有非平行的变化规律和重复性,表型特征之间存在关联,并且这些关联受环境条件的影响程度不尽相同;研究还提示该种鱼的SMR在短期内可预测个体的生长率。     

Swimming performance and metabolic rate of three tropical fishes in relation to temperature

Oxygen consumption was measured for three tropical fishes,Exodon paradoxus, Leporinus fasciatus andLabeo erythrurus in relation to swimming speed and temperature. For each species the logarithm of oxygen consumption (mg 0₂ · g^–1 · h^–1) increased linearly with relative swimming speed (1 · s^–1) with the value of the regression coefficients varying inversely with temperature. Active metabolism and critical swimming speed ofE. paradoxus andL. fasciatus increased with temperature to a maximum at 30 and 35° C respectively. Basal metabolic rates ofE. paradoxus andL. fasciatus increased with temperature. Metabolic rates and critical swimming speed of the three fishes studied were consistent with values for polar, temperate and other tropical species over their respective thermal ranges of tolerance. Tropical fishes have lowered their metabolism and swimming performance from that expected for many temperate species at the same temperature.     

环境温度对爪鲵体温及能量代谢的影响

应用封闭式小动物能量代谢仪测定了爪鲵在6℃、10℃、15℃、20℃和25℃环境条件下的体温和能量代谢以及在极端环境中的耐受性,探讨环境温度对爪鲵体温及能量代谢的影响.结果表明:爪鲵体温与环境温度呈正相关,其直线回归方程为:Tb=0.6966 0.9518Ta,相关非常显著.爪鲵对极端环境温度的耐受力较弱,在32℃-35℃高温和-2℃到-6℃低温 环境中的致死体温(TbL50)分别为27.7℃±0.9165℃和2.85℃±0.1539℃.在环 境温度为6℃-25℃的范围内,爪鲵的能量代谢与环境温度呈指数回归相关,指数方程为MR=0 .7495e0.0408x,相关显著.其代谢水平随环境温度的升高而升高,不同于内热源动物的代谢特征,爪鲵的体温调节和能量代谢显示出外热源动物的特点     

屋顶绿化植物佛甲草对温度梯度的生理生态适应

以屋顶生长的佛甲草为材料,通过光照培养箱进行不同温度条件处理,分别测量了叶片的CO2交换、叶绿素含量、叶绿素荧光参数以及植株不同部位的碳同位素比率变化(δ13C)。结果表明:持续高温/低温、较大的昼夜温差和叶表面风力的条件下,佛甲草为适应环境变化,光合会由C3代谢途径转变成景天酸代谢途径(CAM),是兼性CAM植物。短期降温会使叶片光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)发生不可逆失活,光合能力下降;复水后有助于PSⅡ的恢复和重建,而干旱天气会减缓恢复过程;在不利温度环境中生长的佛甲草老叶掉落较多,剩余叶片的叶绿素含量和Fv/Fm值增高,光合能力提高。δ13C测定结果显示,高温使嫩叶气孔导度降低,对成熟叶片气孔导度影响小,佛甲草茎杆虽然含有叶绿素,但没有明显的光合作用。     

The TRPM2 channel: A thermo-sensitive metabolic sensor

Living organisms continually experience changes in ambient temperature. To detect such temperature changes for adaptive behavioral responses, we evolved the ability to sense temperature. Thermosensitive transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, so-called thermo-TRPs, are involved in many physiologic functions in diverse organisms and constitute important temperature sensors. One of the important roles of thermo-TRPs is detecting ambient temperature in sensory neurons. Importantly, the functional expression of thermo-TRPs is observed not only in sensory neurons but also in tissues and cells that are not exposed to drastic temperature changes, indicating that thermo-TRPs are involved in many physiologic functions within the body's normal temperature range. Among such thermo-TRPs, this review focuses on one thermo-sensitive metabolic sensor in particular, TRPM2, and summarizes recent progress to clarify the regulatory mechanisms and physiologic functions of TRPM2 at body temperature under various metabolic states.     

Behavioral thermoregulation, temperature tolerance and oxygen consumption in the Mexican bullseye puffer fish, Sphoeroides annulatus Jenyns (1842), acclimated to different temperatures

An inverse and unusual relationship was found between preferred temperature and acclimation temperature in the bullseye puffer, Sphoeroides annulatus. The final preferendum temperature (PT) was 26.8 °C. The critical thermal maxima (CTMax) were 37.7, 38.8, 40.0, 40.8 and 41.3 °C where the temperatures of acclimation were 19, 22, 25, 28 and 31 °C±1 °C, respectively, and the endpoint of CTMax was loss of the righting response. The acclimation response ratio presented an interval of 0.22-0.38; these values are in agreement with results for other subtropical and tropical fishes. The temperature significantly affected the oxygen consumption of bullseye puffer juveniles. The oxygen consumption rate (OCR) increased significantly with an increment in the temperature from 19 to 31 °C. The range of the temperature coefficient Q₁₀ in bullseye puffer individuals was lowest between 25 and 28 °C, at 1.37. The optimal temperature for growth was 26 °C. The results of this study will be useful for optimizing the culture of bullseye puffer juveniles in controlled conditions.     

