Reducing error in reproductive timing caused by temperature variation: interspecific differences in behavioural adjustment by fiddler crabs

Kerr, Kecia A.; Christy, John H.; Collin, Rachel; Guichard, Frédéric

doi:10.3354/meps09832

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“…It is likely that seawater temperature serves as a proximate factor, with temperature increases favoring rapid development of gametes, embryos, larvae, and ultimately, advanced reproductive timing (O' Connor et al 2007, Moore et al 2011. Similarly, Kerr et al (2012) found that embryo incubation period decreased non-linearly with increasing incubation temperature in 2 fiddler crabs. However, when seawater temperature approaches an upper thermal threshold value for P. damicornis and S. hystrix, larval development may be constrained by physiological and biochemical mechanisms (Edmunds et al 2011) and thus reproductive timing cannot advance further.…”

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“…Plasticity of reproductive timing may be especially beneficial for species that reproduce multiple times annually by enabling the re lease of offspring during favorable conditions at different times of the year. Such plasticity has been demonstrated in various marine benthic organisms, such as crabs (Morgan & Christy 1994, Morgan 1996, Kerr et al 2012, Kerr 2015 and corals (Jokiel et al 1985, Fan & Dai 1999, Lin et al 2013, Crowder et al 2014.…”

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“…Reproductive timing has been correlated with several environmental factors at different temporal scales, including seasonal cycles of temperature and solar irradiance, lunar periodicity of the tide and moon, as well as the diel cycle of light− dark (Harrison & Wallace 1990, Richmond & Hunter 1990, Baird et al 2009, Harrison 2011, Kerr et al 2012, which may provide cues to the occurrence of environmental conditions favored for reproductive success. Therefore, data on reproductive timing is valuable in order to better understand the ways in which organisms respond to envi-ronmental conditions, their population dynamics, and the capacity of communities to recover following disturbances.…”

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“…Seasonal wind-driven upwelling, for example, can impede coral reproduction (Glynn et al 1991(Glynn et al , 2012, weaken synchrony in the timing of larval release of crabs (Morgan et al 2011), and delay larval release timing of fiddler crabs (Kerr et al 2012, Kerr 2015. In contrast, little is known about the effects of intermittent upwelling induced by internal tides on reproduction.…”

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Plasticity in lunar timing of larval release of two brooding pocilloporid corals in an internal tide‑induced upwelling reef

Fan¹,

Hsieh²,

Lin³

et al. 2017

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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The environmental conditions in shallow marine environments vary on multiple temporal scales, but under the influence of climate change, these conditions are likely to change in frequency and magnitude. Phenotypic plasticity is one mechanism by which organisms can respond to this complex environmental challenge. Plasticity of reproductive timing may have beneficial value, especially for species that reproduce multiple times annually. In this study, we quantified the lunar periodicity of larval release by 2 brooding reef corals, Pocillopora damicornis and Seriatopora hystrix, in Nanwan Bay, southern Taiwan, from 2003 to 2008. Larval release was highly synchronized for both species, with lunar timing of monthly larval release varying among tidal phases, seasons and years that differed in seawater temperature. Lunar date of peak larval release for both species was related non-linearly to mean monthly seawater temperature, with release day advancing as temperature increased from winter (23°C) to summer (28°C). In the winter, peak release of larvae mainly occurred after the first quarter moon, with occasional larval release after the full moon, but in the summer, peak larval release occurred around the first quarter moon and neap tide. Since Nanwan Bay is strongly affected by intermittent upwelling induced by internal tides, the shift in reproductive timing may allow larvae released in the summer to avoid the negative thermal effects of upwelling and may also favor local retention.

