Clownfish larvae exhibit faster growth, higher metabolic rates and altered gene expression under future ocean warming
Clownfish larvae exhibit faster growth, higher metabolic rates and altered gene expression under future ocean warming
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在未来海洋变暖的情况下,小丑鱼幼虫表现出更快的生长、更高的代谢率和基因表达的改变
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162296
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Ravasi Timothy
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作者:
Moore Billy;Jolly Jeffrey;Izumiyama Michael;Kawai Erina;Ryu Taewoo;Ravasi Timothy
Increasing ocean temperatures have been demonstrated to have a range of negative impacts on coral reef fishes. However, despite a wealth of studies of juvenile/adult reef fish, studies of how early developmental stages respond to ocean warming are limited. As overall population persistence is influenced by the development of early life stages, detailed studies of larval responses to ocean warming are essential. Here, in an aquaria-based study we investigate how temperatures associated with future warming and present-day marine heatwaves (+3 °C) impact the growth, metabolic rate, and transcriptome of 6 discrete developmental stages of clownfish larvae (Amphiprion ocellaris). A total of 6 clutches of larvae were assessed, with 897 larvae imaged, 262 larvae undergoing metabolic testing and 108 larvae subject to transcriptome sequencing. Our results show that larvae reared at +3 °C grow and develop significantly faster and exhibit higher metabolic rates than those in control conditions. Finally, we highlight the molecular mechanisms underpinning the response of larvae from different developmental stages to higher temperatures, with genes associated with metabolism, neurotransmission, heat stress and epigenetic reprogramming differentially expressed at +3 °C. Overall, these results indicate that clownfish development could be altered under future warming, with developmental rate, metabolic rate, and gene expression all affected. Such changes may lead to altered larval dispersal, changes in settlement time and increased energetic costs.