谈谈鱼类的补偿生长

简要介绍了鱼类的补偿生长现象,并根据补偿量的大小将鱼类的补偿生长划分为超补偿生长,完全补偿生长,部分补偿生长和不能补偿生长四类,同时根据饥饿或限食以及重喂时间的不同介绍了目前鱼类补偿生长实验设计的一般思路,最后对鱼类补偿生长在水产养殖和环境保护等方面的应用前景作了展望。     

高寒草甸不同生境粗喙薹草补偿生长研究

 补偿生长反映了植物的耐牧性, 受采食和土壤养分资源获得性的共同影响。但何种条件易于引起植物发生超补偿是长期以来争论的问题。通过一项野外调查试验, 研究了高寒矮嵩草(Kobresia humilis)草甸3种生境(I. 畜圈, 富养, 放牧; II. 牧道, 低养, 放牧; III. 封育草地, 低养, 不放牧)中粗喙薹草(Carex scabrirostris)的补偿生长模式与机制, 以及采食率、土壤养分和水分因子对补偿生长的相对贡献。粗喙薹草补偿生长量和分株盖度、密度及高度在生境I显著高于生境II和生境III, 在生境I和生境II均发生超补偿生长, 在生境III为低补偿。分株生物量对生长器官的分配在生境I和生境II相同, 并都高于生境II; 生物量对储藏器官的分配在生境II最高, 生境III次之, 生境I最低。储藏分配与生长分配和克隆繁殖分配间, 生长分配与有性繁殖分配间均存在负偶联(trade-offs)关系。对补偿生长贡献最大的因子是相对生长率和6月份土壤有机质含量, 其次是8月份土壤氮素营养和采食率。研究结果表明, 粗喙薹草的补偿生长和生物量分配具有可塑性, 并决定着补偿生长模式随生境条件而变化。不论在富养环境或低养环境, 储藏分配高的粗喙薹草都容易发生超补偿, 富养生境条件能降低采食的负面效应, 增加植物的耐牧性。     

山地麻蜥继饥饿后的补偿生长

动物继饥饿后一段时间后恢复喂食,在恢复生长阶段中常出现高于正常生长速度的补偿生长现象.有关脊椎动物补偿增长的研究主要集中在畜禽类、哺乳类和鱼类(Wilson et al.,1960;Plavnik et al.,1985;Drew et al.,1975;Pitts,1986;Kim et al.,1995),并且已在一些经济动物的饲养中利用补偿增长效应而提高经济效益.爬行动物是否存在补偿生长的现象迄今不明.本研究以山地麻蜥(Eremias breuchleyi)作为实验对象,研究其继饥饿后的补偿生长,预期为揭示爬行动物饥饿胁迫条件下的生长对策提供基础资料.     

饥饿对牙鲆幼鱼补偿生长、生化组成及能量收支的影响

在水温(23.0±1.0)℃条件下,以鲜杂鱼(x)和配合饲料(P)为饵料,采用室内循环流水的试验方法研究饥饿后再投喂对牙鲆幼鱼补偿生长、生化组成及能量收支模式的影响.结果表明:试验组S1F5、S5F25均表现出完全补偿生长现象,且S1F5组主要通过提高摄食率(FR)来实现补偿生长,而S5F25组主要通过提高食物转化率(FCE)来实现补偿生长;经补偿生长后,各试验组鱼体的生化组成与对照组均无显著差异(P>0.05);经饥饿处理后牙鲆幼鱼生长能占摄食能的比例增加,用于排泄和代谢的比重有所下降.     

