Data from "Physiological plasticity to water flow habitat in the damselfish, Acanthochromis polyacanthus: linking phenotype to performance"

Data from Binning et al. In revision. 
This study tested whether aspects of swimming physiology and fin shape show plastic responses to unsteady, wave-driven water flow in a laboratory experiment using split-broods of a widespread damselfish (Acanthochromis polyacanthus) reared under different flow regimes. We collected fish from 16 broods at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Eight broods were on the predominantly windward (wave exposed) and eight on the leeward (sheltered) side of the island. We  injected individuals from each brood with Visible Implant Elastomer tags to uniquely colour-code siblings.Three individuals from each brood were randomly assigned to a training tank (wave treatment or calm treatment). We measured fin shape (aspect ratio) after 4 and 8 months in the rearing treatment. After 7-8 months, we also measured critical swimming speed (Ucrit), and oxygen consumption rates (ṀO2: mg O2kg-1h-1) in a swimming respirometer. We also took blood samples, and measured blood cortisol (ng/ml) and haematocrit (proportion red blood cells to total blood volume). We compared these results with those found in wild-caught adult individuals of the same species published in another study (Binning et al. 2014 Oecologia: doi:10.1007/s00442-013-2794-5). Please see Binning et al. for more detailed description of the methods.

本数据集源自Binning等学者的修订待刊研究。本研究以广泛分布的雀鲷（Acanthochromis polyacanthus）同窝分养幼鱼为实验对象，在实验室设置不同水流条件开展饲养试验，旨在探究游泳生理学特征与鳍形是否会对非稳态波浪驱动水流产生可塑性响应。我们从澳大利亚大堡礁北部蜥蜴岛的16个雀鲷巢穴中采集幼鱼，其中8个巢穴取自岛屿的迎风（波浪暴露）侧，剩余8个取自背风（遮蔽）侧。我们为每个巢穴的幼鱼个体植入可见植入式弹性体（Visible Implant Elastomer）标签，以对同胞个体进行唯一的颜色编码标识。从每个巢穴中随机选取3尾幼鱼，分配至训练水槽，分为波浪处理组与静水处理组。在饲养处理实施4个月和8个月后，我们分别测量了鳍形，以展弦比作为表征指标。饲养处理持续7至8个月后，我们还通过游泳式呼吸代谢仪测量了临界游泳速度（Ucrit）与耗氧率（ṀO₂: mg O₂·kg⁻¹·h⁻¹）。同时采集血液样本，检测了血液皮质醇浓度（ng/ml）与红细胞比容（红细胞占总血量的比例）。我们将本实验所得结果与另一项已发表研究中野生捕获的同种成体个体的相关结果进行对比（Binning等，2014，Oecologia，DOI:10.1007/s00442-013-2794-5）。有关实验方法的详细描述，请参见Binning等的相关研究。