Estimating oxygen uptake rate from ventilation frequency in the reef fish Sparisoma viride

Rooij, van Jules; Videler, John J.

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“…We use these ventilation rates as estimates for metabolic rates. Other studies on many fish species have found a tight positive relationship between ventilation rate and metabolic rate as measured in a respirometer (van Rooij and Videler 1996; Grantner and Taborsky 1998; Dalla Valle et al 2003; Millidine et al 2008; Frisk et al 2012). To obtain an estimate of pike resting metabolic rate, we measured the resting OBR of each pike by watching the pike undisturbed in its home tank between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. each day for five consecutive days ( N = 5 measures per pike).…”

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Reciprocal Behavioral Plasticity and Behavioral Types during Predator-Prey Interactions

McGhee

Pintor

Bell

2013

The American Naturalist

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How predators and prey interact has important consequences for population dynamics and community stability. Here we explored how predator-prey interactions are simultaneously affected by reciprocal behavioral plasticity (i.e., plasticity in prey defenses countered by plasticity in predator offenses and vice versa) and consistent individual behavioral variation (i.e., behavioral types) within both predator and prey populations. We assessed the behavior of a predator species (northern pike) and a prey species (three-spined stickleback) during one-on-one encounters. We also measured additional behavioral and morphological traits in each species. Using structural equation modeling, we found that reciprocal behavioral plasticity as well as predator and prey behavioral types influenced how individuals behaved during an interaction. Thus, the progression and ultimate outcome of predator-prey interactions depend on both the dynamic behavioral feedback occurring during the encounter and the underlying behavioral type of each participant. We also examined whether predator behavioral type is underlain by differences in metabolism and organ size. We provide some of the first evidence that behavioral type is related to resting metabolic rate and size of a sensory organ (the eyes). Understanding the extent to which reciprocal behavioral plasticity and intraspecific behavioral variation influence the outcome of species interactions could provide insight into the maintenance of behavioral variation as well as community dynamics.

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confidence: 87%

Reciprocal Behavioral Plasticity and Behavioral Types during Predator-Prey Interactions

McGhee

Pintor

Bell

2013

The American Naturalist

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“…Thus, while Van Rooij and Videler (1996) found that MR was closely related to VR across a range of body sizes in the reef fish Sparisoma viride, they did not evaluate the effect of water temperature nor varying activity patterns. Grantner and Taborsky (1998) looked at VR and MR in the cichlid fish Neolamprologus pulcher.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…Therefore, to gain a fuller picture of the energy expenditure of fish in their natural environment, there is a need to develop new methods for estimating MR of free-living fish. One possibility is to use measurements of VR directly as a possible predictor of MR; this approach has been explored in several studies in the past (e.g., Van Rooij and Videler 1996;Grantner and Taborsky 1998;Dalla Valle et al 2003), but these have not evaluated its reliability under a broad range of situations.…”

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The use of ventilation frequency as an accurate indicator of metabolic rate in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Millidine

