final Flashcards
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what are the 5 iono and osmotic regulation categories
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- osmoconformers
- marine elasmobranchs
- marine teleosts and chondrosteans
- freshwater fishes and elasmobranchs
- euryhaline and diadromous species
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how do osmoconformers regulate
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- live in stable environments so dont need to regulate
- are stenohaline
- ionic concentration close to seawater (isosmotic)
- some regulation through urine and slime
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how do marine elasmobranchs regulate
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- concentration of ions ~1/2 of SW
- osmolality slightly hyperosmotic
- increase osmolality by increasing concentration of organic solutes in the extracellular fluids (urea and TMAO)
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why dont marine elasmobranchs need to drink water
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osmolality is slightly hyperosmotic so water diffuses into body
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how are urea concentrations maintained in marine elasmobranchs
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- low gill permeability for this solute (phospholipid concentration)
- presence of a urea transporter for active re-uptake at gills
- special kidney tubules to reabsorb urea
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what is the function of TMAO in marine elasmobranchs
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- increases osmolality
- counteracts the damage urea does to proteins
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how do marine elasmobranchs eliminate ions
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- divalent ions removed in urine (urine production very low)
- Na+ and Cl- not eliminated at gills but at specialized organ called rectal gland
- ion concentration in secretion twice that of body fluids
- gills pH regulation
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how do marine teleosts and chondrosteans regulate
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- ion concentration of plasma and ECF 1/3 of SW (hyposmotic)
- gain ions and lose water
- have to actively drink SW and use active ion transport to take up water (water follows ion movement)
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how do marine teleosts and chondrosteans get rid of ions
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- gills and opercular epithelial tissues and sometimes skin of head have chloride cells
- efflux of Na+ and Cl- occurs here
- glomerular or aglomerular kidneys excrete divalent ions Mg2+ and SO42-
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properties of chloride cells
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- mitochondria rich
- on gills, opercular tissue, sometimes skin of head
- basolateral membrane that is highly folded
- tubule system similar to endoplasmic reticulum
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summary of osmotic and ionic regulation in seawater teleosts
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- water loss over gills and skin
- drink sea water
- active excretion of monovalent ions via Cl- cells on gills
- divalent ions lost in feces and urine
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how do freshwater fish and elasmobranchs regulate
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- operate hyperosmotically
- constantly gain water osmotically and lose ions by diffusion
- lost ions replaced by food and uptake across the gills
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two types of chloride cells in freshwater teleosts
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- alpha chloride cells
- beta chloride cells
- third type of mitochondrial rich cell now identified, thought to be a modified pavement cell
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what are alpha chloride cells
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- found at the junction between primary and secondary lamellae
- thought to undergo differentiation when FW fish migrate to SW
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what are beta chloride cells
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- found in the open area between secondary lamellae and sometimes on secondary lamellae especially if water is soft
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what are peanut agglutinin cells
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- or - (move different ions)
- currently debate on which cells are which
- function in Cl- uptake/bicarbonate excretion
- function in Na+ uptake/acid excretion
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important difference between freshwater and saltwater fish regulation
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- in freshwater fish the same cells are involved in regulating pH and ions
- FW fish have a much higher urine flow to eliminate water
- must ensure they lose as few ions as possible in urine
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how do FW fish prevent ion loss through urine
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- glomerular filtration
- water enters proximal tubule then distal tubule
- ions are able to leave distal tubule and re enter body but water can’t follow bc its impermeable
- water goes to bladder
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how do euryhaline fish regulate
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- live in estuarine and intertidal environments
- have ability to cover over their CC with pavement cells to minimize ion loss in hypotonic mediums
- hormone prolactin plays a role in minimizing Na+ loss when salinity drops
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what are diadromous fish and the types
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- spend part of their life cycle in FW and part in SW
- catadromous: live primarily in FW but migrate to SW to breed
- anadromous: migrate from SW to breed in FW
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how do catadromous species regulate
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- hormone cortisol upregulates mechanisms that allow adults to survive in a hypertonic environment
- increase in gill chloride cell density, size, and Na+K+ATPase activity
- enhanced capacity to take up ions across the gut to allow water uptake
- increased permeability of the urinary bladder for water retention
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how do anadromous species regulate
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- adult salmon get a decrease in Na+K+ATPase activity and a change in isoform from alpha1a to alpha1b
- young salmon must return to the sea and transform from a parr to a smolt
- hormones in smoltification process: thyroxine, cortisol, growth hormone
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gill functions
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- ionic regulation
- pH regulation
- nitrogen excretion
- gas exchange
- in most fish nitrogen excreted in form of ammonia
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how is nitrogen excreted across the gills
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- form of ammonia as a consequence of protein metabolism
- rapidly diffuses because cell membranes in gills are permeable to ammonia gas
- to maintain gradient for diffusion NH3 is protonated to form NH4+
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how is the vertebrate nervous system divided
- central nervous system: brain and spinal cord
- peripheral nervous system: afferent/sensory nerve tracts, motor/efferent nerve tracts, autonomic nervous system
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three regions of the brain
- prosencephalon (forebrain)
- mesencephalon (midbrain)
- rhombencephalon (hindbrain)
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3 main parts of prosencephalon
- olfactory bulbs
- olfactory lobes (telencephalon)
- diencephalon
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olfactory bulbs
primary olfactory centres
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olfactory lobes
- integrate/process olfactory information
- cerebrum: decision making
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diencephalon regions
- epithalamus
- thalamus
- hypothalamus
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epithalamus
- has nervous connections with the pineal gland
- receives sensory inputs from the olfactory region and telencephalon
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hypothalamus
- major integratory system of the brain
- controls pituitary function
- major link between nervous and endocrine systems
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optic lobe (tectum)
- centre for the integration of visual inputs and other sensory information
- memory/learning
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cerebellum
- integrates sensory information and coordinates
- posture, swimming/movements, balance
- most variable brain region
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medulla oblongata
- contains nerve fibres from all regions of the cns
- receives sensory inputs/transmits efferent motor impulses
