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Reproduction & Life Histories Flashcards

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aspects of reproduction

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  • gender systems
  • sexual characteristics
  • mating systems
  • spawning behaviors
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semelparous reproduction

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  • typically diadromous
  • all your eggs in one basket
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diadromous

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migrate between marine or freshwater

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pros/cons to semelparous reproduction

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great reproductive output but subject to environmental variance

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examples of semelparous fish

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  • Salmon
  • Lamprey
  • Eels
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iteroparous reproduction

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  • most fish
  • evens out variance in reproductive success
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pros/ cons to iteroparous reproduction

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have a resonable output but it is spread over time

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gonochoristic gender systems

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  • chromosomal
  • 98% of fishes
  • male heterogametic (XY)
  • female heterogametic (ZW)
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heterophroditism gender systems

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  • simultaneous
  • protandrous or protogynous
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protandrous

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first male and then changes to female

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protogynous

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  • most common
  • first female and then changes to male
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unisexuality

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  • gynogenesis
  • hybridogenesis
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gynogenesis

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  • reduced genetic variability
  • no males needed
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hybridogenesis

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hybrid passes only genome that matches the one it backcrosses to

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examples of simultaneous hermaphrodites

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  • killifish
  • hamlets
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examples of protandrous sequential hermaphrodites

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Pomacentridae

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examples of protogynous sequential hermaphrodites

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17 marine families

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example of clown anemone fishes

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  • groups of 2 large & several smaller individuals
  • largest is active female, next largest active male, remainder are inactive males
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another name for unisexuality

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parthenogenesis

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20
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gynogenesis in unisexuality

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sperm activates development of egg but no genetic transfer occurs

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21
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hybridogenesis in unisexuality

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fertilization occurs & true hybrids are formed

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subsequent miosis

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male chromosomes are lost

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primary sexual characteristics

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features involved with copulation or parental care

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examples of primary sexual characteristics

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  • poeciliidae pelvic fins form gonopodium
  • male sharks & skates have claspers
  • male seahorses have pouch for parental care
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secondary sexual characteristics

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  • exclusive or differential
  • appear or maturation
  • associated with breeding season
  • enhances fitness but not survival
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characteristics of sexual dimorphism

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  • body size, fins
  • color
  • swelling and growth of body features
  • tubercles
  • body ornament
  • electric signals
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tubercles

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bumps of keratinized epithelium

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example of fish with mass release of eggs

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  • sticklebacks
  • livebearers
  • herrings
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2 types of polygamy

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  • polygyny
  • polyandry
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polygyny

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male animal has more than one female mate

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example of polygyny fish

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polyandry

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female animal has more than one male mate

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example of polyandry fish

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monogamy

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fish pair up together

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examples of monogamy fish

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butterfly fish

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non-guarder spawning behaviors

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broadcast spawners

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broadcast spawners

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  • widely dispersed
  • buoyant
  • high fecundity & mortality
  • mass spawning groups
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benthic spawners spawning behaviors

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demersal or adhesive eggs

39
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brood hiders spawning behaviors

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  • benthic
  • crevice spawners
  • invertebrates
  • annual fishes
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guarders spawning behaviors

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  • substrate choosers
  • nest spawners
  • froth nests
  • cavity nesters
  • anemone nesters
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substrate choosers

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male cleans substrate before enticing female

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nest spawners

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  • cavity or pit
  • eggs laid, inseminated, & guarded
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froth nests

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  • bubble nest for eggs
  • eggs developed in air bubbles
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bearers spawning behaviors

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  • externally hold eggs on outside of bodies
  • internal fertilization is female only with a small number of young
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ovovivparity

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  • eggs without supplemental nutrition
  • only yolk is available but eggs are retained by the female for some time
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viviparity

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young get supplemental nutrition during development

47
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viviparity in chondrichthyes

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  • few large young
  • uterine milk secretions taken up by a stalk of the yolk sac analogous to umbilical cord
  • oophagy
  • embryonic cannibalization
  • placental viviparity
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viviparity in poeciliidae

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  • vascularized pericaridal tissue loops around neck of embryo & maintains contact with ovarian wall
  • other species feed on yolk sacs
49
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viviparity in goodeidae

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  • Trophotaenia
  • nutrition
  • respiration
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trophotaenia

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outgrowth of intestine that maintains contact with the ovarian wall

51
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alternative life histories in anglerfish

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parasitic males

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cuckoldry

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early maturation of males, big testes in small fish

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aspects of life histories

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  • fecundity
  • fertilization
  • early life history
  • age & growth
  • senescence
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fecundity

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  • egg size
  • parental care
  • body size
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fertilization

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female provides egg with yolk & materials that drive early development & proliferation

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animal pole

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top portion that becomes embryo

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vegetative pole

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where yolk is concentrated

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external fertilization

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gametes viable for a short time

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internal fertilization

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sperm storage

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early life history

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  • embryonic period
  • larval period
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embryonic period

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development entirely dependent on nutrition provided by mother

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larval period

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  • hatches from egg
  • ability to capture food
  • swim-up stage
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indirect development

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larval stage with distinct metamorphosis

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direct development

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larval stage brief or not definable

65
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age & growth

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  • indeterminate
  • size classes
  • scales
  • otoliths
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senescent period

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  • growth has stopped
  • gonads degenerate
67
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why are fish so long-lived?

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  • reduced mortality = delayed senescence
  • intermediate growth = potential for increased fecundity with age = delayed senescence

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