Effect of L-alanine exposure during early life stage on olfactory development, growth and survival in age-0 lake sturgeon <i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>.

ABSTRACT: Environmental factors play an important role in phenotypic development of fishes, which has implications for hatchery-reared fishes that are released into the wild where natural cues are present. There is interest in examining how early exposure to dietary odourants can affect development of olfaction. The aim of our study was to use behavioural, molecular and electro-physiological techniques to evaluate how introduction of the amino acid L-alanine to the rearing environment might influence the development of olfactory perception of dietary cues, growth and survival in lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), a species of conservation concern. We hypothesized that exposure to amino acids would influence the onset of feeding during dietary transitions from endogenous to exogenous feedin

SUBMITTER: Edwards T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653895 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature