@article{fdi:010062054, title = {{R}apid growth increases intrinsic predation risk in genetically modified {C}yprinus carpio : implications for environmental risk}, author = {{Z}hang, {L}. and {G}ozlan, {R}odolphe and {L}i, {Z}. and {L}iu, {J}. and {Z}hang, {T}. and {H}u, {W}. and {Z}hu, {Z}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he intrinsic effect of feeding regime on survival and predation-induced mortality was experimentally tested in genetically modified ({GM}) {C}yprinus carpio and wild specimens. {T}he results clearly indicate a knock-on effect of the {GH} gene (gc{GH}) introduction into the {C}. carpio genome on their vulnerability to predation. {T}he experiments unequivocally showed that it is the genetic nature of the {C}. carpio rather than its size that affects the risk of predation. {I}n addition, fed {C}. carpio were more susceptible to predation risk. {T}hus, the study characterizes the existence of a trade-off between somatic growth and predator avoidance performance. {C}urrent research in {E}urope suggests that high uncertainty surrounding the potential environmental effects of escapee transgenic fishes into the wild is largely due to uncertainty in how the modified gene will be expressed. {U}nderstanding variables such as the cost of rapid growth on antipredator success would prove to be pivotal in setting up sound risk assessments for {GM} fishes and in fully assessing the environmental risk associated with {GM} fish escapees.}, keywords = {carp ; {C}tenopharyngodon idellus ; {GM} ; growth hormone ; invasive risk ; assessment ; transgenic}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {F}ish {B}iology}, volume = {84}, numero = {5}, pages = {1527--1538}, ISSN = {0022-1112}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1111/jfb.12381}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062054}, }