Plasticity of Locomotor Activity Permits Energy Homeostasis During Reproduction in a Female Sea Cucumber | |
Ru, Xiaoshang2,3,4,5,6; Zhang, Libin2,3,4,5,6; Yang, Hongsheng1,2,3,4,5,6 | |
刊名 | FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE |
2021-10-22 | |
卷号 | 8页码:9 |
关键词 | sea cucumber behavioral plasticity energetic physiology energy homeostasis reproduction |
DOI | 10.3389/fmars.2021.748571 |
通讯作者 | Zhang, Libin(zhanglibin@qdio.ac.cn) |
英文摘要 | Behavioral plasticity in animals allows for moment-by-moment behavioral adjustments to biotic and abiotic uncertainties in the environment. For most aquatic animals, reproduction involves gonadal development and other physiological changes, causing increasing demands in nutrients and energy for females. The aim of this report was to determine how the female sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus, accommodates increasing energy demands during reproduction by adopting a behavioral energy conservation strategy. Dynamic changes in feeding activity, total body mass, locomotor activity, energetic condition, and metabolic performance of the females were measured from the non-breeding stage up to the mature stage. Routine metabolic rate analysis showed that reproduction caused a significant increase in energy demands in the adult. However, reproduction also suppressed the appetite of adults resulting in decreased energy intake. Interestingly, combining time-lapse camera and behavioral analysis software, the results showed that sea cucumbers down-regulated their locomotor activities in order to conserve energy effectively. Energy budget analysis and unchanged cortisol level revealed that the reduction in motility offset the increased energy demand for reproduction while helping to maintain energy homeostasis in the maternal body. Altogether, our study suggests that plasticity in the locomotor behavior allows sea cucumbers to cope with the high energy demands of reproduction. |
资助项目 | National Natural Science Foundation of China[41906079] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41876157] ; Scientific Research and Technological Development Program of Fangchenggang[AB20014021] ; International Partners Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[133137KYSB20180069] |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology |
语种 | 英语 |
出版者 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000716511900001 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/177203] |
专题 | 海洋研究所_海洋生态与环境科学重点实验室 |
通讯作者 | Zhang, Libin |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Innovat Seed Design, Wuhan, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, CAS Key Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao, Peoples R China 3.Shandong Prov Key Lab Expt Marine Biol, Qingdao, Peoples R China 4.Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Ocean Mega Sci, Qingdao, Peoples R China 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, CAS Engn Lab Marine Ranching, Qingdao, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Ru, Xiaoshang,Zhang, Libin,Yang, Hongsheng. Plasticity of Locomotor Activity Permits Energy Homeostasis During Reproduction in a Female Sea Cucumber[J]. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE,2021,8:9. |
APA | Ru, Xiaoshang,Zhang, Libin,&Yang, Hongsheng.(2021).Plasticity of Locomotor Activity Permits Energy Homeostasis During Reproduction in a Female Sea Cucumber.FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE,8,9. |
MLA | Ru, Xiaoshang,et al."Plasticity of Locomotor Activity Permits Energy Homeostasis During Reproduction in a Female Sea Cucumber".FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE 8(2021):9. |
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