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Variable shrimp in variable environments: Reproductive investment within Palaemon varians

Variable shrimp in variable environments: Reproductive investment within Palaemon varians
Variable shrimp in variable environments: Reproductive investment within Palaemon varians
The maternal environment may influence the quantity and quality of resources invested in offspring (per-offspring provisioning) and this trait, in turn, affects larval fitness and may carry-over into early juvenile life. Here, per-offspring investment was measured across three consecutive breeding seasons for the caridean shrimp, Palaemon varians. Egg and hatchling larval dry weight as well as hatchling larval biochemical composition were measured. Results indicate that egg volume is positively correlated with dry weight, but egg volume as a proxy for dry weight should be used with caution. Correlations were identified between per-offspring investment and average breeding season temperature, but the period over which temperature was averaged was important to whether these correlations were positive or negative, highlighting the complexity of identifying environmental influence on phenotypic traits. The most important factor determining offspring size and per-offspring investment was maternal size, which may be influenced by the environment as carapace length varied significantly between breeding seasons. These data demonstrate variation in egg and larval composition, related to maternal size, which will affect early life traits and survivorship for P. varians.
Egg dry weight, Egg volume, Maternal size, Per-offspring investment
0018-8158
469-484
Oliphant, Andrew
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Thatje, Sven
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Oliphant, Andrew
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Thatje, Sven
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Oliphant, Andrew and Thatje, Sven (2021) Variable shrimp in variable environments: Reproductive investment within Palaemon varians. Hydrobiologia, 848 (2), 469-484. (doi:10.1007/s10750-020-04455-z).

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The maternal environment may influence the quantity and quality of resources invested in offspring (per-offspring provisioning) and this trait, in turn, affects larval fitness and may carry-over into early juvenile life. Here, per-offspring investment was measured across three consecutive breeding seasons for the caridean shrimp, Palaemon varians. Egg and hatchling larval dry weight as well as hatchling larval biochemical composition were measured. Results indicate that egg volume is positively correlated with dry weight, but egg volume as a proxy for dry weight should be used with caution. Correlations were identified between per-offspring investment and average breeding season temperature, but the period over which temperature was averaged was important to whether these correlations were positive or negative, highlighting the complexity of identifying environmental influence on phenotypic traits. The most important factor determining offspring size and per-offspring investment was maternal size, which may be influenced by the environment as carapace length varied significantly between breeding seasons. These data demonstrate variation in egg and larval composition, related to maternal size, which will affect early life traits and survivorship for P. varians.

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Accepted/In Press date: 22 October 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 November 2020
Published date: January 2021
Keywords: Egg dry weight, Egg volume, Maternal size, Per-offspring investment

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Local EPrints ID: 445366
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/445366
ISSN: 0018-8158
PURE UUID: 9eba86c9-7830-4bd3-a7db-7e3b82dd6074

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Date deposited: 04 Dec 2020 17:30
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 06:07

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Author: Andrew Oliphant
Author: Sven Thatje

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