- closely associated with nerves carrying info to and from skin, lateral line, gustary system, and viscera
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PNS cranial nerves
0 - terminal
I - olfactory
II - optic
III - oculomotor
IV - trochlear
VI - abducens
V - trigemial
VII - facial
VIII - auditory
IX - glossopharyngeal
X - vagus
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types of facial nerves
- superficial
- ophthalmic
- deep
- maxillary
- mandibular
- hyomandibular
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0) terminal nerve fibre type
sensory
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I) olfactory nerve fibre type
sensory
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II) optic nerve fibre type
sensory
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III) oculomotor nerve fibre type
sensory and motor
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IV) trochlear nerve fibre type
sensory and motor
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VI) abducens nerve fibre type
sensory and motor
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V) trigeminal nerve fibre type
sensory
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VII) facial nerve fibre type
sensory and motor
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VIII) auditory nerve fibre type
sensory
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IX) glossopharyngeal nerve fibre type
sensory and motor
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X) vagus nerve fibre type
sensory and motor
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spinal cord
- continuous with the medulla oblangata
- extends down the vertebral column
- has a central canal with grey matter composed of unmyelinated nerve fibres
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where do paired spinal nerves arise from
grey matter along the length of the spinal cord
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purpose of dorsal branches/roots in spinal cord
carry somatic and visceral afferent (sensory) fibres and some visceral efferent fibres
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purpose of ventral branches
- carry somatic (motor) nerves and visceral efferent nerve fibres contributing to the autonomic nervous system
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what is the autonomic nervous system composed of
- sympathetic and parasympathetic components
- involved in the control of smooth muscle, heart, and certain glands
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types of nerves in the ANS
- pre-ganglionic and post-ganglionic nerves
- final neurotransmitter released can be acetylcholine (parasympathetic) or catecholamines noradrenaline or adrenaline (sympathetic)
- role often antagonistic
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what are hormones
chemical compounds released by one tissue that travel in the blood stream before stimulating other tissues
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what is autocrine
compound chemical released by a cell which influences that cell's physiology
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what is paracrine
compound chemical released by a cell which influences adjacent cell's physiology
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what is endocrine
compound chemical released by a cell which influences physiology of cells in other organs/tissues ie hormones
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what is the pineal gland
- located on dorsal surface of diencephalon
- sensory function: photosensitive
- secretes melatonin (circadian rhythm)
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importance of melatonin
- provides the link between photoperiod and hypothalamic-pituitary function and between photoperiod and seasonal gonadal development
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what is the pituitary gland
- under hypothalamus
- controls secretory activity of other endocrine glands
- produces hormones that stimulate target tissues
- most complex endocrine organ
- primary link between nervous and endocrine systems
- controlled by hypothalamus
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parts of the pituitary gland
- neurohypophysis (Pars Nervosa)
- adenohypophysis
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parts of adenohypophysis
- pars intermedia
- pars distalis
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parts of pars distralis
- rostral
- distal
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difference between adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis
- adeno: produce and release hormones when stimulated by hormones from hypothalamus
- neuro: don't produce its own hormones but releases ones from the hypothalamus
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hormones released from the hypothalamus
- CRH: corticotropin releasing hormone
- AVT: arginine vasotocin
- TRH: thyrotropin releasing hormone
- GnRH: gonadotropin releasing hormone
- GHRH: growth hormone releasing hormone
- GHIH: growth hormone inhibitory hormone (somatostatin)
- PRH: prolactin releasing hormone
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hormones released from the neurophypophisis (pars nervosa)
- MCH: melanin concentrating hormone
- AVT: arginine vasotocin
- isotocin (analogous to oxytocin)
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hormones released from the adenohypophysis
- ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone
- TSH: thyroid stimulation hormone (thyrotopin)
- GTH: gonadotropins I and II (FSH and LH)
- GH: growth hormone
- PRL: prolactin
- SL: somatolactin
- MSH: melanophore stimulating hormone
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hormones released by pars distalis
- ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone
- TSH: thyroid stimulation hormone
- GTH: gonadotropins I and II
- GH: growth hormone
- PRL: prolactin
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hormones released by pars intermedia
- SL: somatolactin
- MSH: melanophore stimulating hormone
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why doesn't the pars nervosa make its own hormones
- it is where nerves from the hypothalamus terminate
- hormones isotocin, arginine vasotocin, and melanin concentrating hormone are released from hypothalamus then enter hypophyseal artery then circulation
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purpose of isotocin
- reproductive
- renal
- cardiovascular
- metabolic
- hydroosmotic
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purpose of arginine vasotocin
- salt and water balance
- mediates renal water retention
- promotes gill Na and Cl extrusion
- constrictor of vascular and other smooth muscles
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purpose of melanin concentrating hormone
- concentrates melanin granules in melanophores
- lightens body colour
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purpose of melanophore stimulating hormone
- acts on melanophores to cause pigment dispersal
- fish gets darker
- stimulates melanin production
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antagonistic melanin hormones
melanin concentrating hormone and melanophore stimulating hormone
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purpose of somatolactin
- maturation/reproduction
- acid-base balance
- control of ion levels
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how does the pars distalis release hormones
- produces 6 hormones in response to release of hormones from hypothalamus
- trigger hormones arrive mainly through portal circulation
- most hormones have effects on other endocrine organs - only prolactin has direct effects
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purposes of prolactin
- released in response to prolactin releasing hormone from hypothalamus
- wide range of actions such as lipid metabolism and gonadal steroidogenesis
- main role is regulation of water and ion permeability of gills, kidney, and bladder
- decrease in permeability of water, increase ion uptake across gills
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anatagonistic hormones regarding ion regulation
prolactin and arginine vasotocin
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hormones that work together to regulate Ca
prolactin and somatolactin
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thyroid
a diffuse gland scattered around blood vessels in the region ventral to the pharynx
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functional unit of the thyroid gland
- follicle
- single layer of epithelial cells that enclose a fluid filled space (colloid)
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what do thyroid cells do
- take up iodide and synthesize T3 (tri-iodothyrosine) and T4 (thyroxine) from amino acid tyrosine
- T4 prominent hormone produced
- both stored prior to release
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how are T3 and T4 released
- released in colloid bound to glycoprotein thyroglobulin
- secretion and release controlled by TSH (thyrotropin) which is controlled by TRH from the hypothalamus
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T4 and T3 function
- T4 is main hormone in circulation
- T4 converted to active form (T3) in peripheral tissues
- growth and development
- metamorphosis
- osmoregulation
- metabolism?
