Effects of ocean acidification on embryonic respiration and development of a temperate wrasse living along a natural CO2gradient | Zendy

Carlo Cattano | Zendy; Folco Giomi | Zendy; Marco Milazzo | Zendy

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Effects of ocean acidification on embryonic respiration and development of a temperate wrasse living along a natural CO₂gradient

Author(s) -

Carlo Cattano,

Folco Giomi,

Marco Milazzo

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cov073

Subject(s) - biology , ocean acidification , hatching , phenotypic plasticity , wrasse , ecology , environmental change , offspring , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , climate change , pregnancy , genetics

We assessed rising CO2 effects on metabolism and development of a nesting wrasse by reciprocal transplant experiments in the field. Offspring brooded under different CO2 conditions exhibited similar responses. However, embryos from High-CO2 site were resilient to a wider range of pCO2 levels than those belonging to current-day conditions.

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