Previous studies in the population genetics of the oyster drill Thais clavigera show that snails from the west coast of Taiwan belong to the same population. However, the
genotype frequency of arginine kinase (Ark) in large snails is different among sites in the west coast. In general, changes of temperature and desiccation caused by tidal cycle are the most important twp environmental factors affect genetic variation of intertidal organisms. In the present study, the relationship between the frequency of Ark genotype and tide was evaluated through the following experiments. It has been found that the frequencies of Ark genotype of snails, collected in August with the size range of 25-35mm, were correlated to tides. A higher grequency of Ark63/100 (0.47~0.56) was in the upper intertidal and a higher frequency of Ark63/63 (0.49~0.66) was at the lower end. Moreover, the genotype frequency also varied with size, i.e. more Ark63/63 in
small snails (<25mm) and more Ark63/100 in large snails (>35mm). Laboratory desiccative experiments indicated that snails with genotype of Ark63/100 preferred in the areas of high water level and Ark63/63 in areas of low water level. The laboratory results were consistent with the field data. To compare the enzyme activity, there was no
difference among the genotypes of Ark63/63, Ark63/100 and Ark100/100at temperatures of 18, 24 and 30¢J. In summary, the frequencies of Ark genotype varied with tide and size
and factors such as temperature, desiccation and reproduction may play important roles in the relationship.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0223106-154023 |
| Date | 23 February 2006 |
| Creators | Chang, Ching-feng |
| Contributors | Li-Lian Liu, Meng-Hsien Chen, Chien-Hsien Kuo |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0223106-154023 |
| Rights | unrestricted, Copyright information available at source archive |
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