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Nov, 2020;97 (5): 1296-1305.

First estimates of metabolic rate in Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae.

Edurne Blanco, Patricia Reglero, Aurelio Ortega, Arild Folkvord, Fernando de la Gándara, Alma Hernández de Rojas, Marta Moyano
Author Information
  1. Edurne Blanco: Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centre Oceanogràfic de les Balears, Ecosystem Oceanography Group (GRECO), Palma de Mallorca, Spain. ORCID
  2. Patricia Reglero: Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centre Oceanogràfic de les Balears, Ecosystem Oceanography Group (GRECO), Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  3. Aurelio Ortega: Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
  4. Arild Folkvord: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
  5. Fernando de la Gándara: Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
  6. Alma Hernández de Rojas: Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón, Gijón, Spain.
  7. Marta Moyano: Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. ORCID
PMID: 32710475 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14473

Abstract

Atlantic bluefin tuna is an iconic scombrid species with a high commercial and ecological value. Despite their importance, many physiological aspects, especially during the larval stages, are still unknown. Metabolic rates are one of the understudied aspects in scombrid larvae, likely due to challenges associated to larval handling before and during respirometry trials. Gaining reliable estimates of metabolic rates is essential to understand how larvae balance their high growth needs and activity and other physiological functions, which can be very useful for fisheries ecology and aquaculture. This is the first study to (a) estimate the relationship between routine metabolic rate (RMR) and larval dry weight (DW) (mass scaling exponent) at a constant temperature of 26°C, (b) measure the RMR under light and darkness and (c) test whether the interindividual differences in the RMR are related to larval nutritional status (RNA/DNA and DNA/DW). The RMR scaled nearly isometrically with body size (b = 0.99, 0.60-31.56 mg DW) in contrast to the allometric relationship observed in most fish larvae (average b = 0.87). The results show no significant differences in larval RMR under light and darkness, suggesting similar larval activity levels in both conditions. The size explained most of the variability in RMR (97%), and nutritional condition was unrelated to the interindividual differences in routine metabolism. This is the first study to report the metabolic rates of Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae and discuss the challenges of performing bioenergetic studies with early life stages of scombrids.

Keywords

Atlantic bluefin tuna, larvae, metabolism, nutritional condition, respiration, RMR

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Grants

  1. 57381332/German Academic Exchange Service
  2. 678193 (CERES)/European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
  3. 773713 (PANDORA)/European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
  4. 652831/European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
  5. AE 0014/01/Spanish Oceanographic Institute

MeSH Term

Animals
Atlantic Ocean
Energy Metabolism
Fisheries
Nutritional Status
Temperature
Tuna
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