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where are interrenal cells located
in the head kidney in close association with veins
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main hormones produced by interrenal cells
- teleosts: cortisol, some cortisone and corticosterone
- elasmobranchs: 1alpha-hydroxycorticosterone
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how does production of cortisol work
- not stored
- synthesized when interrenal cells are stimulated by ACTH which is controlled by CRH
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characteristics of cortisol
- member of the steroid family
- synthesized from cholesterol
- released in response to stress
- primary effects mediated by changes in gene expression
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purposes of cortisol
- mineralocorticoid (Na/Cl regulation, chloride cell proliferation)
- mobilization of energy stores (glucose, FFA, protein)
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consequences of cortisol
- immunosuppression
- decreased growth
- impaired reproduction
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where are catecholamines produced
- chomaffin tissue
- located in head kidney
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what are catecholamines
- adrenaline and noradrenaline synthesized from the amino acid tyrosine
- stored prior to release
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purpose of catecholamines
- fight or flight response
- released directly into circulation in response to cholinergic parasympathetic nervous stimulation
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how do catecholamines work
- bind to receptors on cell surface
- mediate short-term effects aimed at increasing circulating energy substrates and blood oxygen delivery
- rapidly cleared from blood due to costs
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effects of catecholamines
- increased ventilation and gill perfusion
- stimulation of Na/H exchange on red blood cells
- release of erthyrocytes from spleen
- increased heart rate and strength of contraction
- increase Ca entry
- increase in blood pressure, vasoconstriction
- release of glucose and fatty acids, increases energy substrates
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what is the caudal neurosecretory system
- exclusive to fish
- located in posterior segment of spinal cord
- composed of enlarged neurosecretory cells (Dahlgren cells) that originate in the spinal cord and have swollen nerve terminals that terminate in the urophysis
- urophysis composed of axons and nerve terminal of Dahlgren cells and a network of blood vessels that receive hormones produced
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peptide hormones produced in caudal neurosecretory system
- urotensin I
- urotensin II
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purpose of urotensin I
- involved in stress responses
- vasorelaxation
- osmoregulation
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purpose of urotensin II
- stimulates the smooth muscle of the reproductive tracts
- Na exchange
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main hormones involved in calcium homeostasis
- stanniocalcin
- calcitonin
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properties of stanniocalcin
- glycopeptide
- produced in corpuscles of stannius (spherical bodies on or in kidney)
- inhibits active uptake of calcium across gills
- inhibits intestinal calcium absorption and promotes accumulation of Ca in bones and scales
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properties of calcitonin
- peptide
- produced by ultimobranchial gland (ventral to esophagus)
- minor regulator of Ca levels
- inhibits gill Ca influx
stimulates osteoblast development (bone growth)
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properties of stanniocalcin and calcitonin
- hypocalcaemic
- antagonistic to effects of prolactin and somatolactin
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how is fish blood volume controlled
- renin-angiotensin system
- natriurectic peptides
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what is the renin-angiotensin system
- activated by hypotension, hypovolemia, and osmotic pertubations
- involved in maintenance of ion and fluid balance
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renin-angiotensin system hormones
- angiotensinogen
- renin (enzyme)
- ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme
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where is angiotensinogen produced
liver
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where is renin produced
- kidney tissue
- corpuscles of stannius
- rectal gland of elasmobranchs
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where is ACE (angiotension converting enzyme) produced
- gill
- kidney
- number of other tissues
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renin-angiotensin system process
- angiotensinogen produced in liver
- renin converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I
- ACE converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II
- angiotensinase deactivates angiotensin II to angiotensin III
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actions of angiotensin II
- increase in blood pressure
- increase in drinking
- changes in renal function
- overall increase in blood volume
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what are natriurectic peptides antagonistic to
angiotensin II
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what are the natriurectic peptides
- ANP
- CNP
- VNP
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where are natriurectic peptides produced
chambers of the heart in response to stretch
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effects of natriurectic peptides
- decreased drinking and drinking-coupled salt uptake by gut
- increase extrusion of excess salt at gills and rectal gland
- relaxation of smooth muscle, decrease in blood pressure
- overall decrease in blood volume
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pancreas
- exocrine and endocrine
- in some fish large lumps of endocrine pancreatic tissue (brockman bodies) are present
- in other species endocrine pancreas is more diffuse and scattered around the gall bladder, pyloric caecae, and foregut
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hormones produced by pancreas
- all peptides
- insulin
- glucagon
- somatostatin
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properties of insulin
- produced by B cells
- promotes glucose uptake by tissues
- gluconeogenesis
- fatty acid uptake by liver and lipogenesis
- anabolic - building
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properties of glucagon
- produced by A cells
- largely oppose insulin actions
- glycogenolysis
- lipolysis
- catabolic - breaking down
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properties of somatostatin
- produced by D cells
- inhibits release of glucagon and insulin
- promotes lipolysis and hyperglycemia
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which pancreas hormones are antagonistic
insulin and glucagon, somatostatin and insulin
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purpose of polypeptides released from the gut
- control digestive processes
- enzyme secretion
- GI motility
- appetite control
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hormones released by the gut
- ghrelin
- secretin
- gastrin
- CCK
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properties of ghrelin
- produced by stomach
- stimulates GH release
- stimulates appetite
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properties of secretin
- secreted by stomach
- stimulates pancreatic HCO3 secretion into intestine --> raises pH of intestines to receive acidic food
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properties of gastrin
- synthesized by stomach epithelium
- stimulates gastric gland secretions and gastric motility
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properties of CCK
- synthesized by intestinal epithelium
- stimulates pancreatic enzyme secretion and gall bladder contraction (lipid digestion)
- decreases appetite
