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Differences in brain morphology of brown trout across stream, lake, and hatchery environment
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  • Libor Závorka,
  • J. Koene,
  • Tiffany Armstrong,
  • Lena Fehlinger,
  • Colin Adams
Libor Závorka
WasserCluster Lunz - – Inter-University Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research

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J. Koene
University of Glasgow
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Tiffany Armstrong
University of Glasgow
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Lena Fehlinger
WasserCluster Lunz - – Inter-University Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research
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Colin Adams
University of Glasgow
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Abstract

The trade-off between cognitive capacity and developmental costs drive brain size and morphology across fish species, but this pattern is less explored at intraspecific level. Physical habitat complexity has been proposed as a selection pressure on cognitive capacity that shapes brain morphology of fishes, but development of brain is also inherently linked to supply of energy and nutrients, particularly of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFA). In this study, we compared brain morphology of brown trout Salmo trutta from stream, lake, and hatchery environments, which differ in physical complexity and availably of dietary n-3 LC-PUFA ranging from low habitat complexity and high n-3 LC-PUFA availability in hatchery to high habitat complexity and low n-3 LC-PUFA availability in streams. We found that brain size, and size of optic tectum and telencephalon differed across the three habitats, being largest in lake fish. We suggest that these differences appeared to associate with diet quality and habitat specific behavioural adaptations rather than physical habitat complexity.
30 Jul 2021Submitted to Ecology and Evolution
31 Jul 2021Submission Checks Completed
31 Jul 2021Assigned to Editor
03 Aug 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
13 Oct 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
13 Oct 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
04 Nov 20211st Revision Received
05 Nov 2021Submission Checks Completed
05 Nov 2021Assigned to Editor
05 Nov 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Nov 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
14 Dec 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
07 Feb 20222nd Revision Received
07 Feb 2022Submission Checks Completed
07 Feb 2022Assigned to Editor
07 Feb 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
09 Feb 2022Editorial Decision: Accept