Influence of rearing temperature on triacylglycerol storage in the pea aphid,Acyrthosiphon pisum

Total fatty acids in the pea aphid reared at low temperatures increased significantly compared to that at high rearing temperatures. This change is reflected in a large increase of myristic acid, which occurs exclusively in triacylglycerols. When aphids were moved from 25°C to a lower rearing temperature at 10°C, saturated fatty acids accumulated over time, reaching a maximum at 16th day. When aphids were moved to 4°C, a temperature below the developmental threshold, those aphids did not accumulate saturated fatty acids. Similar results were observed when aphids were exposed to sequential decrease in rearing temperature. However, both total fatty acids and myristic acid in the aphids from the treatments of sequential decreasing rearing temperature were significantly higher compared to those in the aphids from the treatments of sudden decreasing rearing temperature. This result, therefore, supports the hypothesis that cold‐adapted aphids can survive under threshold temperature for a longer period of time than noncold‐adapted aphids. Acetyl‐CoA carboxylase activity in the aphids at 25°C was twofold higher than that in the aphids at 10°C, whereas fatty acid synthase activities in the aphids reared at 25 and 10°C are similar. Aphids reared at 10°C showed a threefold reduction in reproduction rates. This reduced production of new nymphs reduces energy demand and would allow for accumulation of energy in the form of triacylglycerols. Therefore, the increased level of saturated fatty acids in aphids reared at low temperature is probably related to lower utilization of fatty acids rather than increased rates of biosynthesis.     

Effects of temperature on larval fish swimming performance: the importance of physics to physiology

Temperature influences both the physiology offish larvae and the physics of the flow conditions under which they swim. For small larvae in low Reynolds number (Re) hydrodynamic environments dominated by frictional drag, temperature‐induced changes in the physics of water flow have the greatest effect on swimming performance. For larger larvae, in higher Re environments, temperature‐induced changes in physiology become more important as larvae swim faster and changes in swimming patterns and mechanics occur. Physiological rates at different temperatures have been quantified using Q₁₀s with the assumption that temperature only affected physiological variables. Consequently, Q₁₀s that did not consider temperature‐induced changes in viscosity overestimated the effect of temperature on physiology by 58% and 56% in cold‐water herring and cod larvae respectively. In contrast, in warm‐water Danube bleak larvae, Q₁₀s overestimated temperature‐induced effects on physiology by only 5–7%. This may be because in warm water, temperature‐induced changes affect viscosity to a smaller degree than in cold water. Temperature also affects muscle contractility and efficiency and at high swimming velocities, efficiency decreases more rapidly in cold‐exposed than in warm‐exposed muscle fibres. Further experiments are needed to determine whether temperature acts differently on swimming metabolism in different thermal environments. While hydrodynamic factors appear to be very important to larval fish swimming performance in cold water, they appear to lose importance in warm water where temperature effects on physiology dominate. This may suggest that major differences exist among locomotory capacities of larval fish that inhabit cold, temperate waters compared to those that live in warm tropical waters. It is possible that fish larvae may have developed strategies that affect dispersal and recruitment in different aquatic habitats in order to cope not only with temperature‐induced physiological challenges, but physical challenges as well.     

Temperature-dependent energy budget of an Arctic Cladoceran, Daphnia middendorffiana

1. Global change models predict the greatest impact in climate to occur in the northern polar region. Change in temperature will alter individual metabolism and has the potential to change community structure to an unknown degree.
2. The temperature-dependent energy budget of Arctic Daphnia middendorffiana was investigated by measuring respiration rates, ingestion rates and assimilation rates. The scope for growth and reproduction was determined and compared with data from the literature for a clone of Daphnia pulicaria collected in the temperate zone.
3. A difference was observed between the Arctic species and the temperate zone clone in both temperature tolerance, and the energy available for growth and reproduction at various temperatures. A low availability of energy for growth and reproduction indicated that life history patterns as well as physiological mechanisms are important in allowing D. middendorffiana to exist successfully in Arctic environments.
4. The lower available energy for growth compared to Daphnia clones from temperate zones may be detrimental to D. middendorffiana , which might have to compete with species expanding their range under the predicted temperature increase for Arctic regions.     

温度对罗氏沼虾亲虾代谢的影响

罗氏沼虾［Ｍａｃｒｏｂｒａｃｈｉｕｍｒｏｓｅｎｂｅｒｇｉ（ＤｅＭａｎ）］具有较高的经济价值,为当今世界上淡水虾类养殖的主要品种之一。由于我国没有天然的亲虾资源,人工育苗所需的亲虾靠养殖和人工越冬所得。因此研究亲虾的生理生态,可为提高人工繁殖技术的理论...