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    Ontogeny of larval swimming abilities in three species of coral reef fishes and a hypothesis for their impact on the spatial scale of dispersal

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    Authors
    Majoris, John E. cc
    Catalano, Katrina A.
    Scolaro, Derek
    Atema, Jelle
    Buston, Peter M.
    KAUST Department
    Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)
    Date
    2019-11-11
    Online Publication Date
    2019-11-11
    Print Publication Date
    2019-12
    Embargo End Date
    2020-12-01
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/660451
    
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    Abstract
    The late-stage larvae of many reef fishes possess strong swimming abilities that may allow them to influence their dispersal. However, due to the challenges associated with directly measuring patterns of larval dispersal, determining how swimming abilities relate to dispersal outcomes remains a critical gap in our knowledge of the mechanisms that shape dispersal patterns. In this study, we first investigated the ontogeny of swimming speed and endurance in lab-reared larvae of the clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula), and neon gobies (Elacatinus lori and E. colini). In general, the swimming speed and endurance of larvae improved with age. The congeners, E. lori and E. colini, possessed similar swimming speed and endurance, while A. percula was capable of swimming nearly twice as fast and 322 times longer than either Elacatinus. Second, to relate swimming abilities and other larval traits with patterns of dispersal, we searched the literature for all species in which the dispersal kernel, swimming speed, larval body size and pelagic larval duration have been measured. We found complete datasets for three species: A. percula, E. lori and Plectropomus leopardus. For these species, maximum swimming speed was a better predictor of long-distance dispersal than other larval traits. Thus, we propose the testable hypothesis that swimming abilities may play an important role in determining the extent of long-distance dispersal. Testing this hypothesis, and the alternatives, will require measuring the dispersal kernel, swimming speed, and other dispersal-related larval traits of multiple species in the same seascape.
    Citation
    Majoris, J. E., Catalano, K. A., Scolaro, D., Atema, J., & Buston, P. M. (2019). Ontogeny of larval swimming abilities in three species of coral reef fishes and a hypothesis for their impact on the spatial scale of dispersal. Marine Biology, 166(12). doi:10.1007/s00227-019-3605-2
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    We would like to thank the Belizean Government and Fisheries Department for permission to conduct this research. Thanks to the staff at the International Zoological Expeditions for their support in the field. Special thanks to Kevin David, Robin Francis, Fritz Francisco, Jeremiah Seymour and E. Schlatter for their assistance with fieldwork and rearing larvae. We would also like to thank Matthew Foretich and David Reynolds for advice on statistical analyses. This manuscript benefited from helpful comments provided by John Crawford, Karen Warkentin, Jacqueline Webb, and three reviewers. This research fulfills a portion of JEM’s doctoral dissertation requirements at Boston University (Majoris 2017).
    Publisher
    Springer Nature
    Journal
    Marine Biology
    DOI
    10.1007/s00227-019-3605-2
    Additional Links
    http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00227-019-3605-2
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    10.1007/s00227-019-3605-2
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