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Nucleic acids as indicators of nutritional condition in the Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus

2001; Inter-Research; Volume: 211; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps211235

1616-1599

P.J. Parslow-Williams, RJA Atkinson, A. C. Taylor,

Marine and fisheries research

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 211:235-243 (2001) - doi:10.3354/meps211235 Nucleic acids as indicators of nutritional condition in the Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus P. J. Parslow-Williams1, R. J. A. Atkinson2, A. C. Taylor1,* 1Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences, Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, United Kingdom 2University Marine Biological Station Millport, Isle of Cumbrae KA28 OEG, Scotland, United Kingdom *Corresponding author. E-mail: a.taylor@bio.gla.ac.uk ABSTRACT: Changes in nucleic acid concentration of the gill, hepatopancreas and abdominal muscle tissue of the Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus (L.) were examined after 6 and 12 wk of starvation. Significant decreases in RNA concentration, RNA:protein ratio and RNA:DNA ratio were recorded in abdominal muscle tissue following starvation, but not in gill or hepatopancreas tissue. Samples of abdominal muscle tissue were taken from lobsters from 2 sites in the Clyde Sea area, Scotland. These were south of Ailsa Craig, where N. norvegicus are thought to be nutritionally limited as a result of the high population densities that occur in this area, and south of Little Cumbrae island, where population density is lower. Evidence of nutritional limitation was provided by nucleic acid analysis which showed that the RNA concentration, RNA:protein ratio and RNA:DNA ratio of lobsters from south of Ailsa Craig were significantly lower than in lobsters of equivalent size from south of Little Cumbrae. Further studies demonstrated that animals from each site were capable of obtaining nucleic acid levels similar to those at the other site after a few weeks when exposed to different feeding regimes. KEY WORDS: Norway lobster · Nephrops · RNA · DNA · Feeding Full text in pdf format PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 211. Online publication date: February 14, 2001 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2001 Inter-Research.