Journal of Comparative Physiology B

, Volume 182, Issue 7, pp 899–907 | Cite as

Adaptation to thermally variable environments: capacity for acclimation of thermal limit and heat shock response in the shrimp Palaemonetes varians

  • Juliette Ravaux
  • Nelly Léger
  • Nicolas Rabet
  • Marina Morini
  • Magali Zbinden
  • Sven Thatje
  • Bruce Shillito
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Abstract

In the context of climate change, there is a sustained interest in understanding better the functional mechanisms by which marine ectotherms maintain their physiological scope and define their ability to cope with thermal changes in their environment. Here, we present evidence that the variable shrimp Palaemonetes varians shows genuine acclimation capacities of both the thermal limit (CTmax) and the heat shock response (hsp70 induction temperature). During cold acclimation to 10 °C, the time lag to adjust the stress gene expression to the current environmental temperature proved to exceed 1 week, thereby highlighting the importance of long-term experiments in evaluating the species’ acclimation capacities. Cold and warm-acclimated specimens of P. varians can mobilise the heat shock response (HSR) at temperatures above those experienced in nature, which suggests that the species is potentially capable of expanding its upper thermal range. The shrimp also survived acute heat shock well above its thermal limit without subsequent induction of the HSR, which is discussed with regard to thermal adaptations required for life in highly variable environments.

Keywords

Heat shock Acclimation Thermal biology Stress Physiology Crustacea Caridea Deep-sea shrimp 
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Acknowledgments

This work was funded through a research grant (Abyss 2100) from the Total Foundation to S.T. The funders (Total Foundation) had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The qPCR analyses were performed at the Real Time PCR service (IFR 83 Biologie Intégrative, Université Pierre et Marie Curie). This study benefited from helpful discussions with Samuel Bornens, Thomas Chertemps and Delphine Cottin, and also from fishing skills of Arnaud Schwarz.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Juliette Ravaux
    • 1
  • Nelly Léger
    • 1
  • Nicolas Rabet
    • 2
  • Marina Morini
    • 1
  • Magali Zbinden
    • 1
  • Sven Thatje
    • 3
  • Bruce Shillito
    • 1
  1. 1.Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), UMR 7138, Equipe Adaptations aux Milieux ExtrêmesParisFrance
  2. 2.Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), MNHN, UMR 7208, BOREAParisFrance
  3. 3.School of Ocean and Earth ScienceUniversity of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, SouthamptonSouthamptonUK

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