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why is growth well studied
- good indicator of the health of individuals and populations
- needed metric in aquaculture and fisheries modelling/management
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growth characteristics
- net result of anabolic and catabolic processes occurring in an organism over time
- determinate in mammals and birds
- indeterminate in most fish
- fish growth determined by genetic potential
- doesnt happen at a constant rate
- a change in length, or mass, over time
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common equation for calculating growth
SGR (%BM/day) = 100(ln final mass - ln initial mass) / days
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von bertalanaffy equation
Lt = Lmax (1-e^kt)
- Lt = length at point in time
- Lmax = max length attained by a species
- e = base of natural logarithms
- t = point in time
- k = growth rate coefficient
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methods to determine growth rates/age
- mark/recapture
- back calculation from rings on hard structures
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how is growth calculated from rings on hard structures
deposition of minerals as fish grows leaves growth rings
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structures used to calculate growth
- scales
- otoliths
- spines
- vertebrae
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how are scales used to determine growth
- fibroblast cells in the fibrillar plate region deposit collagen (protein) and CaCO3 (calcification)
- circuli
- due to faster growth in summer than winter circuli become closer to each other during winter forming an annulus
- age determined by counting annuli
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what are circuli
growth ridges on scales that form at a constant rate
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what is an annulus
cluster of dense circuli on scales
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how is age determined in cartilaginous fish
- centrum of vertebrae in some sharks
- spines (dorsal or pectoral fin) can be used
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how are otoliths used for aging
- small bones located in inner ear of bony fishes
- can be sectioned/polished
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methods to determine instantaneous growth rates
- RNA:DNA ratio
- phenylalanine flooding dose method
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what is RNA:DNA ratio
- determines instantaneous growth rate
- dna content is constant but rna content is a function of a fish's protein synthesis rate
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what is phenylalanine flooding dose method
- determines instantaneous growth rate
- inject fish with an excess of the 3H-phenylalanine and measure the incorporation of this radiolabel into muscle, other tissues, etc
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what is growth rate dependent on
- fish's energetic budget
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growth rate based on energetic budget equation
Gs + Gr = C - [(Mr + Ma + SDA) + (F + U)]
- C = rate of energy consumption
- Mr = standard metabolic rate
- Ma = metabolic rate increase due to activity
- SDA = metabolic rate increase due to specific dynamic action
- F + U = waste losses due to feces and urine rates
- Gs = somatic growth rate due to protein synthesis and lipid deposition
- Gr = growth rate due to gonad synthesis
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other factos that affect growth rate
- temperature
- hypoxia
- photoperiod/season
- compensatory growth
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what is compensatory growth
a phase of accelerated growth when favourable conditions are restored
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hormones that regulate growth
- IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor 1
- GH: growth hormone
- GHRH: growth hormone releasing hormone
- GHIH: growth hormone inhibitory hormone (somatostatin)
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what is myostatin
- polypeptide produced primarily by skeletal muscle cells that circulates in the blood and inhibits muscle growth
- ensures muscles do not get too large
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how is growth regulated in the hypothalamic-pituitary-growth axis
- environmental stimuli, stress, and endogenous rhythms stimulate cns
- cns releases neurotransmitters to hypothalamus
- hypothalamus releases GHRH
- GHRH triggers release of GH from pituitary
- GH triggers IGF-1 to release to target tissues
- buildup of IGF-1 and GH detected by liver makes negative feedback loop to release somatostatin and slow growth
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5 distinct periods of fish life history
- embryonic period
- larval period
- juvenile period
- adult period
- senescence
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what is the embryonic period
- developing fish dependent on nutrition from the mother
- yolk, placenta connection, maternal secretions
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what is the larval period
- begins with ability to capture food
- ends with development of axial skeleton, fins, and organ systems
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what is the juvenile period
- begins when fins and organ systems are fully formed
- change from larvae to juvenile may be metamorphosis
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what is the adult period
- begins when fish is reproductively mature
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what is senescence
- period when growth has mostly stopped
- gonads are degenerate and incapable of producing gametes
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phases of the embryonic period
- fertilization
- cleavage - egg phase
- embryo phase
- free embryo
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what happens during fertilization
- sperm penetrates the egg
- chorion stiffens due to process called water hardening
- protects fragile embryo
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what happens in cleavage-egg phase
- 1st cell until appearance of neural plate
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what happens in embryo phase
major organs appear until hatching
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what happens in free embryo phase
starts with hatching and ends when all yolk is absorbed and fish starts feeding
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types of eggs
- pelagic
- benthic
- glutinous
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what are pelagic eggs
- neutrally buoyant due to oil globulet
- develop in the water column
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what are benthic eggs
laid by the female on the bottom
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what are glutinous eggs
attached to hard substrates on/attached to the bottom
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characteristics of the larval period
- begins at exogenous feeding, ends when formation of skeleton and organs are complete and median fin fold is gone
- typically transparent
- some have spines for protection
- eyes may be oddly shaped or on stalks
- many aid in buoyancy through high surface area, oil globules, watery tissues
- predation is heavy
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what is direct development
- at the start of exogenous feeding the fish is a miniature version of the adult
- no larval stage
- ex. sculpins
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characteristics of the juvenile period
- begins when organ systems and fins fully formed
- ends when sexually mature
- miniature adult
- rapid growth period
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types of feeding habits
- detritivore
- herbivore
- carnivore
- omnivore
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detritivore
consume freshly dead or partially decomposed organ material
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herbivore
eat plant-based material
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carnivore
