Population differences in the onset of cranial ossification in pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), a potential cost of rapid growth

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  • Jeffrey D. Arendt
  • David S. Wilson
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Interspecific comparisons suggest that a trade-off exists between development and somatic growth rate. We provide evidence for a trade-off between cranial ossification and growth rate within a single species, the pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus). We compare fish derived from two populations known to differ in their somatic growth rates. Fish were hatched from eggs and maintained under common conditions. Juveniles were sampled weekly through the first 8 weeks after hatching, preserved, and stained to determine the onset of ossification of superficial cranial bones. Fish from both populations showed a similar pattern of ossification in the cranial bones, but fish from the fastgrowth population showed an average delay of 2 days in the onset of ossification for each bone. As a result, the fastgrowth fish were both older and larger at each stage of ossification. We suggest that such a delay in ossification may have fitness effects through feeding ability, swimming ability, and (or) defense against predators. Résumé : Des comparisons entre espèces montrent qu'il y a compromis entre le développement et le taux de croissance somatique. Nous montrons l'existence d'un compromis entre l'ossification crânienne et le taux de croissance chez des individus d'une même espèce, le crapet-soleil (Lepomis gibbosus). Nous comparons des poissons issus de deux populations qui montrent des taux de croissance somatique différents. On a fait éclore de oeufs de chacune de ces populations et maintenu les poissons dans les mêmes conditions. On a recueilli des juvéniles à chaque semaine durant les huit semaines qui ont suivi l'éclosion, et on les a préservés et colorés pour déterminer le moment où débutait l'ossification des os crâniens superficiels. Les poissons des deux populations ont montré des profils d'ossification similaires, mais on a observé chez ceux de la population à croissance somatique rapide que l'ossification de chaque os débutait en moyenne deux jours plus tard. Ainsi, les poisson à croissance rapide étaient plus vieux et plus gros à chaque stade d'ossification. Nous pensons qu'un tel retard dans l'ossification peut avoir des effets sur la valeur adaptative en affectant la capacité de s'alimenter, la nage et (ou) la capacité de se déendre contre les prédateurs. [Traduit par la Rédaction]

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تاریخ انتشار 2001