刈割、施肥和浇水对垂穗披碱草补偿生长的影响

植物的补偿生长特性受放牧强度和生境资源获得性的影响。通过为期2年的野外控制实验,研究了刈割高度(留茬1cm、3cm及不刈割)、施肥(施、不施)和浇水(浇、不浇)处理对垂穗披碱草(Elymus natans)补偿生长的影响,并结合对各处理分株密度、比叶面积、净光合速率和相对生长率的变化研究,探讨了其补偿生长机制。结果表明:刈割后垂穗披碱草分株种群密度显著增加,补偿生长高度显著降低,比叶面积和相对生长率随刈割强度增加而呈上升趋势,叶片净光合速率变化不显著;施肥能显著增加垂穗披碱草的补偿生长高度、比叶面积、叶片净光合速率和相对生长率;浇水处理以及刈割、浇水、施肥处理之间的交互作用均不显著。可见,在刈割条件下,垂穗披碱草具有一定的密度补偿机制,但由于刈割抑制补偿性高生长,导致分株高度出现低补偿。因此,即使刈割后比叶面积和株高相对生长率显著增加,也不一定必然引起株高的超补偿;但施肥可显著提高垂穗披碱草的补偿能力,增加耐牧性,证实了改进后的限制资源模型的预测。     

放牧对小嵩草草甸生物量及不同植物类群生长率和补偿效应的影响

基于小嵩草(Kobresia parva)草甸连续2 a的牦牛放牧试验,研究了暖季和冷季放牧草场地上地下生物量及其分配规律、不同植物类群的绝对生长率生长率,探讨了放牧制度和放牧强度对不同植物类群补偿效应的影响。结果表明,随着放牧强度的增加地上总生物量呈减小趋势,放牧强度对暖季草场地上总生物量的影响极显著（P?0.01）,对冷季草场地上总生物量的影响不显著（P?0.05）;两季放牧草场各土壤层地下生物量随放牧强度的增加呈明显下降趋势,放牧强度对暖季放牧各土壤层地下生物量的影响显著（P?0.05）,对冷季放牧各土壤层地下生物量的影响不显著（P?0.05）;冷季放牧草场牧草生长季地下生物量与地上生物量的比值随放牧强度的增大而减小,暖季放牧草场对照区地下生物量与地上生物量的比值低于轻度放牧和中度放牧、高于重度放牧;暖季放牧草场各放牧处理不同植物类群均存在超补偿生长,但莎草科和禾本科植物的超补偿生长在8月份,阔叶植物的超补偿生长发生在6月和7月份,禾本科植物的超补偿生长效应强于莎草科植物和阔叶植物,轻度和中度放牧的补偿效应更明显;冷季放牧下不同植物类群也存在超补偿生长,但补偿效应不明现。因此,暖季适度（轻、中度）放牧利用更有利于产生超补偿生长,而重度利用对植被的稳定产生潜在的不利影响。     

两品系蒙古裸腹溞种群补偿生长及适宜食物密度

研究了两品系蒙古裸腹溞(晋南品系和内蒙品系)继饥饿后的补偿生长及其生长发育的适宜食物密度。结果表明,两品系蒙古裸腹溞生长发育的最适食物——篕∏蛟迕芏染?50×104/mL。对两品系蒙古裸腹溞而言,饥饿0.5d的蒙古裸腹溞有全补偿生长,饥饿1~2d有部分补偿生长现象,饥饿超过3d已没有补偿生长。可以认为,蒙古裸腹溞仅在短时间饥饿时有补偿生长现象的发生。     

不同利用方式和载畜率对内蒙古典型草原群落初级生产力和植物补偿性生长的影响

基于2005年6月开始的放牧控制实验,研究了不同草地利用方式和放牧强度对内蒙古典型羊草(Leymus chi-nensis)草原群落初级生产力和补偿性生长的影响.草地利用方式包括:传统放牧、传统割草和放牧与割草轮换利用(混合利用).结果表明:传统放牧和混合利用方式下,羊草群落地上生物量均随放牧强度增加逐渐降低.高载畜率下,羊草群落地上净初级生产力表现为:混合利用>传统割草>传统放牧,说明混合利用方式优于传统放牧和传统割草利用方式;而低载畜率则有利于草原的可持续利用和植物的补偿性生长.这一实验结果在一定程度上验证了放牧优化假说.在不同利用方式、地形因素的影响和采用不同的群落净生长量计算方法时,随着放牧强度的变化,等补偿、超补偿和欠补偿效应都可能出现.在低载畜率下,群落大多表现出等补偿生长,在高载畜率下,群落大多表现出欠补偿生长.植物群落的补偿性生长与载畜率的关系可以用开口向下的二次函数或者斜率为负的线性函数模拟.说明随着载畜率的增加,一些系统表现为欠补偿生长,而另一些系统则表现为超补偿生长,这可能与植物群落组成、地形部位(平地、坡地)和载眚率以及净生长量的计算方法有关.     