feeding on other animals
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types of carnivores
- macrocarnivores
- microcarnivores
- parasites
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macrocarnivores
piscovorous fish and those that feed on crustaceans
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microcarnivores
feed on zooplankton, fish eggs
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parasites
feed on other fish without killing them
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omnivore
consume a variety of food types, usually opportunistic
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types of fish diets
- europhagous: mixed diet
- stenophagous: limited number of food sources
- monophagous: only one food source
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types of prey capture methods
- oral manipulators
- ram feeders
- suction feeders
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oral manipulator feeders
- use teeth to eat
- scraping, biting, gripping, grasping
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ram feeders
- take food with open mouth ramming food through mouth
- continuous swimmers that strain food
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suction feeders
- fish is stationary and creates inward directed water current by expansion of buccal cavity
- often combined with protrusible jaws
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types of mouth structures
- ancestral (plesiomorphic)
- advanced (apomorphic)
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ancestral (plesiomorphic) mouth structure
- firm jaws and sharp teeth
- immobile premaxilla and mobile maxilla
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advanced (apomorphic) jaw type
- mobile premaxilla and mobile maxilla
- premaxilla can swing ventrally and protrude
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advantages of advanced jaw type
- large gape relative to jaw size
- suction volume increased
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why can sharks protrude their jaws
upper jaw not fused to cranium
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where are teeth located in fish
- on jaws
- on lower part of mouth
- on tongue
- on palate
- pharyngeal teeth
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8 types of teeth
- canine
- villiform
- molariform
- cardiform
- incisor
- fused into beaks
- flattened triangular cutting teeth
- pharyngeal teeth
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canine teeth
conical teeth found at the corners of the mouth
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villiform teeth
generally small fine teeth but can become elongate
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molariform teeth
pavement-like cursing teeth, can be individual or form plates
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cardiform teeth
very fine pointed teeth
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incisor teeth
large teeth with flattened cutting surfaces for feeding on molluscs and crustaceans
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beak teeth
used for scraping algaae off corals
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flatted triangular cutting teeth
often serrated to aid in cutting action
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pharyngeal teeth
assist in holding prey and in many species have structural modifications for crushing, grinding, tearing
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what are gill rakers
inwardly directed bony or cartilaginous projections from gills
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gill rakers in piscivores
- short and stubby
- prevent prey from escaping
- descale prey
- protect gill filaments
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gill rakers in filter feeders
- long and thin
- closely spaced
- paddlefish, basking shark
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basking shark gill rakers
shed every autumn and regrow in spring
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palatal organ (pharyngeal pad)
- thick muscular pad on roof of pharynx in cyprinids
- involved in the selective retention of food particles inside the oropharyngeal cavity
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epibranchial organ
- a paired dorsal diverticulum at the posterior limit of the pharynx in certain microphagous fishes
- in all forms prominent gill rakers extend into the organ
- small food particles get trapped
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differences in digestive tract morphology depending on diet
- structure of mouth and teeth, gill rakers, pharynx, stomach, and length of intestine
- carnivorous fish: definite stomach (foregut)
- herbivorous fish: no stomach, extended midgut area
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relative gut length
- relative gut length RGL = gut / body length
- high RGL = species consuming detritus, algae
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stomach characteristics
- produces hydrochloric acid
- when stomach distends parasympathetic nervous stimulation of gastric glands which produce HCl and pepsinogen
- low pH converts inactive pepsinogen to active pepsin
- other enzymes secreted work on lipids, carbohydrates, and chitin
- if no stomach HCl or pepsin is formed in the gut
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which cells produce HCl
parietal cells
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which cells produce pepsinogen
chief cells
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where is bile produced
liver
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pancreas characteristics
- produces HCO3 which raises gut pH
- produces many digestive enzymes stored in inactive forms (zymogens)
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process when food enters pancreas
- food in the gut
- activation
- proteases produced by intestine
- converts trypsinogen into trypsin
- activates pancreas enzymes
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zymogens made by the pancreas
- proteases: protein breakdown
- amylases: starch breakdown
- chitinases: chitin breakdown
- lipases/co-lipases/phospholipases: lipid breakdown
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gall bladder
- stores bile
- emulsification to allow digestion by lipases and esterases
- neutralizes HCl from stomach
- maintains alkalinity of the gut pH
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intestine
- surface epithelial cells can produce a variety on enzymes that act on carbs and peptides
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enzymes produced by intestine epithelial cells to act on carbs
- B = insulin
- A = glucagon
- D = somatolactin
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what is specific dynamic action
increase in metabolic rate following the ingestion of a meal
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specific dynamic action
- integrates the sum of all energy expenditures involved in feeding
- includes a muscular mechanical component and the endogenous post-absorption of nutrients and digestion
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why is there a major influence on oxygen consumption with specific dynamic action
- energy requirements of biochemical transformation of food
- protein synthesis occurring in post-absorptive stage
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how does oxygen consumption change during specific dynamic action
- immediate spike in O2 consumption rate then slowly returns to normal
- spike smaller and return to baseline faster for small meals
- when in a hypoxic environment initial spike is smaller but it takes longer to return to baseline
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main fish mating systems
- semelparity
- iteroparity
- promiscuous reproduction (broadcast spawning)
- polygamy
- polygyny
- polyandry
- monogamy
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semelparity
only reproduce once
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iteroparity
individuals spawn two to several times in their life
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promiscuous reproduction (broadcast spawning)
