Predator-induced morphology enhances escape locomotion in crucian carp
(2008) In Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences 275(1631). p.195-201- Abstract
- Fishes show a remarkable diversity of shapes which have been associated with their swimming abilities and anti-predator adaptations. The crucian carp (Carassius carassius) provides an extreme example of phenotypic plasticity in body shape which makes it a unique model organism for evaluating the relationship between body form and function in fishes. In crucian carp, a deep body is induced by the presence of pike (Esox lucius), and this results in lower vulnerability to gape-limited predators, such as pike itself. Here, we demonstrate that deep-bodied crucian carp attain higher speed, acceleration and turning rate during anti-predator responses than shallow-bodied crucian carp. Therefore, a predator-induced morphology in crucian carp... (More)
- Fishes show a remarkable diversity of shapes which have been associated with their swimming abilities and anti-predator adaptations. The crucian carp (Carassius carassius) provides an extreme example of phenotypic plasticity in body shape which makes it a unique model organism for evaluating the relationship between body form and function in fishes. In crucian carp, a deep body is induced by the presence of pike (Esox lucius), and this results in lower vulnerability to gape-limited predators, such as pike itself. Here, we demonstrate that deep-bodied crucian carp attain higher speed, acceleration and turning rate during anti-predator responses than shallow-bodied crucian carp. Therefore, a predator-induced morphology in crucian carp enhances their escape locomotor performance. The deep-bodied carp also show higher percentage of muscle mass. Therefore, their superior performance in escape swimming may be due to a combination of higher muscle power and higher thrust. (Less)
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- Domenici, Paolo ; Turesson, Håkan LU ; Brodersen, Jakob LU and Brönmark, Christer LU
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- 2008
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- Contribution to journal
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- swimming performance, fish shape, induced morphology, predator–prey interactions, crucian carp, escape response
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- Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences
- volume
- 275
- issue
- 1631
- pages
- 195 - 201
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- Royal Society Publishing
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- wos:000251724500011
- scopus:36448955715
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- 1471-2954
- DOI
- 10.1098/rspb.2007.1088
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- English
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author = {{Domenici, Paolo and Turesson, Håkan and Brodersen, Jakob and Brönmark, Christer}},
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publisher = {{Royal Society Publishing}},
series = {{Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences}},
title = {{Predator-induced morphology enhances escape locomotion in crucian carp}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.1088}},
doi = {{10.1098/rspb.2007.1088}},
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