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Amphioxus Spawning Behavior in an Artificial Seawater Facility by Maria Theodosiou; Audrey Colin; Jasmin Schulz; Vincent Laudet; Nadine Peyrieras; Jean-François Nicolas; Michael Schubert; Estelle Hirsinger is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
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Owing to its phylogenetic position at the base of the chordates, the cephalochordate amphioxus is an emerging model system carrying immense significance for understanding the evolution of vertebrate development. One important shortcoming of amphioxus as a model organism has been the unavailability of animal husbandry protocols to maintain amphioxus adults away from the field. Here, we present the first report of successful maintenance and spawning of Branchiostoma lanceolatum adults in a facility run on artificial seawater. B. lanceolatum has been chosen for this study because it is the only amphioxus species that can be induced to spawn. We provide a step-by-step guide for the assembly of such a facility and discuss the day-to-day operations required for successful animal husbandry of B. lanceolatum adults. This work also includes a detailed description of the B. lanceolatum spawning behavior in captivity. Our analysis shows that the induced spawning efficiency is not sex biased, but increases as the natural spawning season progresses. We find that a minor fraction of the animals undergo phases of spontaneous spawning in the tanks and that this behavior is not affected by the trea
Who reads Amphioxus Spawning Behavior in an Artificial Seawater Facility?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Author
- Maria Theodosiou; Audrey Colin; Jasmin Schulz; Vincent Laudet; Nadine Peyrieras; Jean-François Nicolas; Michael Schubert; Estelle Hirsinger
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Ltd.; Wiley (ISSN 1552-5007)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)