- no obvious mate choice occurs
- large groups/multiple partners
- big mating aggregations
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polygamy
one sex has multiple partners
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polygyny
a few males get multiple female mates
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polyandry
one female mates with several males
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monogamy
fish live in pairs and stay together and mate
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alternative reproductive strategies
- sneaking in
- hermaphrodites
- all female reproduction
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sneaking reproductive strategies
- jack males: small precocious males that sneak in to breed with females
- satellite males: resemble females and sneak in to fertilize eggs
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forms of hermaphroditism
- synchronous
- sequential (protandrous and protogynous)
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synchronous hermaphroditism
- capable of releasing viable eggs and sperm in the same spawning
- least common
- when there are limited opportunities or time for spawning
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sequential hermaphroditism
- change sex over their life history
- protandrous: males first then change to females
- protogynous: females first
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types of all female reproduction
- gynogenetic females (parthogenesis)
- hybridogenetic females
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gynogenetic females
- females are 3N and so are eggs (no meiosis)
- sperm from males not required for fertilization
- only required to activate cell division
- only clones produced
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hybridogenetic females
- diploid
- all female haploid eggs
- paternal genes discarded at meiosis during gamete production
- eggs fertilized by another species by only females produced
- male contribution lost after one generation
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types of reproductive guilds
- non-guarders
- guarders
- bearers
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types of non-guarders
- open substrate spawners
- pelagic spawners
- benthic spawners
- brood hiders
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types of guarders
- substrate choosers: no nest construction
- nest spawners: cavity, plant material, bubbles
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oviparous
produce eggs that hatch outside the body
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types of bearers
- external (still oviparous): mouth, skin, forehead brooder
- internal (produce live young): internal fertilization, requires intromittent organ to deposit sperm
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types of internal bearers
- ovoviviparous: internal growth and fertilization but no additional nourishment from mother
- viviparous: maternal nourishment
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adpatations of viviparity
- trophotaeniae
- trophonemata
- intrauterine cannabilism or oophagy
- placental viviparity
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trophotaniae (goodeids)
fetal processes from gut or anus that increase absorbing surface and enhance absorption of nutrients from ovary
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trophonemata (rays)
- tufts of uterine epithelium that enter embryo through spiracle and pass into esophagus
- nutrients secreted enter gut of embryos
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placental viviparity (requiem sharks and hammerhead sharks)
- yolk sac placenta
- temporary association with maternal tissue
- appendiculae: vascular ridges that develop on yolk stalk and take up uterine milk
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sexual dimorphism traits
- size
- breeding tubercles/contact organs
- intromittent organs
- dichromatism (colour differences)
- some differences only at spawning
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fish testes
- usually paired and suspended in anterior body cavity by mesentaries called mesorchia
- smooth, white, up to 12% of BW
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male reproductive organs in chondrichthyes
- sperm travel through tubules before being released into urogenital sinus or stored in sperm sac
- sperm delivered to female through groove in claspers
- Leydig's gland: modified cells in the anterior kidney that secrete seminal fluid into the epididymus
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male reproductive organs in teleosts
- in most groups no connection between reproductive and urinary systems
- sperm move down sperm ducts and exit through a genital pore
- in some species sperm and urine enter into a common urogenital sinus
- in some species sperm are released into the body cavity and exit through a genital pore
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fish ovaries
- suspended by mesovarium
- usually paired
- large yellow organs, 30-70% BW
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female reproductive organs in chondrichthyes
- eggs released into body cavity (gymnovarian condition)
- enter the oviducts through a funnel (ostium) located anterior to the ovaries
- reach shell gland where fertilization occurs
- horny shell (oviparous) or membrane (viviparous) is secreted
- posterior portion of oviduct can be enlarged to serve as a uterus
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female reproductive organs in non-teleost osteichthyes
- gymnovarian condition
- eggs released into body cavity
- enter oviduct through funnel
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female reproductive organs in teleosts
- oviducts continuous with outer tissue layers of the ovaries (cystovarian condition)
- eggs exit through genital pore located between anus and urinary pore
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factors that control reproduction
- photoperiod
- temperature
- hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad axis
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brain/hypothalamus control of reproduction
GnRH gonadotropin releasing hormone
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pituitary gland control of reproduction
- gonadotropins: GtH (FSH and LH)
- stimulate gonadal development and secretion of steroids
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gonad control of reproduction
gonadal steroid hormones
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gonadal steroid hormones
- estrogen/estrodiol: stimulates production of vitellogenin
- progestin: stimulated by LH - oocyte maturation
- androgens: secondary sexual characters, behaviour
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where are sperm produced
- seminiferous tubules in bony fish
- spermatic ampullae (cavities) in sharks and agnathans
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how do sperm cells develop
- develop in association with Sertoli cells whose function is stimulated by FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)
- Leydig cells produce androgenic steroid hormones after being stimulated by leutenizing hormone (LH)
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steps of sperm production
- spermatogonium (2n) undergoes mitoses to become spermatocytes (2n)
- spermatocytes undergo meioses to become spermatids (1n)
- spermatids undergo differentiation to become spermatozoans (1n)
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oogenesis
the process by which primordial germ cells produce oocytes that become ready to be fertilized eggs
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6 stages of oocyte development
- oogonia proliferation
- chromatin nucleolus stage
- primary growth
- secondary growth
- oocyte maturation
- ovulation
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oogonia proliferation stage
- stem cells in the germinal epithelium undergo mitoic division
- frequently form nest cells
- oogonia are surrounded by pre-follicle cells
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chromatin nucleolus stage
