Biochemical indices as correlates of recent growth in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 376, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 59-67

  Roark, Alison M ^a   Bjorndal, Karen A ^a   Bolten, Alan B ^a   Leeuwenburgh, Christiaan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Condition index; DNA; Growth; Protein; RNA

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUTRITION; PROTEIN; RNA; TURTLE;

CHELONIA MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 67650680325     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Agarwal S., Sharma S., Agrawal V., and Roy N. Caloric restriction augments ROS defense in S. cerevisiae, by a Sir2p independent mechanism. Free Radic. Res. 39 (2005) 55-62
2. Barja G. Aging in vertebrates, and the effect of caloric restriction: a mitochondrial free radical production-DNA damage mechanism?. Biol. Rev. 79 (2004) 235-251
3. Bjorndal K.A., Bolten A.B., Coan Jr. A.L., and Kleiber P. Estimation of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) growth rates from length-frequency analysis. Copeia 1995 (1995) 71-77
4. Bjorndal K.A., Bolten A.B., and Chaloupka M.Y. Green turtle somatic growth model: evidence for density dependence. Ecol. Appl. 10 (2000) 269-282
5. Böhm F., Edge R., Land E., McGarvey D.J., and Truscott T.G. Carotenoids enhance vitamin E antioxidant efficiency. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119 (1997) 621-622
6. Bolten A.B., and Bjorndal K.A. Blood profiles for a wild population of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the southern Bahamas: size-specific and sex-specific relationships. J. Wildl. Dis. 28 (1992) 407-413
7. Buckley L., Caldarone E., and Ong T.-L. RNA-DNA ratio and other nucleic acid-based indicators for growth and condition of marine fishes. Hydrobiologia 401 (1999) 265-277
8. Bulow F.J. RNA-DNA ratios as indicators of recent growth rates of a fish. J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 27 (1970) 2343-2349
9. Caldarone E.M. Estimating growth in haddock larvae Melanogrammus aeglefinus from RNA:DNA ratios and water temperature. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 293 (2005) 241-252
10. Carter C.G., Seeto G.S., Smart A., Clarke S., and van Barneveld R.J. Correlates of growth in farmed juvenile southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau). Aquaculture 161 (1998) 107-119
11. Chaloupka M.Y., and Musick J.A. Age, growth, and population dynamics. In: Lutz P.L., and Musick J.A. (Eds). The Biology of Sea Turtles (1997), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA 233-276
12. Clemmesen C. The effect of food availability, age or size on the RNA/DNA ratio of individually measured herring larvae: laboratory calibration. Mar. Biol. 118 (1994) 377-382
13. Dahlhoff E.P. Biochemical indicators of stress and metabolism: applications for marine ecological studies. Annu. Rev. Physiol. 66 (2004) 183-207
14. 1 phase of cell cycle detected by flow cytometry. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 77 (1980) 6696-6699
15. Deruisseau K.C., Kavazis A.N., Judge S., Murlasits Z., Deering M.A., Quindry J.C., Lee Y., Falk D.J., Leeuwenburgh C., and Powers S.K. Moderate caloric restriction increases diaphragmatic antioxidant enzyme mRNA, but not when combined with lifelong exercise. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 8 (2006) 539-547
16. Ferron A., and Leggett W.C. An appraisal of condition measures for marine fish larvae. Adv. Mar. Biol. 30 (1994) 217-303
17. Gilliers C., Amara R., Bergeron J.-P., and Le Pape O. Comparison of growth and condition indices of juvenile flatfish in different coastal nursery grounds. Environ. Biol. Fish. 71 (2004) 189-198
18. Hagopian K., Ramsey J.J., and Weindruch R. Caloric restriction increases gluconeogenic and transaminase enzyme activities in mouse liver. Exp. Gerontol. 38 (2003) 267-278
19. Hayes J.P., and Shonkwiler J.S. Morphometric indicators of body condition: worthwhile or wishful thinking?. In: Speakman J.R. (Ed). Body Composition Analysis of Animals: A Handbook of Non-destructive Methods (2001), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK 8-38
20. Islam M.S., and Tanaka M. Nutritional condition, starvation status and growth of early juvenile Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus) related to prey distribution and feeding in the nursery ground. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 323 (2005) 172-183
21. Jackson J.B.C., Kirby M.X., Berger W.H., Bjorndal K.A., et al. Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal ecosystems. Science 293 (2001) 629-638
22. Kuropat C., Mercaldo-Allen R., Caldarone E., Goldberg R., Phelan B., and Thurberg F. Evaluation of RNA concentration as an indicator of growth in young-of-the-year winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus and tautog Tautoga onitis. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 230 (2002) 265-274
23. Limpus C.J. Estimation of tag loss in marine turtle research. Wildl. Res. 19 (1992) 457-469
24. Lochmiller R.L., Vestey M.R., and McMurry S.T. Selected immune responses of adult cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) to dietary restriction. Comp. Biochem. Phys. 104A (1993) 593-599
