期刊
HYDROBIOLOGIA
卷 810, 期 1, 页码 283-293出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-017-3217-0
关键词
Freshwater mussel conservation; Glochidia release; Glochidia survival; Temperature fluctuations
资金
- European Commission's LIFE program fund [LIFE10 NAT/SE/000046]
- FORTUM Nordic Environmental Fund
- NGO Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC)
Adaptation to temperature regimes and host presence may enhance fitness in parasites. In an experimental study, we evaluated the timing of glochidia release by Unio crassus subjected to three spring water temperature regimes in the presence and absence of the host fish Cottus gobio. The timing of glochidia release was delayed at (i) constantly low temperatures (< 10A degrees C), in contrast to earlier and pronounced releases at (ii) natural temperature increases that level off at intermediate temperatures (10-15A degrees C), and (iii) higher-than-normal temperatures (10-20A degrees C). Mussels from treatment (i) that had not released glochidia during the experiment did so soon after being moved to the temperature in (ii), indicating a temperature threshold for glochidia release. Neither host fish presence nor the combined effect of temperature and host fish presence significantly affected the timing of glochidia release. The treatment with natural spring water temperatures indicated possible fitness benefits for U. crassus through combined effects of high intensities of glochidia releases and high survival of released glochidia. The furthered understanding of climate change effects on mussel and host phenology in seasonal environments, potentially inducing temporal mismatches of glochidia release to host availability, is key to mussel conservation.
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