Haematocrit values in feral goldfish, Camssius auratus L., as indicators of the health of the population
Haematocrit values in feral goldfish, Camssius auratus L., as indicators of the health of the population
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1095-8649.1983.tb02890.x
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发表时间:
1983-08
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2
通讯作者:
K. Munkittrick;J. Leatherland
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作者:
K. Munkittrick;J. Leatherland
Haematocrits were measured in goldfish, Carassius auratus L., collected in early spring and late summer from two locations in southern Ontario, Canada. At one location (Hamilton Harbour) the goldfish population suffered an epizootic of haemorrhagic lesions resulting in chronic anaemia, and at the second location (Cambridge) the goldfish population was disease-free; haematocrits of the feral fish were compared with values obtained from a commercial breeding stock (CBS), and with published haematocrit values for cyprinid fish. Haematocrits in males were larger than in females in all collections of feral fish except spring-caught (7–15°C ambient temperature) fish from Cambridge; no sex differences were evident in the immature CBS fish. Haematocrits were higher in feral female goldfish collected from higher ambient temperatures (15–25°C) than in comparable fish collected from lower ambient temperatures (4–15°C) at both collection sites, and also in males collected from Cambridge. Conversely, the haematocrit in the CBS fish was significantly decreased in fish transferred from 12 to 21°C. Haematocrits of the healthy (Cambridge) population were significantly larger than in comparable fish from Hamilton Harbour.