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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 279: R657-R665, 2000;
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Vol. 279, Issue 2, R657-R665, August 2000

The biomechanics and evolutionary significance of thermal acclimation in the common carp Cyprinus carpio

James M. Wakeling, Nicholas J. Cole, Kirsty M. Kemp, and Ian A. Johnston

Gatty Marine Laboratory, Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 8LB, United Kingdom

The effects of thermal acclimation were investigated in the common carp Cyprinus carpio L. Acclimation and acute temperature effects were tested during ontogeny from larval [9.5 mm total length (L)] to juvenile (69.0 mm L) stages and between 8 and 21°C. The myosin heavy chain (MHC) composition, myofibrillar Mg2+-Ca2+-ATPase activity, and muscle strains showed significant thermal acclimation effects. MHCs were only expressed in an acclimation temperature-dependent fashion in fish longer than 37 mm. During fast starts, the temperature had a significant effect on the white muscle strain (33% increase and 50% decrease with increasing acclimation and acute temperature, respectively) and contraction duration (25% decrease with increasing acute temperature). Increases in hydrodynamic efficiency (0.19 to 0.38) and hydrodynamic power requirements (Q10 = 3.2) occurred with increasing acute temperature (10 to 20 °C). Competing hypotheses about the evolutionary significance of the temperature acclimation response were tested. Acclimation extended the temperature range for fast-start behavior, but no improvements in performance at the whole animal level were found between 8 and 21°C.

acute temperature; fast start; kinematics; hydrodynamic efficiency; muscle mechanics


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