Invertebrate muscle performance at high latitude: swimming activity in the Antarctic scallop, Adamussium colbecki
Bailey, David M.; Johnston, Ian A.; Peck, Lloyd S. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3479-6791.
2005
Invertebrate muscle performance at high latitude: swimming activity in the Antarctic scallop, Adamussium colbecki.
Polar Biology, 28 (6).
464-469.
10.1007/s00300-004-0699-9
Abstract/Summary
The escape swimming performance of the Antarctic scallop, Adamussium colbecki, was measured in animals acclimated for 6 weeks to –1, 0 or 2°C and tested at –1.5 to +1.5°C. Clap duration and swimming velocity were significantly related to temperature, but were not affected by acclimation, demonstrating no phenotypic plasticity. Comparisons of the mean swimming velocity of A. colbecki with the published data for temperate and tropical species showed little evidence for evolutionary compensation for temperature, with all data fitting to a single exponential relationship with a Q10 of 2.08 (0–20°C). The contraction kinetics of the isolated fast adductor muscle of A. colbecki were determined and the times to 50% peak tension and 50% relaxation had Q10s (0–4°C) of 3.6 and 4.7, respectively. The Q10 of the overall relationship for pooled time to peak twitch data for four scallop species was 2.05 (0–20°C). Field studies revealed low mobility and poor escape performance in wild A. colbecki. A combination of thermodynamic constraints, reduced food supply, and lower selective pressure probably explains the low levels of swimming performance seen in A. colbecki.
| Item Type: | Publication - Article |
|---|---|
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1007/s00300-004-0699-9 |
| Programmes: | BAS Programmes > Antarctic Science in the Global Context (2000-2005) > Life at the Edge - Stresses and Thresholds |
| ISSN: | 0722-4060 |
| Additional Keywords: | Bivalves |
| NORA Subject Terms: | Zoology |
| Date made live: | 13 Dec 2007 17:30 +0 (UTC) |
| URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1617 |
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