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Clutch Size, but Not Growth Rate, Differs Between Genetically Well-Mixed Populations of the Mysid Neomysis americana (S.I. Smith, 1873) in Chesapeake Bay Tributaries with Differing Water Quality

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  • Journal Title:
    Estuaries and Coasts
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  • NOAA Program & Office:
    Sea Grant
  • Sea Grant Program:
    MDU (Maryland Sea Grant)
  • Description:
    Small crustaceans, such as the mysid Neomysis americana (S.I. Smith 1873), are a central component of coastal food webs and, while generally tolerant of a wide-range of environmental conditions, can be negatively affected by poor water quality. In this study, daily growth rates (GRD) and clutch size metrics of N. americana collected during the early and late summer of 2018–2019 were evaluated for the Choptank and Patuxent rivers, major tributaries of Chesapeake Bay known to exhibit different oxygenation regimes. Genetic variation in the mitochondrial CO1 locus was assessed to evaluate the potential intraspecific genetic structure within Chesapeake Bay. CO1 haplotype network analysis, phylogenetic analysis, and analysis of molecular variance revealed no genetic differences between Choptank and Patuxent river populations, with all Chesapeake Bay individuals belonging to a single genetic lineage (lineage C), of the N. americana cryptic species complex. Total and size-specific clutch size were approximately 18% and 53% higher, respectively, in the normoxic Choptank River during the early summer. Embryos within the marsupium, corrected for clutch size and female length, were consistently larger in the Choptank River during later larval development stages. Size-specific clutch size showed correlations with bottom water dissolved oxygen concentration (positive) and water temperature (negative). GRD did not differ between rivers or seasonally but juveniles grew twice as fast as adults. Given that all individuals genotyped from both rivers belonged to lineage C of the N. americana cryptic species complex, it is hypothesized that bottom water hypoxia (rather than genetic differentiation) is responsible for reduced clutch size in the Patuxent River. Our findings build on other recent work by providing evidence of a direct, negative relationship between hypoxia and local population dynamics of N. americana, a key ecological component of Chesapeake Bay’s food web.
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  • Source:
    Estuaries and Coasts 47, 2455–2472 (2024)
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  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    Grant no. NA18OAR4170070
  • Place as Subject:
    Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
  • Rights Information:
    Accepted Manuscript
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    Submitted
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:4c1cbe4c5783c9e0a78381599edcc9e08245a53fcf8a20f07abde3de342315494515d9d959734f81b89734c13021610754973921299d49d3a113f1a972798efe
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