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Coral reef fish larvae settle close to home

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Jones, Geoffrey P., Planes, Serge, Thorrold, Simon R.·2005·Current Biology
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.061
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Population connectivity through larval dispersal is an essential parameter in models of marine population dynamics and the optimal size and spacing of marine reserves. However, there are remarkably few direct estimates of larval dispersal for marine organisms, and the actual birth sites of successful recruits have never been located. Here, we solve the mystery of the natal origin of clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus) juveniles by mass-marking via tetracycline immersion all larvae produced in a population. In addition, we established parentage by DNA genotyping all potential adults and all new recruits arriving in the population. Although no individuals settled into the same anemone as their parents, many settled remarkably close to home. Even though this species has a 9-12 day larval duration, one-third of settled juveniles had returned to a 2 hectare natal area, with many settling <100 m from their birth site. This represents the smallest scale of dispersal known for any marine fish species with a pelagic larval phase. The degree of local retention indicates that marine reserves can provide recruitment benefits not only beyond but also within their boundaries.

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  • The first spawning strategy (local retention and self-recruitment) is common among tropical and subtropical fish but with increasing evidence also in species residing in temperate and Subarctic systems.

    “The first spawning strategy is common among tropical and subtropical fish (Jones et al., 2005;Cowen et al., 2006;Almany et al., 2007;Planes et al., 2009) but with increasing evidence also in species residing in temperate and Subarctic systems (Miller and Shanks, 2004;Ciannelli et al., 2010).”

    From Evolutionary and ecological constraints of fish spawning habitats (2015) · cites this paper as Jones et al., 2005

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Authors
Jones, G. P., Planes, S., & Thorrold, S. R.
Affiliations
  • James Cook University (AU)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (US)
Corresponding author
Jones, Geoffrey P.
ORCID
Venue
Current Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-07
Volume
15
Issue
14
Pages
1314-1318
ISSN
0960-9822 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.061
OpenAlex
W2084073041
Cited by
569
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FWCI
30.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Current Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Keywords
larval dispersal, natal origin, clownfish, local retention, coral reef fish larvae, mass marking, parentage analysis, recruitment (biology), marine reserves, population connectivity
MeSH terms
Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Demography, Genotype, Geography, Homing Behavior, Larva, Papua New Guinea, Perciformes, Population Dynamics, Sea Anemones, Symbiosis, Tetracycline, Likelihood Functions, Microsatellite Repeats

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