Effects of photoperiod on daily activity rhythm of juvenile sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka)

Guancang Dong; Shuanglin Dong; Xiangli Tian; Fang Wang

doi:10.1007/s00343-011-0204-6

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Effects of photoperiod on daily activity rhythm of juvenile sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka)

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- Effects of photoperiod on daily activity rhythm of juvenile sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka)
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 29, Issue 5, Pages: 1015-1022(2011)
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  1. The Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education Ocean University of China
  2. Freshwater Fishery Research Institute of Shandong Province
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-011-0204-6
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- Online First：08 August 2011，
  
  Published：2011
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Dong, G., Dong, S., Tian, X. et al. Effects of photoperiod on daily activity rhythm of juvenile sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka)., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 29, 1015–1022 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-011-0204-6
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Dong, G., Dong, S., Tian, X. et al. Effects of photoperiod on daily activity rhythm of juvenile sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka)., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 29, 1015–1022 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-011-0204-6 DOI：

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Abstract

In nature

Apostichopus japonicus exhibits a behavioral characteristic of emerging at night and sheltering during the day. Hence

it was commonly believed that longer and darker light conditions are better for a population of A. japonicus. In aquaculture situations therefore

animals have commonly been cultured without lighting

especially during juvenile-hatching culture. However

how the length of darkness each day affects A. japonicus and what the mechanism is of behavioral response of A. japonicus to different photoperiods remain unclear

and are specifically addressed in this study. We applied nine photoperiod treatments (light:dark (LD) cycles at 0:24

3:21

6:18

9:15

12:12

15:9

18:6

21:3

and 24:0 under 500 lx) to 60 individuals (29.73 ± 0.23 g) per treatment (with 3 replicates). The environmental conditions were set as: water temperature = 16.9 ± 0.3°C

dissolved oxygen>6.0 mg/L

ammonia<0.3 mg/L

pH = 7.8–8.2

and salinity = 30–32. Under experimental conditions of continuous darkness as well as continuous light

cyclic nocturnal activity patterns of A. japonicus (viz. the animals emerged and fed at night and sheltered during the day) were observed. However

they spent more and less time

respectively

moving and feeding under continuous darkness and continuous light

than those under a natural light cycle. Under photoperiods with 6–12 h of light

the animals showed one sheltering behavior transition and two emerging behavior transitions. These behavior transitions appeared to be governed by some internal physiological factors and induced by daily light variation. The behavior of the animals was significantly affected by different photoperiods

and the distribution rate (DR) of the animals emerging at “daytime” increased with lengthening “light time” (except for the LD 3:21 cycle). We also found that there was no significant difference in mean DR per day under LD cycles of 6:18

9:15

15:9

and 12:12. Mean DRs per day were significantly lower for these photoperiods

than for those under LD cycles of 0:24 and 3:21

and significantly higher than for those under LD cycles of 18:6

21:3 and 24:0. These results imply that 6–15 h light per day were the similar photoperiods to natural sunlight. From the viewpoint of activity and feeding behaviors

these might be the optimal photoperiods for rearing A. japonicus.

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