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Plasticity in lunar timing of larval release of two brooding pocilloporid corals in an internal tide‑induced upwelling reef

Fan¹,

Hsieh²,

Lin³

et al. 2017

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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“…The few studies that have been conducted in upwelling regions indicate that larval release around the safe period may be less synchronous, potentially increasing fish predation on newly hatched larvae (Christy 2003, Morgan et al 2011. Cold temperatures from upwelled bottom waters increase development times of crab embryos to about 2 mo compared to about 2 wk in warm-temperate and tropical regions (DeCoursey 1983, Morgan 1995, 1996, Morgan et al 2011, Kerr et al 2012). Temperature exposure is more variable during low tide because of the prevalence of both fog and sun and during high tide because of prevailing upwelling-favorable winds, which weaken the warming of water approximately every 3 to 7 d (Morgan et al 2011).…”

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Fish predation after weakly synchronized larval release in a coastal upwelling system

Rasmuson

Morgan²

2013

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Timing of larval release by many shore crabs is cued by environmental cycles to occur during nocturnal spring ebb tides, when larvae are transported away from high densities of planktivorous fishes in the dark. However, a recent laboratory study indicated that larval release may be weakly synchronized relative to this safe period in upwelling regions, potentially increasing fish predation. We determined the timing of larval release and predation in marshes in an upwelling region by sampling plankton and fishes during flood and ebb tides on either side of high slack tide. Larval release was weakly synchronized, peaking during spring and intermediate ebb tides in twilight and darkness. Almost all larvae (99.8%) were eaten at twilight during peak release, when they likely were more visible than at night. However, larvae comprised only 4.1% of the diets of the 3 fish species that ate them. These fish species were often absent when conditions would make larvae most vulnerable to predation, and they preferred other prey to welldefended larvae. Larvae released outside the safe period were eaten more than those that were released during the safe period, providing selection for the timing of larval release. However, despite the large numbers of larvae present outside of the safe period, predation by fishes was much lower than expected. Thus, the selective effects of fish predation may be relaxed, raising the possibility that the strength of fish predation as a selective force varies among coasts and other selective forces that may affect the timing of larval release.

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Semilunar postlarval settlement periodicity ensuing from semilunar larval release cycle in the Nihonotrypaea harmandi (Crustacea, Decapoda, Axiidea, Callianassidae) population on an intertidal sandflat in an open marine coastal embayment

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Many decapod crustaceans in marine intertidal habitats release larvae toward coastal oceans, from which postlarvae (decapodids: settling‐stage larvae) return home. Decapodid settlement processes are poorly understood. Previous studies showed that in Kyushu, Japan, the callianassid shrimp population on an intertidal sandflat of an open bay joining the coastal ocean near a large estuary released eight batches of larvae basically in a semilunar cycle from June through October and that decapodids performed diel vertical migration, occurring in the water column nocturnally. We conducted (a) frequent sampling for population density and size‐composition on the sandflat through one reproductive season, (b) planktonic and benthic sampling for decapodids around the bay mouth, and (c) current meter deployment at three points across the bay mouth for tidal harmonic analysis. On the sandflat, six batches of newly‐settled decapodids (settlers) occurred in a semilunar periodicity until October, with peaks occurring 0–3 days before syzygy dates except for the first one. For larval Batches 1–4, buoyancy‐driven shoreward subsurface currents during July to mid‐October would transport some pre‐decapodid‐stage larvae (zoeae) toward the bay. The absence of expected settler Batches 7–8 would be due to the converse subsurface currents caused by water‐column mixing and seasonal winds after mid‐October, carrying zoeae offshore. Once in the bay, phasing of night and nighttime‐averaged shoreward tidal current explained the settlement pattern for Batches 1–4. For Batches 5–6 occurring in mid‐September to mid‐October, water currents generated by seasonal wind and tidal forcings may have caused peak settlement after the time expected from tidally‐driven decapodid transport.

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Reducing error in reproductive timing caused by temperature variation: interspecific differences in behavioural adjustment by fiddler crabs

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Plasticity in lunar timing of larval release of two brooding pocilloporid corals in an internal tide‑induced upwelling reef

Plasticity in lunar timing of larval release of two brooding pocilloporid corals in an internal tide‑induced upwelling reef

Fish predation after weakly synchronized larval release in a coastal upwelling system

Semilunar postlarval settlement periodicity ensuing from semilunar larval release cycle in the Nihonotrypaea harmandi (Crustacea, Decapoda, Axiidea, Callianassidae) population on an intertidal sandflat in an open marine coastal embayment

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