National Research Council - Institute of Marine Science, Largo Fiera della Pesca, 60125, Ancona, Italy.
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy.
Sci Rep. 2017 Dec 1;7(1):16781. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16894-1.
This work aims to provide deeper knowledge on reproductive biology of P. kerathurus in a multidisciplinary way. Upon 789 examined females, 285 were found inseminated. The logistic equation enabled to estimate the size at first maturity at 30.7 mm CL for female. The Gono-Somatic Index (GSI) showed a pronounced seasonality, ranged from 0.80 ± 0.34 to 11.24 ± 5.72. Histological analysis highlighted five stages of ovarian development. Gonadal fatty acids analysis performed with gas chromatograph evidenced a pronounced seasonal variation; total lipids varied from 1.7% dry weight (dw) in Winter, to 7.2% dw in Summer. For the first time, a chemometric approach (Principal Component Analysis) was applied to relate GSI with total lipid content and fatty acid composition of gonads. The first two components (PC1 and PC2) showed that seasonality explained about 84% of the variability of all data set. In particular, in the period February-May, lipids were characterized by high PUFAs content, that were probably utilized during embryogenesis as energy source and as constituent of the cell membranes. During the summer season, gonads accumulated saturated FAs, that will be used during embryogenesis and early larval stages, while in the cold season total lipids decreased drastically and the gonad reached a quiescent state.
本研究旨在从多学科角度深入了解 P. kerathurus 的生殖生物学。在检查的 789 只雌性中,有 285 只被发现受精。逻辑方程估计出雌性初次成熟的体长为 30.7mm CL。性腺体指数(GSI)显示出明显的季节性,范围从 0.80±0.34 到 11.24±5.72。组织学分析突出了卵巢发育的五个阶段。用气相色谱仪对性腺脂肪酸进行分析表明存在明显的季节性变化;总脂质在冬季的干重(dw)中变化为 1.7%,夏季的 dw 为 7.2%。这是首次应用化学计量学方法(主成分分析)将 GSI 与性腺总脂质含量和脂肪酸组成相关联。前两个成分(PC1 和 PC2)表明,季节变化解释了所有数据集变异性的约 84%。特别是在 2 月至 5 月期间,脂质的多不饱和脂肪酸(PUFAs)含量较高,这些脂肪酸可能在胚胎发生过程中用作能量来源和细胞膜的组成部分。在夏季,性腺积累了饱和脂肪酸(FAs),这些脂肪酸将在胚胎发生和早期幼虫阶段被利用,而在寒冷季节,总脂质急剧减少,性腺进入静止状态。