饵料淀粉水平对饥饿后日本沼虾生长代谢的影响

研究了饵料淀粉水平对饥饿后日本沼虾生长代谢的影响,探讨营养水平对日本沼虾补偿生长的作用.结果表明,在4 d饥饿后,饵料中20%、25%的淀粉水平能使日本沼虾达到完全补偿生长,机体代谢率高于对照组,而8 d的饥饿处理,各组日本沼虾的生长代谢均低于对照组,说明饥饿时间及恢复投喂后饵料淀粉水平对日本沼虾补偿生长有一定的影响.     

亚高温胁迫解除后铜绿微囊藻的生长恢复

以25 ℃为对照,研究了在35 ℃亚高温条件下处理3、6和12 d后转入正常条件培养的铜绿微囊藻的生长恢复过程,测定了铜绿微囊藻的细胞密度、叶绿素a、类胡萝卜素、丙二醛和酶活性.结果表明： 35 ℃条件下铜绿微囊藻细胞生长受到显著抑制,第12天的细胞密度和叶绿素a含量分别比对照下降了14.5%和22.3%,类胡萝卜素的合成未受到明显抑制,胁迫时间越长,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性越高,丙二醛含量越高.胁迫解除后,藻的生长得以恢复,丙二醛含量与酶活性下降,35 ℃处理3、6和12 d分别出现低补偿、超补偿和等补偿生长,胁迫时间是影响补偿生长程度的重要因素.在恢复培养后期,处理组与对照之间的差异逐渐减小,各生长参数趋于稳定.对细胞密度和叶绿素a含量随胁迫时间、恢复时间的变化进行拟合发现,铜绿微囊藻的补偿效应与水华发生的过程存在相似性,这种生物内源特性为制定湖泊水华的预测体系提供了理论依据.     

Compensatory growth in juvenile roach Rutilus caspicus: effect of starvation and re‐feeding on growth and digestive surface area

The aim of this study was to investigate compensatory growth in juvenile Rutilus caspicus during starvation and re‐feeding periods. The results confirmed the existence of compensatory growth in R. caspicus which depended on the duration of food deprivation. Complete compensatory growth occurred in the fish that were food deprived for at least 3 weeks. Starvation and re‐feeding had no significant effect on the digestive somatic index and intestinal surface areas in the fish that were food deprived for 1 week, while they showed a significant decrease and increase, during starvation and re‐feeding in the fish that were food deprived for 2 and 3 weeks. This knowledge may have application in aquaculture, as appropriate exploitation of compensatory growth can give increased growth rate and feeding efficiency.     

