Fatty acids in an iteroparous fish: variable complexity, identity, and phenotypic correlates
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Fatty acids in an iteroparous fish: variable complexity, identity, and phenotypic correlates

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  • Journal Title:
    Canadian Journal of Zoology
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    Sea Grant
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    ILIN (Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant)
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    Ecologists often focus on summarized composition when assessing complex, multivariate phenotypes such as fatty acids. Increasing complexity in fatty acid composition may offer benefits to individuals that may not be recognized by assessing mean fatty acid identity. We quantified fatty acid identity and complexity in the egg and muscle of spawning female yellow perch (Perca flavescens (Mitchill, 1814)) exposed to three overwinter thermal regimes (4, 8, and 13 °C) to evaluate (i) thermal regulation of fatty acid complexity, (ii) fatty acid complexity and identity differences between female muscle and eggs, and (iii) relationships between fatty acid complexity and egg traits. Temperature did not alter fatty acid complexity in either tissue. Muscle contained an even distribution of 12 abundant polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), while eggs exhibited a simpler phenotype of eight compounds. Fatty acid complexity in female muscle was positively correlated with potential indicators of egg quality, including size and lipid content. Preferential allocation of fatty acids to eggs by females likely contributed to a simple phenotype dominated by PUFA precursors and energy sources, while muscle represented a more complex fatty acid phenotype. Recognizing complexity could elucidate variation in reproductive condition among individuals, while identifying patterns in fatty acid allocation among populations.
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    Canadian Journal of Zoology, 96(8), 859-868
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    0008-4301;1480-3283;
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    Canadian Science Publishing
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