- meiosis I starts
- follicle still not completely formed
- nucleoli can be seen on periphery of the nucleus
- process of meiosis arrested prior to completion
- oocyte still within germinal epithelium
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primary growth stage of oocyte development
- oocyte covered by a full layer of follicular cells
- has one to many nucleoli (PGon and PGpn)
- oocyte contains balbiani bodies, cortical alveoli (food for embryo), and oil droplets
- zona pellucida develops between ooxyte and follicular cells
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secondary growth stage (vitellogenesis)
- stimulated by estrogen
- uptake of vitellogenin (complex glycophospholipoprotein produced by liver) by the oocyte
- vitellogenin transformed into lipoprotein and protein yolk stored in yolk globules
- further accumulation of oil droplets
- oocyte increases dramatically in size
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oocyte maturation
- morphological and physiological changes to oocyte
- nucleus takes an eccentric position, migrates to periphery and breaks down - first meiotic division is completed
- egg gets bigger due to hydration of egg
- oil droplets fuse to become oil globules and eventually form one oil globule in marine eggs
- meiosis I is completed
- cells arrest at metaphase of 2nd meiotic division
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ovulation
- shared basement membrane, follicle cells, and overlying germinal epithelium break
- creates opening through which oocyte moves into ovary lumen
- post-ovulatory follicle complex is left
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what happens in ovulation doesn't occur
- oocytes undergo atresia
- process of degeneration and removal of oocytes from the ovary
- nutrients may be reabsorbed
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differences in fish eyes compared to mammals
- lens is round and cannot change shape
- eyes generally positioned laterally but protrudes and eyes bulge
- very few fish with eyelids but have other structures to protect the eye
- pupil is usually round or elliptical and can't change size
- many structural adaptations
- some fish have vestigial eyes
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how fish lens work
- generally round and cannot change shape
- some elasmobranchs have elliptical lens
- focus achieved by moving position of lens not changing shape
- very high refractive index = light bending ability
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fish eye position
- laterally (side of head)
- lens protrudes through pupilar opening in the iris
- eye bulges from the body
- large field of view to almost behind animal
- binocular vision in front
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protective eye structures
- cornea has 4 layers to protect the lens
- spectacle for fish that live on sandy/silty bottoms
- sharks have nictitating membrane and roll eye into sockets
- some rays have eye-flap pupillary operculum - not protective but increases sensitivity to movement in the visual field
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fish pupil
- mostly round or elliptical
- fixed (cannot change size)
- in many elasmobranchs it can be a slit or crescent shape and can change in size
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eye structural adaptations
- positioned forward
- directed upward
- on short stalks
- divided into aerial and aquatic vision
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parts of the anterior eye
- cornea
- iris
- lens
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cornea
- made of 4 tissue layers and normally clear
- can have some patches of changeable colouration to eliminate short wavelength light
- sclera clear in area of cornea
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sclera
- aka sclerotic coat
- tough connective tissue layer that goes around the entire eye
- can be strengthened by scleral ossicles or cartilage
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iris
- elipsoid in most fish
- usually incapable of movement for light regulation
- some have contractile irises
- pupil: gap in the iris
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lens
- generally round and cannot change shape
- composed of 50% protein and usually clear but can have some colour
- muscle attached to bottom of eye moves lens to focus
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how do fish focus eyes
- muscle attached to bottom layer of eye contracts/relaxes
- moves lens closer or further away from retina
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difference in teleost and elasmobranch focusing
- teleosts: retractor muscle pulls lens inward towards retina
- elsamobranchs: protractor muscle pulls lens outward
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parts of the posterior eye
- sclera
- argentea (stratum argenteum)
- choroid
- tapetum lucidum
- retina
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argentea (stratum argenteum)
- stops light from entering the eye through its walls
- important for fish with transluscent tissues around eye
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choroid
- highly vascularized region between sclera and retina
- supplies blood to retina (highly metabolic tissue)
- enhances visual sensitivity under low light conditions
- expanded in back of eye to form choroid body or gland associated with a rete mirable since metabolically active eye needs blood with a lot of ATP
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tapetum lucidum
- highly reflective layer of choroid or retina
- guanine crystals reflect light that has passed through visual cells back to system
- adaptation for dim light conditions
- pigment cells can migrate forward to reduce reflectivity
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retina
- light sensitive part of the eye
- photoreceptors that contain pigments that absorb light (rods and cones)
- functions over range of light intensity
- accommodation to light intensity by structural changes
- pigmental absorption of light stimulates rods/cones to send electrical impulses to the optic nerve
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rods vs cones
- rods: only detect light intensity, black and white vision, low light
- cones: bright light, colour vision, three types with different colour reception
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structural changes in retina to accommodate light intensity
- retinomotor migration of rods, cones, and melanin granules in pigment epithelium
- takes about 30 minutes
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olfaction process
- stimulation of sensory receptors in olfactory organ
- olfactory nerve I
- olfactory bulb
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olfactory organs
- found in sacs or pits connected to external surface by nares/nostrils
- anterior portion of head
- usually bilateral
- has incurrent and excurrent nares for water to flow through
- pits/sacs lined with olfactory epithelium with olfactory receptors
- folding of olfactory epithelium forms olfactory rosette
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olfactory epithelium
- ciliated non-receptor cells, receptor cells, supporting cells, and mucous cells
- ciliated cells move water
- olfactory sensitivity related to area of olfactory epithelium and density of receptor cells
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olfactory receptor cells
- olfactory receptor neurons
two types: ciliated and microvillis
- odorants bind to receptors on microvilli and cilia
- send a slender cylindrical dendrite toward the surface of the epithelium
- directly connected with the olfactory bulb by its axon
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taste
detects dilute solutions by contact mostly for food detection
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location of taste
- cutaneous taste buds on exterior surfaces innervated by facial nerve VII
- internal taste buds innervated by glossopharyngeal IX and vagus X nerve
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acusticolateralis system
- senses sounds, vibrations, and other displacements of water