刈割后黑麦草生理保护作用对其补偿性生长的影响

通过对黑麦草(Lolium perenne L)在轻度、中度、重度、全割刈割处理6 d和12 d后,残留叶片和叶片再生部分生长速率,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活力,丙二醛、可溶性糖、脯氨酸含量的分析以揭示在刈割胁迫后叶片抗氧护酶活力和渗透调节物含量与其补偿性生长的关系,以及牧草耐刈性的生理调控机理。结果表明,轻度和中度及全割后叶片生长速率均高于对照,重度刈割低于对照。全割后叶片补偿性生长最明显、轻度和中度次之,重度刈割无补偿性生长。对照黑麦草叶片各部位抗氧化酶和渗透调节物含量不同,叶片顶部MDA含量较高,伴随着较高的SOD、CAT活力和较高的脯氨酸含量;叶片基部MDA含量最低,SOD、CAT活力及脯氨酸含量也较低。与对照相比,不同强度刈割6 d黑麦草再生叶和叶片平均MDA含量、SOD和CAT活力、可溶性糖和脯氨酸含量均较低。而不同强度刈割12 d,黑麦草再生叶和叶片平均MDA含量仍较低,但SOD和CAT活力增高,脯氨酸含量增加,POD活力和可溶性糖含量低于对照。这表明刈割在减少了叶面积,降低光合能力的同时,刈割伤害胁迫启动了牧草补偿性生长使残留叶片快速生长,而且残留叶片面积与其补偿生长速率成正相关。另外,虽然不同强度刈割下叶片补偿性生长速率不同,但不同强度刈割(12 d)均激活残留叶片抗氧化保护酶系统和促进脯氨酸积累。在补偿生长过程中,CAT和SOD能及时清除残留叶片中积累的氧自由基,维持较低的膜脂过氧化和细胞膜完整性,积累的脯氨酸能维护细胞水分平衡。因此,抗氧化酶(SOD和CAT)和渗透调节物(脯氨酸)在黑麦草刈割后受伤部位快速自愈及残留叶片快速补偿生长中起重要生理保护作用。     

Comparison of compensatory growth responses of juvenile three-spined stickleback and minnow following similar food deprivation protocols

The compensatory growth responses of individual juveniles of two co- existing species were compared after identical periods of starvation to determine inter-specific similarities and differences. The carnivorous stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus was compared with the omnivorous minnow Phoxinus phoxinus. Both species experienced 1 or 2 weeks of starvation before being re-fed ad libitum. The two species differed in their response to the starvation periods, with minnows showing a lower weight-specific loss. Both species showed compensatory responses in appetite, growth and to a lesser extent, growth efficiency. Minnows wholly compensated for 1 and 2 weeks of starvation. At the end of the experiment, sticklebacks starved for 2 weeks were still showing a compensatory response and had not achieved full compensation. The compensatory responses of the sticklebacks showed a lag of a week before developing in the re-feeding phase, whereas the response of the minnows was immediate. Analysis of lipid and dry matter concentrations suggested that the compensatory response restored reserve lipids while also bringing the fish back to the growth trajectory of continuously fed fish.     

Effects of early resource limitation and compensatory growth on lifetime fitness in the ladybird beetle (Harmonia axyridis)

Acceleration of growth following a period of diet restriction may result in either complete or partial catch-up in size. The existence of such compensatory growth indicates that organisms commonly grow at rates below their physiological maxima and this implies a cost for accelerated growth. We examined patterns of accelerated growth in response to temporary resource limitation, and assayed both short and long-term costs of this growth in the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis. Subsequent to the period of food restriction, accelerated growth resulted in complete compensation for body sizes, although we observed greater larval mortality during the period of compensation. There were no effects on female fecundity or survivorship within 3 months of maturation. Females did not discriminate against males that had undergone compensatory growth, nor did we observe effects on male mating behaviour. However, individuals that underwent compensatory growth died significantly sooner when deprived of food late in adult life, suggesting that longer-term costs of compensatory growth may be quite mild and detectable only under stressful conditions.     

Physiological effects of compensatory growth during the larval stage of the ladybird,Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

The growth rate of insects may vary in response to shifty environments. They may achieve compensatory growth after a period of food restriction followed by ad libitum food, which may further affect the reproductive performance and lifespan of the resulting phenotypes. However, little is known about the physiological mechanisms associated with such growth acceleration in insects. The present study examined the metabolic rate, the antioxidant enzyme activity and the gene expression of adult Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) after experiencing compensatory growth during its larval stages. Starved C. montrouzieri individuals achieved a similar developmental time and adult body mass as those supplied with ad libitum food during their entire larval stage, indicating that compensatory growth occurred as a result of the switch in larval food regime. Further, the compensatory growth was found to exert effects on the physiological functions of C. montrouzieri, in terms of its metabolic rates and enzyme activities. The adults undergoing compensatory growth were characterized by a higher metabolic rate, a lower activity of the antioxidant enzymes glutathione reductase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase and a lower gene expression of P450 and trehalase. Taken together, the results indicate that although compensatory growth following food restriction in early larval life prevents developmental delay and body mass loss, the resulting adults may encounter physiological challenges affecting their fitness.     

