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Evaluation of endocrine and transcriptomic markers of male maturation in winter-run Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

Abstract：

:Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) display a varied life-history, including precocious male maturation at age-1 or age-2. In wild fish, precocious male maturation represents an important component of a diverse life-history portfolio. In hatchery programs, however, it is undesirable if rearing practices increase rates of early male maturation and reduce numbers of anadromous male adults. Our study aimed to develop endocrine and molecular markers for identifying males at early stages of maturation in the spring (prior to smolt release) and evaluated the potential use of these markers for quantifying early male maturation rates at a hatchery scale. In a laboratory study, Skookumchuck winter-run Steelhead Trout were reared at a high growth rate in order to increase the occurrence of precocious male maturation. Fish were lethally sub-sampled in February, prior to the time of smolt release; in May, at the time of smolt release; and in September, when 1+ age maturing males that would spawn the following spring were clearly identifiable based solely on gonadosomatic index (GSI). In February and May samples, we measured GSI, plasma 11-ketotestosterone (11KT), mRNAs for pituitary follicle stimulating hormone (fshb) and luteinizing hormone (lhb) beta subunits, and analyzed stage of spermatogenesis by testis histology. Additionally, in May, we measured testis anti-Müllerian hormone (amh) and insulin-like growth factor 3 (igf3) mRNA. Our primary goal was to evaluate the aforementioned maturation indices for their efficacy in forecasting the proportion of fish initiating early male maturation in the spring (approximately 1 year prior to spermiation), compared to the proportion that actually matured. Combining measures of GSI, plasma 11KT, and pituitary fshb and lhb mRNA expression provided a useful, but conservative, estimate of the proportion of males initiating maturation in the spring (21%) compared to the proportion that were ultimately destined to mature (37%) the following spring. These results suggest that maturation may be less synchronous than previously appreciated and some males may have initiated maturation after our census in May.

journal_name

Gen Comp Endocrinol

journal_title

General and comparative endocrinology

authors

Middleton MA,Larsen DA,Dickey JT,Swanson P

doi

10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.05.010

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-09-15 00:00:00

pages

30-40

eissn

0016-6480

issn

1095-6840

pii

S0016-6480(19)30140-6

journal_volume

281

pub_type

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Evaluation of endocrine and transcriptomic markers of male maturation in winter-run Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).