Non-Lethal Sampling Supports Integrative Movement Research in Freshwater Fish
Freshwater ecosystems and fishes are enormous resources for human uses and biodiversity worldwide. However, anthropogenic climate change and factors such as dams and environmental contaminants threaten these freshwater systems. One way that researchers can address conservation issues in freshwater f...
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| author | Matt J. Thorstensen Carolyn A. Vandervelde William S. Bugg Sonya Michaleski Linh Vo Theresa E. Mackey Michael J. Lawrence Ken M. Jeffries |
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| description | Freshwater ecosystems and fishes are enormous resources for human uses and biodiversity worldwide. However, anthropogenic climate change and factors such as dams and environmental contaminants threaten these freshwater systems. One way that researchers can address conservation issues in freshwater fishes is via integrative non-lethal movement research. We review different methods for studying movement, such as with acoustic telemetry. Methods for connecting movement and physiology are then reviewed, by using non-lethal tissue biopsies to assay environmental contaminants, isotope composition, protein metabolism, and gene expression. Methods for connecting movement and genetics are reviewed as well, such as by using population genetics or quantitative genetics and genome-wide association studies. We present further considerations for collecting molecular data, the ethical foundations of non-lethal sampling, integrative approaches to research, and management decisions. Ultimately, we argue that non-lethal sampling is effective for conducting integrative, movement-oriented research in freshwater fishes. This research has the potential for addressing critical issues in freshwater systems in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d54f0286f6f2450f99d8588a5061a7562022-12-22T00:08:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Genetics1664-80212022-04-011310.3389/fgene.2022.795355795355Non-Lethal Sampling Supports Integrative Movement Research in Freshwater FishMatt J. ThorstensenCarolyn A. VanderveldeWilliam S. BuggSonya MichaleskiLinh VoTheresa E. MackeyMichael J. LawrenceKen M. JeffriesFreshwater ecosystems and fishes are enormous resources for human uses and biodiversity worldwide. However, anthropogenic climate change and factors such as dams and environmental contaminants threaten these freshwater systems. One way that researchers can address conservation issues in freshwater fishes is via integrative non-lethal movement research. We review different methods for studying movement, such as with acoustic telemetry. Methods for connecting movement and physiology are then reviewed, by using non-lethal tissue biopsies to assay environmental contaminants, isotope composition, protein metabolism, and gene expression. Methods for connecting movement and genetics are reviewed as well, such as by using population genetics or quantitative genetics and genome-wide association studies. We present further considerations for collecting molecular data, the ethical foundations of non-lethal sampling, integrative approaches to research, and management decisions. Ultimately, we argue that non-lethal sampling is effective for conducting integrative, movement-oriented research in freshwater fishes. This research has the potential for addressing critical issues in freshwater systems in the future.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.795355/fullsublethalaquaticgenomicRNA-seqtranscriptomicmolecular |
| spellingShingle | Matt J. Thorstensen Carolyn A. Vandervelde William S. Bugg Sonya Michaleski Linh Vo Theresa E. Mackey Michael J. Lawrence Ken M. Jeffries Non-Lethal Sampling Supports Integrative Movement Research in Freshwater Fish Frontiers in Genetics sublethal aquatic genomic RNA-seq transcriptomic molecular |
| title | Non-Lethal Sampling Supports Integrative Movement Research in Freshwater Fish |
| title_full | Non-Lethal Sampling Supports Integrative Movement Research in Freshwater Fish |
| title_fullStr | Non-Lethal Sampling Supports Integrative Movement Research in Freshwater Fish |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-Lethal Sampling Supports Integrative Movement Research in Freshwater Fish |
| title_short | Non-Lethal Sampling Supports Integrative Movement Research in Freshwater Fish |
| title_sort | non lethal sampling supports integrative movement research in freshwater fish |
| topic | sublethal aquatic genomic RNA-seq transcriptomic molecular |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.795355/full |
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