Inter-population variability in growth and reproduction of invasive bleak Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758) across the Iberian Peninsula
D. Latorre A , G. Masó A L , A. Hinckley B , D. Verdiell-Cubedo A , A. S. Tarkan C D , A. Vila-Gispert A , G. H. Copp E F , J. Cucherousset G , E. da Silva H , C. Fernández-Delgado I , E. García-Berthou A , R. Miranda J , F. J. Oliva-Paterna K , A. Ruiz-Navarro K , J. M. Serrano B and D. Almeida A MA GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, C/ M. Aurèlia Capmany 69, E-17003 Girona, Spain.
B Department of Ecology, Complutense University of Madrid, C/ José Antonio Novais 12, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
C Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, TR-48000 Mentese, Muğla, Turkey.
D Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, 12/16 Banacha Street, PL-90-237, University of Łódź, Poland.
E Salmon & Freshwater Team, Cefas, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 OHT, UK.
F Department of Life & Environmental Sciences, Bournemouth University, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK.
G CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, ENFA, UMR 5174 EDB (Laboratoire Évolution & Diversité Biologique), 118 Rue Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, France.
H Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Zoology, University of Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas, s/n, E-06006 Badajoz, Spain.
I Department of Zoology, University of Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Charles Darwin, E-14014 Córdoba, Spain.
J Department of Environmental Biology, School of Sciences, University of Navarra, C/ Irunlarrea 1, E-31080 Pamplona, Spain.
K Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, University of Murcia, Avenida Teniente Flomesta 5, E-30100 Murcia, Spain.
L Present address: Department of Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC), Avenida Nuestra Señora de la Victoria 16, E-22700 Jaca, Spain.
M Corresponding author. Present address: Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Campus de Montepríncipe, E-28925 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. Email: david.almeida@udg.edu
Marine and Freshwater Research 69(8) 1326-1332 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF17092
Submitted: 6 April 2017 Accepted: 5 December 2017 Published: 26 March 2018
Abstract
The native European freshwater cyprinid fish, common bleak Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758), is an invasive non-native fish in the Iberian Peninsula, where it threatens the valuable endemic fish fauna. Despite the bleak’s invasive status, there is a dearth of studies on the biological traits of non-native populations in Europe’s Mediterranean region, and the present study aimed to compare bleak growth and reproductive traits across the principal rivers of Iberia with those from a native ‘reference’ bleak population in France. Non-native bleak from the River Tagus had the highest back-calculated total lengths (TLs), growth rate and body condition, but the lowest reproductive investment and smallest egg size of all studied populations. Whereas, these latter two traits were the highest in the River Ebro, where fecundity was the lowest for all Iberian rivers. The youngest age and the smallest TL at maturity were observed in the River Ebro. The River Segura had the lowest back-calculated TLs and growth rate, the highest fecundity and proportion of females, and the oldest age at maturity. Population traits of bleak in the River Saône (the native ‘reference’ population) were generally different from those in Iberian rivers, except for the River Ebro. This wide inter-population variability contributes to the species’ successful establishment in novel habitats.
Additional keywords: back-calculation, body condition, freshwater fish, non-native species, sex ratio.
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