25. López-Torres M., Gredilla R., Sanz A., and Barja G. Influence of aging and long-term caloric restriction on oxygen radical generation and oxidative DNA damage in rat liver mitochondria. Free Radic. Biol. Med. 32 (2002) 882-889
26. Maxwell M.H., Hocking P.M., and Robertson G.W. Differential leucocyte responses to various degrees of food restriction in broilers, turkeys and ducks. Br. Poult. Sci. 33 (1992) 177-187
27. Maxwell M.H., Robertson G.W., Spence S., and McCorquodale C.C. Comparison of haemotological values in restricted- and ad libitum-fed domestic fowls: red blood cell characteristics. Br. Poult. Sci. 31 (1990) 407-413
28. Maxwell M.H., Robertson G.W., Spence S., and McCorquodale C.C. Comparison of haemotological values in restricted- and ad libitum-fed domestic fowls: white blood cells and thrombocytes. Br. Poult. Sci. 31 (1990) 399-405
29. Melzner F., Forsythe J.W., Lee P.G., Wood J.B., Piatkowski U., and Clemmesen C. Estimating recent growth in the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis: are nucleic acid-based indicators for growth and condition the method of choice?. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 317 (2005) 37-51
30. Mercaldo-Allen R., Kuropat C., and Caldarone E.M. A model to estimate growth in young-of-the-year tautog, Tautoga onitis, based on RNA/DNA ratio and seawater temperature. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 329 (2006) 187-195
31. Nakamura W., Hosoda S., and Hayashi K. Purification and properties of rat liver glutathione peroxidase. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 358 (1974) 251-261
32. Niki E., Noguchi N., Tsuchihashi H., and Gotoh N. Interaction among vitamin C, vitamin E, and β-carotene. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 62 (1995) 1322S-1326S (suppl.)
33. Okumura T., Nagasawa T., Hayashi I., and Sato Y. Effects of starvation on RNA:DNA ratio, glycogen content, and C:N ratio in columellar muscle of the Japanese turban shell Turbo (Batillus) cornutus (Gastropoda). Fish. Sci. 68 (2002) 306-312
34. Packard G.C., Tucker J.K., Nicholson D., and Packard M.J. Cold tolerance in hatchling slider turtles (Trachemys scripta). Copeia 1997 (1997) 339-345
35. Ricker W.E. Computation and interpretation of biological statistics of fish populations. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 191 (1975) 1-382
36. Roark, A.M., Bjorndal, K.A., Bolten, A.B., in press. Compensatory responses to food restriction in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Ecology.
37. Rooker J.R., and Holt G.J. Application of RNA:DNA ratios to evaluate the condition and growth of larval and juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Mar. Freshw. Res. 47 (1996) 283-290
38. Rooker J.R., Holt G.J., and Holt S.A. Condition of larval and juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) from estuarine nursery habitats. Mar. Biol. 127 (1997) 387-394
39. Seminoff J.A. IUCN Red List global status assessment: green turtle (Chelonia mydas). IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland (2002)
40. Shin H.-C., Nicol S., and King R.A. Nucleic acid content as a potential growth rate estimator of Antarctic krill; results from field-caught krill from the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean. Mar. Freshw. Behav. Physiol. 36 (2003) 295-305
41. Solomon S.E., and Tippett R. Lipid inclusion in the livers of captive reared marine turtles. Anim. Technol. 42 (1991) 77-81
42. Soto U., Rapp S., Gorgas K., and Just W.W. Peroxisomes and lysosomes. In: LeBouton A.V. (Ed). Molecular and Cell Biology of the Liver (1993), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 181-262
43. Spindler S.R. Caloric restriction enhances the expression of key metabolic enzymes associated with protein renewal during aging. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 928 (2001) 296-304
44. Starck J.M., and Beese K. Structural flexibility of the small intestine and liver of garter snakes in response to feeding and fasting. J. Exp. Biol. 205 (2002) 1377-1388
45. Storey K.B., Layne Jr. J.R., Cutwa M.M., Churchill T.A., and Storey J.M. Freezing survival and metabolism of box turtles, Terrapene carolina. Copeia 1993 (1993) 628-634
46. Vidal É.A.G., DiMarco P., and Lee P. Effects of starvation and recovery on the survival, growth and RNA/DNA ratio in loliginid squid paralarvae. Aquaculture 260 (2006) 94-105
47. Vrede T., Persson J., and Aronsen G. The influence of food quality (P:C ratio) on RNA:DNA ratio and somatic growth rate of Daphnia. Limnol. Oceanogr. 47 (2002) 487-494
48. Walford R.L., Harris S.B., and Gunion M.W. The calorically restricted low-fat nutrient-dense diet in Biosphere 2 significantly lowers blood glucose, total leukocyte count, cholesterol, and blood pressure in humans. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 89 (1992) 11533-11537
49. Wallace B. The Search for the Gene (1992), Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY
50. Westerman M., and Holt G.J. RNA:DNA ratio during the critical period and early larval growth of the red drum Sciaenops ocellatus. Mar. Biol. 121 (1994) 1-9
51. Wood F.E., and Ebanks G.K. Blood cytology and hematology of the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas. Herpetologica 40 (1984) 331-336