Metcalfe

Armstrong

2008

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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Bioenergetics studies of free-living animals have long been hampered by limitations on our abilities to measure the energy costs of different activities. Here we evaluate whether it is possible to use the opercular ventilatory beat rate of a fish to estimate its rate of energy expenditure. Changes in metabolic rate (MR) and ventilation rate (VR) were recorded in yearling Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, weight range 1.8-12.64 g) engaged in different activities at different temperatures while within a respirometer. MR was found to correlate strongly with VR in all fish. The relationship was linear, and both the slope and corresponding intercept of the regression equation were strongly dependent on the fish's body weight and the test temperature. From these relationships, a general equation was generated to predict MR at a range of temperatures from knowledge of a fish's weight and its VR; this proved to be highly accurate (correlation between predicted and observed MRs: r = 0.95), although calibration of individual fish is recommended in studies that compare performance of individuals. Visual measurements of VR may therefore provide a highly accurate, cheap, and noninvasive method of measuring the energy consumption of fish engaged in natural behaviours in more natural settings. Résumé :Les études bioénergétiques d'animaux en liberté ont longtemps été restreintes par l'impossibilité de mesurer les coûts énergétiques des différentes activités. Nous vérifions ici s'il est possible d'utiliser le taux de battement de ventilation des opercules d'un poisson pour mesurer son taux de dépense d'énergie. Nous avons enregistré dans un respiromètre les changements de taux métabolique (MR) et de taux de ventilation (VR) de saumons atlantiques (Salmo salar, étendue des masses 1,8 -12,64 g) d'un an durant diverses activités à différentes températures. Il y a une forte corrélation entre MR et VR chez tous les poissons. La relation est linéaire et la pente et l'ordonnée à l'origine correspondante de l'équation de ré-gression sont toutes deux fortement dépendantes de la masse corporelle du poisson et de la température expérimentale. À partir de ces relations, nous avons élaboré une équation générale pour prédire MR sur une gamme de températures d'après la masse du poisson et son VR. L'équation est très précise (corrélation entre les MRs prédits et observés : r = 0,95), bien nous recommandions de calibrer chacun des poissons lors d'études qui comparent les performances individuelles. Les mesures visuelles de VR peuvent ainsi constituer une méthode très précise, peu coûteuse et non effractive de déterminer la consommation d'énergie chez des poissons en train d'accomplir des comportements normaux dans des environnements plus naturels.[Traduit par la Rédaction]

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“…The frequency of opercular movements has been indicated as a direct measure of metabolic costs associated with a particular thermal environment (Rogers and Weatherley 1993;Van Rooij and Videler 1996). Among intertidal fish, Herna´ndez et al (2002) indicated that Graus nigra juveniles were able to tolerate greater increments in the temperature of the seawater than larger adult fish and to continue responding to thermal stress.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Thermal sensitivity was estimated using two measurements: (1) the frequency of opercular movements as a function of increasing temperature, and (2) thermal selectivity within a thermal gradient. The frequency of opercular movements has been directly related to energy expenditure (see Roger and Weatherley 1993;Van Rooij and Videler 1996;Granterner and Taborsky 1998), while thermal selectivity reveals differential occupation of the habitat (Pulgar et al 1999;Herna´ndez et al 2002).…”

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Local distribution and thermal ecology of two intertidal fishes

2004

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Geographic variability in the physiological attributes of widely distributed species can be a result of phenotypic plasticity or can reflect evolutionary responses to a particular habitat. In the field, we assessed thermal variability in low and high intertidal pools and the distribution of resident fish species Scartichthys viridis and transitory Girella laevifrons along this vertical intertidal gradient at three localities along the Chilean coast: Antofagasta (the northernmost and warmest habitat), Carrizal Bajo (central coast) and Las Cruces (the southernmost and coldest habitat). In the laboratory, we evaluated the thermal sensitivity of fish captured from each locality. The response to temperature was estimated as the frequency of opercular movements and as thermal selectivity in a gradient; the former being a indirect indicator of energy costs in a particular environment and the latter revealing differential occupation of habitat. Seawater temperature in intertidal pools was greatest at Antofagasta, and within each site was greatest in high intertidal pools. The two intertidal fish species showed opposite patterns of local distribution, with S. viridis primarily inhabiting the lower sectors of the intertidal zone, and G. laevifrons occupying the higher sectors of the intertidal zone. This pattern was consistent for all three localities. Locality was found to be a very important factor determining the frequency of opercular movement and thermal selectivity of both S. viridis and G. laevifrons. Our results suggest that S. viridis and G. laevifrons respond according to: (1) the thermal history of the habitat from which they came, and (2) the immediate physical conditions of their habitat. These results suggest local adaptation rather than plasticity in thermoregulatory and energetic mechanisms.

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Estimating oxygen uptake rate from ventilation frequency in the reef fish Sparisoma viride

Cited by 36 publications

References 22 publications

Reciprocal Behavioral Plasticity and Behavioral Types during Predator-Prey Interactions

Reciprocal Behavioral Plasticity and Behavioral Types during Predator-Prey Interactions

The use of ventilation frequency as an accurate indicator of metabolic rate in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Local distribution and thermal ecology of two intertidal fishes

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