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EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
卷 15, 期 2, 页码 249-261出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/eva.13337
关键词
acclimation; aerobic metabolism; climate change; gene expression; phenotypic plasticity
资金
- KAUST [OCRF-2014-CRG3-62140408]
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
- CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Science for Management Awards
This study investigates the effects of temperature exposure on multiple generations of damselfish and finds that the exposure of ancestors and parents to warm conditions can improve the aerobic capacity and gene expression of offspring. Furthermore, the developmental temperature of juveniles has the largest impact on liver gene expression.
Global warming is expected to drive some ectothermic species beyond their thermal tolerance in upcoming decades. Phenotypic plasticity, via developmental or transgenerational acclimation, is a critical mechanism for compensation in the face of environmental change. Yet, it remains to be determined if the activation of beneficial phenotypes requires direct exposure throughout development, or if compensation can be obtained just through the experience of previous generations. In this study, we exposed three generations of a tropical damselfish to combinations of current-day (Control) and projected future (+1.5 degrees C) water temperatures. Acclimation was evaluated with phenotypic (oxygen consumption, hepatosomatic index, physical condition) and molecular (liver gene expression) measurements of third-generation juveniles. Exposure of grandparents/parents to warm conditions improved the aerobic capacity of fish regardless of thermal conditions experienced afterwards, representing a true transgenerational effect. This coincided with patterns of gene expression related to inflammation and immunity seen in the third generation. Parental effects due to reproductive temperature significantly affected the physical condition and routine metabolic rate (oxygen consumption) of offspring, but had little impact on gene expression of the F3. Developmental temperature of juveniles, and whether they matched conditions during parental reproduction, had the largest influence on the liver transcriptional program. Using a combination of both phenotypic and molecular approaches, this study highlights how the conditions experienced by both previous and current generations can influence plasticity to global warming in upcoming decades.
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