Administration of tetrodotoxin protects artificially-raised juvenile tiger puffer Takifugu rubripes from predators.
Administration of tetrodotoxin protects artificially-raised juvenile tiger puffer Takifugu rubripes from predators.
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河豚毒素的施用可以保护人工饲养的红鳍东方鲀幼年免受捕食者的侵害。
DOI:
10.1007/s12562-016-1046-0
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
K.
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作者:
Sakakura;Y.;Takatani;T.;Nakayasu;J.;Yamazaki;H.;Sakiyama;K.
We examined the effects of tetrodotoxin (TTX) administration on artificially raised tiger pufferTakifugu rubripesjuvenile survival after release into a mesocosm with predators to clarify the ecological significance of TTX. Pellets containing three different concentrations of TTX [0 as the control, 7 and 14 mouse units (MU)/g diet] were fed to non-toxic artificially raisedT. rubripesjuveniles for 10 days. TTX accumulation in the various tissues of fish was detected except for in the control diet group. TTX administration did not affect survival or growth of the fish. One hundred fish from each diet group were released together after TTX administration into a salt pond mesocosm (2650 m2) with predators (Lateolabraxsp.) for 5 days. Survival after release was significantly higher in both the fish fed with the 7 MU TTX/g diet (62%) and the 14 MU TTX/g diet (74%) than in the control fish (32%).