Variation in lipid and free fatty acid content during spawning in two temperate octocorals with different reproductive strategies: surface versus internal brooder
Viladrich, N.; Bramanti, L.; Tsounis, G.; Chocarro, B.; Martinez-Quitana, A.; Ambroso, S.; Madurell, T.; Rossi, S. (2016). Variation in lipid and free fatty acid content during spawning in two temperate octocorals with different reproductive strategies: surface versus internal brooder. Coral Reefs 35(3): 1033-1045. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-016-1440-1
In: Coral Reefs. Springer: Berlin; Heidelberg; New York. ISSN 0722-4028; e-ISSN 1432-0975, more
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| Keywords |
Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1827) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
Energy investment; Free fatty acids; Lipids; Corallium rubrum; Paramuricea clavata |
| Authors | | Top | Dataset |
- Viladrich, N.
- Bramanti, L.
- Tsounis, G.
- Chocarro, B.
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- Martinez-Quitana, A., revisor
- Ambroso, S.
- Madurell, T.
- Rossi, S.
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| Abstract |
This study investigates the energetic investment during spawning of two Mediterranean gorgonians characterized by different reproductive strategies: Corallium rubrum (internal brooder) and Paramuricea clavata (surface brooder). Sexual products (number of oocytes and spermatic sacs) were quantified, and biochemical characteristics (lipid content and free fatty acid content and composition) were determined to investigate the parental energetic investment and demand in reproduction. Results suggested that the majority of the energetic cost was due to reproductive activity (i.e., gametogenesis and spawning). The two species exhibited different life history strategies, with P. clavata investing more energy in reproduction than C. rubrum. However, P. clavata is reproductively more sensitive to inter-annual changes in environmental conditions. |
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- CorMedNet- Distribution and demographic data of habitat-forming invertebrate species from Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages between 1882 and 2019., more
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