- involved in hearing, equilibrium, balance, and orientation in 3d space
- includes inner ear, swim bladder, lateral-line mechanoreceptors
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parts of the inner ear
- dorsal part (pars superior)
- ventral part (pars inferior)
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dorsal part of the ear (pars superior)
- 3 semi-circular canal oriented in vertical, horizontal, and lateral planes
- ultricus with small otolith (ear stone)
- functions in equilibrium and balance
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ventral part of the ear (pars inferior)
- sacculus
- lagena
- corresponding otoliths
- sound detection/hearing
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how does equilibrium and balance work
- 3 semicircular canals filled with lymph and detect changes in pitch, yaw, rotation, or acceleration
- each SC has an ampulla with hair cells and a gelatinous cupula that partially blocks the canal
- when fish moves in any direction endolymph moves and bends cupula which is sensed by hair cells that send nerve impulses to balance/equilibrium centre of the medulla
- integration of info from all three ampulla allow proper motor responses of the fish
- ultricus is believed to be main gravistatic organ in fish
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hearing structures
otolithic organs in pars inferior (lagena and sacculus)
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how fish hear
- otoliths in gelatinous medium that separates them from sensory macula with many hair cells
- when sound vibrations reach a fish body is moved by water but otoliths are dense and movement lags behind
- otolith movement causes gelatinous medium to move and movement is detected by hair cells
- each hair cell has 2 types of cilia: kinicilium and sterocilia
- movement of sterocilia toward kinocilium increases firing of afferent nerves which is processed by brain as hearing
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how can swim bladder be used to improve hearing
- gas is more compressible than water and pulsates when exposed to sound
- can use pulsation of swim bladder wall
- need to have a otophysic connection between swim bladder and inner ear
- weberian ossicles: 4 small bones extending from swim bladder to skull
- direct extensions of gas bladder to back of skull
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function of the lateral line
- detect water movements around fish including velocity and direction
- used to detect prey, school, and avoid obstacles
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morphology of lateral line
- canal pores open to environment
- neuromasts (similar to ampullae of semicircular canals) lie between canal pores
- canal full of endolymph
- movement of endolymph moves cupula and bends cilia of hair cells
- movement of lymph stimulates neuromasts
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what are electroreceptors
- allow fish to perceive electric and magnetic fields
- detect difference in voltage between skin and where receptor is located
- present in lampreys, elasmobranchs, a few teleosts
- often concentrated in head area
- uses: prey detection, navigation, communication
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types of electroreceptors
- ampullary
- tuberous
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ampullary electroreceptors
- external pit organs
- used in fish that use passive electroreception
- sense low frequency stimuli
- filled with mucopolysaccharide gel
- ampullae of lorenzini in chondrichthyes
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tuberous electroreceptors
- no opening to the exterior
- found in lampreys and species involved in active electroreception
- sensitive to high frequency stimuli
- located in epidermis
- first thought to be taste or mechanoreceptors
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electrical communication
- found in knifefish and elephant-nose fish and catfish = weakly electric fish
- some fish use electricity to stun prey - called strongly electric fish
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how does electrical communication work
- electrical organ discharge produced by modified muscle cells (erythrocytes) in the tail region
- discharge in response to stimulation from spinal motor nerve
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types of electrical communication
- pulse type: short impulses separated by gaps (clickers)
- wave type: produces continuous waveform (hummers)
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why do fish modify amplitude, frequency, pulse length, interpulse duration of electrical signals
- species-specific nature of discharge
- provides info about sex, size, maturation state, location, distance, individual identification
- altered by hormones
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function of electrical communication
- agonistic behaviour (territoriality)
- reproductive behaviour/courtship
- electrolocation
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how do fish communicate visually
- movements of body structures
- changes in posture
- changes in colour
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how do fish change colour
- pigments in chromatophores
- located in dermis and sometimes epidermis
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types of pigments
- melanins: dark colouration
- carotenoids: lipid-soluble, yellow to red
- pteridines: water-soluble, bright yellows and reds
- phycocyanins: blue
- purines: guanine, silvery skin
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types of colour displays
- static
- dynamic
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static colour displays
- don't change or change slowly
- informs about species, sex, reproductive condition, danger
- hormones important
- sex steroids, MSH, MCH
- changes in number of chromatophores
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dynamic colour displays
- rapid change
- exposure of coloured concealed areas
- under nervous/hormonal control
- noradrenaline, adrenaline, acetylcholine
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light production in deep-sea fish
- bioluminescence (depends on enzyme luciferase)
- found in photophores with and without symbiotic bacteria
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how many fish can produce sound
50 families
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mechanisms of sound production
- stridulation
- release of gas from swim bladder or anus
- drumming
- hydrodynamic production
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stridulation
- grinding or rubbing together of skeletal parts
- clicks, scratches
- 100-8000Hz
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drumming
- using muscles attached to swim bladder from skull or vertebrae or are incorporated into swim bladder wall
- up to 1000Hz
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hydrodynamic sound production
- when a fish quickly changes direction or velocity
- restles or roars
- low frequency
- schooling
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purpose of sound production
- reproductive behaviours: mate attraction, timing of gamete release
- agonistic behaviours: territory defense, fighting
- warning/release responses: startle predator
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chemical communication
involves release and reception of pheromones by gustation or olfaction
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pheromone
- chemical substance secreted externally that influences the physiology or behaviour of other animals of the same species
- amino acids, bile salts, nucleotides, gonadal steroids
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functions of chemical communication
- reproductive cues: recognize mates/young, courtship
- marking territory
- alarm substances
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how do alarm substances work
- H3NO
- catfishes, characins, knifefishes
- produced in epidermal alarm cells of head and anterior body following injury
- sends message to schoolmates and other closely related species to take escape actions
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