Title
Energetic endpoints provide early indicators of life history effects in a freshwater gastropod exposed to the fungicide, pyraclostrobin
Date Issued
01 April 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Fidder B.
Olson A.
Salice C.
Texas Tech University
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Organismal energetics provide important insights into the effects of environmental toxicants. We aimed to determine the effects of pyraclostrobin on Lymnaea stagnalis by examining energy allocation patterns and life history traits. Juvenile snails exposed to pyraclostrobin decreased feeding rate and increased apparent avoidance behaviors at environmentally relevant concentrations. In adults, we found that sublethal concentrations of pyraclostrobin did not affect reproductive output, however, there were significant effects on developmental endpoints with longer time to hatch and decreased hatching success in pyraclostrobin-exposed egg masses. Further, there were apparent differences in developmental effects depending on whether mothers were also exposed to pyraclostrobin suggesting this chemical can exert intergenerational effects. Pyraclostrobin also affected protein and carbohydrate content of eggs in mothers that were exposed to pyraclostrobin. Significant effects on macronutrient content of eggs occurred at lower concentrations than effects on gross endpoints such as hatching success and time to hatch suggesting potential value for these endpoints as early indicators of ecologically relevant stress. These results provide important insight into the effects of a common fungicide on important endpoints for organismal energetics and life history.
Start page
183
End page
190
Volume
211
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Toxicología Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84961761085
PubMed ID
Source
Environmental Pollution
ISSN of the container
02697491
Sponsor(s)
Drs. Todd Anderson and Jonathan Maul provided comments on earlier versions of this manuscript that improved overall quality. This research was partially supported by funding from Texas Tech University, Department of Environmental Toxicology. The manuscript was further improved by helpful comments from x anonymous reviewers.
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