Polymorphism in Resting Egg Size and Hatching Strategy in the Rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas

doi:10.2108/zsj.27.330

	Polymorphism in Resting Egg Size and Hatching Strategy in the Rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas
	Liu, Wei 1,2; Niu, Cui Juan 1
刊名	ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE
	2010-04
卷号	27 期号:4 页码:330-337
关键词	resting egg size hatching stem female morphotype polymorphism starvation tolerance
ISSN号	0289-0003
DOI	10.2108/zsj.27.330
英文摘要	This study examined polymorphism in the resting egg size, hatching pattern, morphotype, and starvation tolerance of stem females in a local population of the freshwater rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus. Fifteen rotifer families were cultured under laboratory conditions to induce the production of inbred, homozygous resting eggs. Each family of resting eggs was measured for size and aliquots were then incubated at 10 degrees C or 20 degrees C to test the phenotypic plasticity of hatching dynamics in this population. The distribution of resting egg size was approximately normal in each family, and the sizes of the resting egg shell and embyro showed significant differences among families, ranging from 6.4-8.9 (x 10(5) mu m(3)) and 3.7-5.2 (x 10(5) mu m(3)), respectively. Hatching rates also varied greatly among families at each temperature, with average values ranging from 10.0-51.5% at 10 degrees C and 3.1-67.2% at 20 degrees C. Hatching temperature clearly affected the hatching pattern. Resting eggs of most families hatched synchronously at 20 degrees C, whereas they were likely to hatch more sporadically at 10 degrees C. We observed no correlation between size of resting egg and subsequent hatching variability. This was the first time to find a large diversity in morphotype of B. calyciflorus stem females among different families. In some families, most stem females lacked posterolateral spines, but in other families, they had two short posterolateral spines. There was a considerable variation in survival time of stem females that had undergone starvation, and survival time was positively correlated with resting egg size. The divergence in these life history traits may have important implications for understanding the rotifer's adaptive strategy and life history evolution.
资助项目	National Nature Science Foundation of China[30470309] ; National Nature Science Foundation of China[30970349]
WOS关键词	STEM FEMALES ; FOOD LEVEL ; STARVATION ; DAPHNIA ; REPRODUCTION ; PLICATILIS ; ASPLANCHNA ; RESISTANCE ; INDUCTION
WOS研究方向	Zoology
语种	英语
出版者	ZOOLOGICAL SOC JAPAN
WOS记录号	WOS:000276175000005
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.fio.com.cn:8080/handle/2SI8HI0U/25779]
专题	自然资源部第一海洋研究所
通讯作者	Niu, Cui Juan
作者单位	1.Beijing Normal Univ, Coll Life Sci, Minist Educ, Key Lab Biodivers Sci & Ecol Engn, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China 2.Res Ctr Marine Ecol, Inst Oceanog 1, Qingdao 266061, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Liu, Wei,Niu, Cui Juan. Polymorphism in Resting Egg Size and Hatching Strategy in the Rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas[J]. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE,2010,27(4):330-337.
APA	Liu, Wei,&Niu, Cui Juan.(2010).Polymorphism in Resting Egg Size and Hatching Strategy in the Rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas.ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE,27(4),330-337.
MLA	Liu, Wei,et al."Polymorphism in Resting Egg Size and Hatching Strategy in the Rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas".ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 27.4(2010):330-337.