Acta Biologica Hungarica
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Volume 64: Issue 4
Impact of environmental and genetic factors on the scale shape of zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton 1822): A geometric morphometric study
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Á. Staszny

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Enikő Havas Szent István University Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Páter K. út 1 Gödöllő H-2100 Hungary

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R. Kovács Szent István University Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Environmental & Landscape Management Páter K. út 1 Gödöllő H-2100 Hungary

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B. Urbányi Szent István University Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Environmental & Landscape Management Páter K. út 1 Gödöllő H-2100 Hungary

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G. Paulovits Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute Klebelsberg Kuno út 3 Tihany H-8237 Hungary

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Dóra Bencsik Szent István University Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Environmental & Landscape Management Páter K. út 1 Gödöllő H-2100 Hungary

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Á. Ferincz University of Pannonia Department of Limnology Egyetem u. 10 Veszprém H-8201 Hungary

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T. Müller Szent István University Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Environmental & Landscape Management Páter K. út 1 Gödöllő H-2100 Hungary

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A. Specziár Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute Klebelsberg Kuno út 3 Tihany H-8237 Hungary

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Katalin Bakos Szent István University Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Environmental & Landscape Management Páter K. út 1 Gödöllő H-2100 Hungary

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Zs. Csenki Szent István University Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Environmental & Landscape Management Páter K. út 1 Gödöllő H-2100 Hungary

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462–475
Online Publication Date:
25 Nov 2013
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2013
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/abiol.64.2013.4.6
Keywords:
Landmark-based geometric morphometrics; phenotypic plasticity; shape analysis
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Intraspecific morphological variability may reflect either genetic divergence among groups of individuals or response of individuals to environmental circumstances within the frame of phenotypic plasticity. Several studies were able to discriminate wild fish populations based on their scale shape. Here we examine whether the variations in the scale shape in fish populations could be related to genetic or environmental factors, or to both of them. In the first experiment, two inbred lines of zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton 1822) reared under identical environmental conditions were compared. Secondly, to find out what effect environmental factors might have, offsprings were divided into two groups and reared on different diets for 12 weeks. Potential recovery of scales from an environmental effect was also assessed. Experimental groups could successfully be distinguished according to the shape of scales in both experiments, and the results showed that both genetic and environmental factors may notably influence scale shape. It was concluded that scale shape analysis might be used as an explanatory tool to detect potential variability of environmental influences impacting genetically homogeneous groups of fish. However, due to its sensitivity to environmental heterogeneity, the applicability of this technique in identifying intraspecific stock membership of fish could be limited.

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