NOTE / NOTE Population variation in hypoxic responses of the cichlid Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae
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F1 offspring of the African cichlid Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae Seegers, 1990 from swamp (low oxygen) and lake (high oxygen) origin were raised under normoxia and submitted to hypoxia acclimation (0.8 ± 0.4 mg L–1) and normoxia acclimation (7.4 ± 0.3 mg L–1) for 4 weeks. Haematocrit and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) specific activities in the liver, white skeletal muscle, heart, and brain were measured. For haematocrit and LDH activities of liver, muscle, and heart, the response to acclimation depended upon population of origin. In general, fish from the swamp population showed a more ‘‘typical’’ hypoxic response (increased haematocrit and LDH activities), whereas fish from the lake population either did not respond or showed the opposite response. The results suggest that populations of P. m. victoriae sampled from habitats with diverse oxygen regimes differ in their physiological and biochemical responses to hypoxia. Résumé : À partir des individus provenant d’un marécage (à faible teneur en oxygène) et d’un lac (riche en oxygène), nous avons élevé dans des conditions de normoxie des rejetons F1 du cichlidé africain Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae Seegers, 1990. Les rejetons F1 ont été soumis à une acclimatation à l’hypoxie (0,8 ± 0,4 mg L–1) ou à la normoxie (7,4 ± 0,3 mg L–1) pendant 4 semaines. Nous avons mesuré l’hématocrite et l’activité spécifique de la lactate déshydrogénase (LDH) dans le foie, le muscle squelettique blanc, le cœur, et le cerveau. L’hématocrite et les activités de la LDH dans le foie, le muscle, et le cœur à la fin de la période d’acclimatation dépendent de la population d’origine. En général, les poissons provenant de la population du marécage présentent une réponse à l’hypoxie plus « typique » (augmentation de l’hématocrite et de l’activité de la LDH), alors que les poissons de la population lacustre ne réagissent pas ou montrent une réponse opposée. Nos résultats indiquent que les populations de P. m. victoriae échantillonnées dans des habitats présentant des régimes d’oxygène dissemblables diffèrent dans leurs réponses physiologiques ainsi que biochimiques à l’hy-
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