黄茅海五种常见海洋生物的热耐受性

为研究黄茅海常见经济物种的热耐受性,采用动态实验法和静态实验法,研究了褐篮子鱼、褐菖鲉、褐石斑鱼、口虾蛄和日本蟳在不同基础水温(即驯化温度,14.0、18.0、24.0和30.8°C)和温升速率(0.5、1.0、2.0、3.0、4.0、6.0、9.0、12.0和15.0°C/h)条件下的热耐受能力[最大临界温度(CTM)和24 h高起始致死温度(24 h UILT50)]。动态实验结果表明,基础水温和温升速率显著影响实验动物的热耐受能力,即实验动物的耐热性与基础水温呈正相关。温升速率对其热耐受性的影响受基础水温的制约:在4个基础水温条件下,随着温升速率的升高,实验动物的CTM总体呈上升趋势。静态实验结果表明,实验动物的24 h UILT50受物种差异和基础水温的影响显著。随着基础水温从14.0°C升高至30.8°C,褐篮子鱼、褐菖鲉、褐石斑鱼、口虾蛄和日本蟳的24 h UILT50分别从28.1、28.9、30.3、28.4和36.3°C显著上升至34.6、36.1、36.6、35.1和38.2°C。动态实验法和静态实验法分析发现,5种实验动物的热耐受能力依次为日本蟳>褐石斑鱼>褐菖鲉>口虾蛄>褐篮子鱼。

Otolith shape analysis for stock discrimination of two Collichthys genus croaker(Pieces:Sciaenidae,)from the northern Chinese coast

The otolith morphology of two croaker species(C ollichthys lucidus and C ollichthys niveatus) from three areas(Liaodong Bay, LD; Huanghe(Yellow) River estuary, HRE; Jiaozhou Bay, JZ) along the northern Chinese coast were investigated for species identifi cation and stock discrimination. The otolith contour shape described by elliptic Fourier coefficients(EFC) were analysed using principal components analysis(PCA) and stepwise canonical discriminant analysis(CDA) to identify species and stocks. The two species were well dif ferentiated, with an overall classifi cation success rate of 97.8%. And variations in the otolith shapes were significant enough to discriminate among the three geographical samples of C. lucidus(67.7%) or C. niveatus(65.2%). Relatively high mis-assignment occurred between the geographically adjacent LD and HRE samples, which implied that individual mixing may exist between the two samples. This study yielded information complementary to that derived from genetic studies and provided information for assessing the stock structure of C. lucidus and C. niveatus in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea.

Comparison of otolith shape descriptors and morphometrics for stock discrimination of yellow croaker along the Chinese coast

T his study compared and evaluated the efficiency of two otolith shape descriptors(i.e., the elliptic Fourier transform(EFT) and discrete wavelet transform(DWT)) and morphometrics for stock discrimination. To accomplish this, sample fish from three stocks of yellow croaker L arimichthys polyactis along the Chinese coast(LDB stock from the Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Sea, JZB stock from the Jiaozhou Bay of the Yellow Sea and CJE stock from the Changjiang River estuary of the East China Sea) were used for otolith morphology analyses. The results showed that morphometrics produced an overall classification success rate of 70.8% in contrast with success rates of 80.0% or 82.0% obtained using EFT or DWT, respectively. This suggests that the two shape descriptors comparably discriminated among the stocks and performed more efficiently than morphometrics. During data adjustment and acquisition, some size variables were excluded from the subsequent discriminant analysis for stock discrimination because they were statistically "inef fective," which could reduce the efficiency of morphometrics and lead to relatively low overall classification success. Both EFT and DWT retain the contour coefficients and thus provide a detailed description of otolith shape, which could improve discriminatory efficiency compared with morphometrics.

Comparative study of otolith and sulcus morphology for stock discrimination of yellow drum along the Chinese coast

Otolith morphology is widely used for fish stock identification. The sulcus, a structure on the medial side of the otolith, is an important feature in morphological analysis. This study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using sulcus morphology for stock identification and to compare its performance with commonly used otolith morphology analysis. Otoliths were collected and analyzed from three geographical groups (the Huanghe (Yellow) River estuary, HHE;the Jiaozhou Bay, JZB;and the Changjiang (Yangtze) River estuary, CJE) of yellow drum Nibea albiflora. The results show that the analysis of sulcus morphology based on shape indices (SIs), elliptic Fourier coefficients (EFc), and a combination of the two parameters identified stocks at overall classification rates of 51.0%, 72.5%, and 73.2%, respectively. These classification rates are similar to those obtained using otolith morphology analysis (57.0%, 73.8%, and 76.5% by SIs, EFc, and their combination, respectively). The findings suggest that sulcus morphology is comparable to the commonly used otolith morphology for identifying stocks of sciaenids, such as the yellow drum. For both otolith and sulcus morphology, EFc could identify the stocks more efficiently than SIs, while the combination of SIs and EFc was even better.

Locomotor activity rhythm in the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica elvers

Under artificial LD cycles （6, 12, 18 L）, the elvers of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, showed a 24 h cycle of locomotor activity rhythm being most active at light transitions ： the eels＇ activity rose to a primary peak after lights-off, followed by a quiescent period during which they buried into the shelters or lying motionlessly on sand for most of the time, and then reached a secondary peak before lights-on. Elvers could resynchronize their activity rhythm with a new photo cycle within 4 d. Moreover, their activity level at dark phase significantly increased as the light period was prolonged ： higher activity levels during shorter dark period. However, the elvers did not display clearly the existence of a circadian rhythm under constant light or dark conditions. The timing of daily activity rhythm evidenced in the Japanese eels may occur through the action of the LD cycles with a weak participation of an endogenous circadian system. In all the LD cycles, over 99% of the activity occurred in the dark phase, indicating that the eels were always nocturnally active no matter what time of day it might be. Under 12 L conditions, the eels＇ activity level and the time outside sand were significantly elevated both at light and dark phases as temperature increased from 10 - 15 to 20 - 25 ℃. The activity rhythm pattern （ i. e. , two peaks occurring around light transitions） did not apparently change among temperatures. However, in contrast with the primary activity peaks immediately after lights-off at 20 and 25 ℃, the timing of the primary peaks at 10 and 15 ℃ showed a latency of a few hours following lights-off, indicating the inhibiting effect of low temperature on the eels＇ activity.

Sulcus and otolith outline analyses: complementary tools for stock discrimination in white croaker Pennahia argentata in northern Chinese coastal waters

This study analyzed and compared variations of the sulcus and otolith outlines of three geographic stocks(Huanghe(Yellow)River estuary(HHE),Jiaozhou Bay(JZB),and Changjiang(Yangtze)River estuary(CJE))of white croaker Pennahia argentata in northern Chinese coastal waters.The sulcus and otolith outline analyses via elliptical Fourier transform(EFT,i.e.,outline analysis)achieved an overall classifi cation rate of 80.4%and 87.2%,respectively.Based on a combination of sulcus and otolith shape indices(SIs)and two derivative ratios,a moderate discriminatory effi ciency of 64.7%was obtained.The results indicate that sulcus outline analysis could be used alone to discriminate white croaker stocks,and that both sulcus and otolith outline analyses discriminated the fi sh stocks at a higher classifi cation rate than the shape indices.The sulcus outline analysis provided complementary information to the whole otolith outline analysis for stock discrimination.Both the sulcus and otolith outline analyses effi ciently discriminated between the most geographically separated CJE and HHE stocks,indicating that they could be considered discrete stocks for fi shery management.