Development of non-lethal monitoring of stable isotopes in asp (Leuciscus aspius): a comparison of muscle, fin and scale tissues

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• 作者：M. Vašek ; L. Vejřík ; I. Vejříková ; M. Šmejkal ; R. Baran ; M. Muška…
• 关键词：Fin clips ; Fish scales ; Fractionation ; Non ; lethal sampling ; Stable isotopes ; Threatened species
• 刊名：Hydrobiologia
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：785
• 期：1
• 页码：327-335
• 全文大小：614 KB
• 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
• 刊物主题：Life Sciences
  Hydrobiology
  Ecology
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-5117
• 卷排序：785

文摘

We explored whether fin clips and scales can be used as potential non-lethal alternatives to muscle tissue for examining the isotopic composition of asp Leuciscus aspius, a locally threatened freshwater species. Dorsal fin clips, scales and muscle plugs were collected from two asp populations and subsequently analysed for nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes. Both fins and scales were consistently depleted in 15N and enriched in 13C relative to muscle. A linear regression found that the isotope values in asp fins and scales were significantly related to those in the muscle tissue. These results indicate that fins and scales have the potential to be a substitute for muscle in stable isotope studies of asp, thus providing a non-destructive sampling method for this species. Nevertheless, to determine reliable conversion factors between tissues, a subset of individuals covering a sufficiently wide range of body sizes may need to be sacrificed for any given population.