Habitat selection and phenotypic diversity in the anchovy of the Bay of Biscay

Type Poster
Date 2016
Language English
Other localization http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/ASCExtended2016/Lists/ASC%20program/DispForm.aspx?ID=723&ContentTypeId=0x010200764629382645E44986CDA10DB22415D4
Author(s) Petitgas PierreORCID1, Grellier Patrick1, Leseur Floriane1, 3, Lenfant Philippe2
Meeting ICES Annual Science Conference. ICES CM 2016/C:287
Keyword(s) allozymes, otoliths, habitats, spatial distribution, anchovy
Abstract Diversity among individuals in a population is an important feature linking vital rates with behaviour and spatial occupation. We measured the growth increments in the otolith of individual fishes collected on the annual fisheries survey PELGAS from 2001 to 2015. Individuals who grew larger at juvenile stage occupied later in life more off-shore habitats. Further, we analysed the allozymes of 13 different loci from 2001 to 2006. Alleles of the enzyme IDH showed different frequencies in inshore and offshore habitats. The population spatially segregates along a coast to off-shore gradient with individuals showing different early growth and allele frequencies. Results show how individuals in a population segregate spatially in different habitats in relation with phenotypic diversity. This implies modelling the population with individual-based and physiological approaches to fully grasp its dynamics. It also implies developing management strategies to conserve infra-population diversity as a means to garantee the occupation of the full range of habitats.
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Petitgas Pierre, Grellier Patrick, Leseur Floriane, Lenfant Philippe (2016). Habitat selection and phenotypic diversity in the anchovy of the Bay of Biscay. ICES Annual Science Conference. ICES CM 2016/C:287. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00353/46379/