Growth,morphology and leaf characteristics after simulated herbivory in Chinese subtropical evergreen saplings

Growth, morphology and leaf characteristics were assessed in late spring following simulated autumnal defoliation in second-year saplings of three Chinese subtropical evergreen tree species.Castanopsis fargesii showed strong compensatory growth in terms of plant biomass after removal of both 50 and 75% of leaf biomass and slight compensatory growth after 90% defoliation. DefoliatedC. fargesii saplings had more leaves per unit shoot length than non-defoliated saplings. New leaves on defoliated plants were smaller and had higher per area nitrogen content than new leaves on non-defoliated plants.Pinus massoniana andElaeocarpus japonicus showed strong and no compensatory growth, respectively, after 50% defoliation. The strong compensatory growth inP. massoniana andC. fargesii may partly explain why these species predominate in the early and late successional phases of evergreen broad-leaved forests     

Parasitism, developmental plasticity and bilateral asymmetry of wing feathers in alpine swift, Apus melba, nestlings

The hypothesis that developmental instability is a cost of developmental plasticity is explored using the alpine swift ( Apus melba ) as a model organism. In a previous study, experimentally parasitized nestlings showed a reduced wing growth rate in the first half of the rearing period when parasites were abundant (i.e. peak infestation) and an accelerated growth rate (i.e. compensatory growth) in the second half when parasites decreased in number. This suggests that alpine swifts are able to adjust growth rate in relation to variation in parasite loads. Because developmental plasticity may entail fitness costs, the energy required to sustain compensatory growth may be invested at the expense of developmental stability, potentially resulting in larger deviations from symmetry in paired, bilateral traits (i.e. fluctuating asymmetry, FA). This hypothesis predicts higher FA in parasitized than deparasitized nestlings because of compensatory growth, and hence individuals sustaining the highest level of compensatory growth rate should exhibit the highest FA levels. Another non-mutually exclusive hypothesis argues that parasites directly cause FA by diverting energy required by host for maintenance and growth, and predicts that individuals suffering the most from parasitism during peak infestation should exhibit the highest FA levels. The present study shows that wing feathers of experimentally parasitized nestlings were more asymmetrical than those of experimentally deparasitized ones 50 days after hatching. Furthermore, in parasitized individuals FA was negatively correlated with wing growth rate during the period of peak infestation but not during the period of compensatory growth. These findings suggest that developmental homeostasis is more sensitive to parasites than to compensatory growth.     

Compensatory growth for free? A field experiment on brown trout,Salmo trutta

Laboratory studies suggest that animals may be capable of compensatory growth after periods of food shortage. There is, however, a lack of field experiments investigating the incidence and consequences of compensatory growth in the wild, and the relevance of compensatory responses in natural populations has recently been questioned. Here we addressed the hypotheses that (1) food restriction during critical growth periods can induce compensatory growth, and (2) that compensatory growth is associated with delayed costs in natural populations. These hypotheses were addressed by (1) manipulating the food intake of brown trout in spring, (2) measuring growth rate responses over the first month following release, and (3) measuring growth and mortality (i.e. recapture rate) over the subsequent fall and winter. We found that brown trout restored lost body weight and condition within a month, providing the first experimental demonstration of compensatory growth in the wild. However, no delayed costs of the compensatory response could be detected within the timespan of the experiment. We suggest that wild brown trout have an adapted "buffer capacity" to withstand fluctuations in food supply, allowing restoration of lost lipid reserves when feeding conditions improve. However, when prolonged food deprivation affect structural components, compensation may not be possible without compromising long-term performance.