Impact of wave exposure on seasonal morphological and reproductive responses of the intertidal limpet <i>Fissurella crassa</i> (Mollusca: Archaegastropoda)

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dc.contributor.authorPulgar, Jose
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Marcos
dc.contributor.authorDelgadillo, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Ines
dc.contributor.authorBenitez, Samanta
dc.contributor.authorMorales, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorMolina, Pilar
dc.contributor.authorAldana, Marcela
dc.contributor.authorPulgar, Victor Manuel
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T00:06:52Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T00:06:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractIntertidal organisms have long been considered an ideal system to quantify how physical variations determine differential energy allocations in specimens inhabiting environmental gradients such as exposure to wave action. In habitats with differential intertidal wave exposure (sheltered, Sh; and exposed, E) seasonal gonadal and foot weight variations and their associations with exposure and food availability (algae abundance) were determined in the keyhole limpet Fissurella crassa. Gonadal weight is used as a measure of reproduction allocation whereas foot weight is an indirect indicator of energy allocation to survival. RNA:DNA ratio in limpets obtained from Sh and E habitats during the two different seasons was used as an indicator of biosynthetic capability. Our results indicate that algae abundance in E sites was higher in summer and lower in winter compared to Sh sites. In E sites the muscular foot weight of limpet was higher in summer in contrast to Sh sites where F. crassa muscular foot weight of limpet was higher in winter. Gonadal weight in Sh sites was higher in summer and remained constant in winter; whereas in E sites gonadal weight was lower in summer and higher in winter. RNA:DNA ratios indicate that regardless of intertidal wave exposure, F. crassa showed higher biosynthetic capability in summer. Energetic allocation in animals that inhabit sheltered intertidal habitats would support constant allocation towards reproduction. In contrast, animals that inhabit exposed habitats may favour seasonally reproduction allocation at expense of survival.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0025315412000173
dc.identifier.eissn1469-7769
dc.identifier.issn0025-3154
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315412000173
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/101877
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000310256600015
dc.issue.numero7
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final1601
dc.pagina.inicio1595
dc.revistaJournal of the marine biological association of the united kingdom
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectshell morphology
dc.subjectRNA:DNA ratio
dc.subjectenergetic trade-off
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.titleImpact of wave exposure on seasonal morphological and reproductive responses of the intertidal limpet <i>Fissurella crassa</i> (Mollusca: Archaegastropoda)
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen92
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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