Inter-population plasticity in growth and reproduction of invasive bleak, Alburnus alburnus (Cyprinidae, Actinopterygii), in northeastern Iberian Peninsula

Title:

Inter-population plasticity in growth and reproduction of invasive bleak, Alburnus alburnus (Cyprinidae, Actinopterygii), in northeastern Iberian Peninsula

Creator:

Masó, Guillem, Latorre, Daniel , Tarkan, Ali Serhan , Vila-Gispert, Anna, and Almeida, David

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:ade270df-c55e-441c-8a74-409a37580691
uuid:ade270df-c55e-441c-8a74-409a37580691

Subject:

back-calculation, body condition, non-native fish, sex-ratio, and sexual maturity

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

The bleak, Alburnus alburnus, is an invasive fish in the Iberian Peninsula, where this species mainly disturbs the higly endemic fauna via competition and aggression. Despite this impact, information on bleak autecology is scarce in the Iberian Peninsula, with no data on growth and reproduction. The aim of the present study was to compare bleak populations across four Iberian streams: Muga, Fluviá, Cardener and Foix (northeastern Iberian Peninsula).These streams have similar enviromental conditions at the regional scale (e.g. Mediterranean climate, geomorphology). In Muga and Foix streams, bleak showed lower growth rate and back-calculated lenght at age 2. Body condition was lower in Foix streams, whereas lenght at maturity was higher. In Muga stream, the proportiun of females was lower. In Cardener stream, bleak showed higher back-calculated lenght at ages I and 2, growth rate, body condition and reproductive investment. Results showed that bleak populations are able to display wide phenotypic plasticity in small Mediterranean-type rivers. Specifically, bleak population "health" appears to be better in Cardener stream, whereas it is worse in Muga and Foix streams. Present findings suggest that inter-population plasticity allows bleak more successfully to invade Mediterranean fresh waters in the Iberian Peninsula.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Source:

Folia zoologica | 2016 Volume:65 | Number:1

Harvested from:

CDK

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