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Variation in egg size and offspring phenotype among and within seven Arctic charr morphs

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العنوان: Variation in egg size and offspring phenotype among and within seven Arctic charr morphs
المؤلفون: Samantha V. Beck, Katja Räsänen, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, Skúli Skúlason, Zophonías O. Jónsson, Markos Tsinganis, Camille A. Leblanc
المصدر: Ecology and Evolution, Vol 12, Iss 10, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
بيانات النشر: Wiley, 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Ecology
مصطلحات موضوعية: developmental plasticity, diversification, egg size, freshwater, maternal effects, resource polymorphism, Ecology, QH540-549.5
الوصف: Abstract Maternal effects have the potential to alter early developmental processes of offspring and contribute to adaptive diversification. Egg size is a major contributor to offspring phenotype, which can influence developmental trajectories and potential resource use. However, to what extent intraspecific variation in egg size facilitates evolution of resource polymorphism is poorly understood. We studied multiple resource morphs of Icelandic Arctic charr, ranging from an anadromous morph—with a phenotype similar to the proposed ancestral phenotype—to sympatric morphs that vary in their degree of phenotypic divergence from the ancestral anadromous morph. We characterized variation in egg size and tested whether egg size influenced offspring phenotype at early life stages (i.e., timing of‐ and size at‐ hatching and first feeding [FF]). We predicted that egg size would differ among morphs and be less variable as morphs diverge away from the ancestral anadromous phenotype. We also predicted that egg size would correlate with offspring size and developmental timing. We found morphs had different egg size, developmental timing, and size at hatching and FF. Egg size increased as phenotypic proximity to the ancestral anadromous phenotype decreased, with larger eggs generally giving rise to larger offspring, especially at FF, but egg size had no effect on developmental rate. The interaction between egg size and the environment may have a profound impact on offspring fitness, where the resulting differences in early life‐history traits may act to initiate and/or maintain resource morphs diversification.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2045-7758
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9427
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/d2a5883a614c4921abc48ef73255f7d7
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.2a5883a614c4921abc48ef73255f7d7
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20457758
DOI:10.1002/ece3.9427