@article{fdi:010062345,
  title = {{E}valuation of transgenerational isotope labeling of embryonic otoliths in a coral reef damselfish with single and repeated injections of enriched (137){B}arium},
  author = {{C}uif, {M}. and {K}eller, {F}. and {C}hateau, {O}. and {K}aplan, {D}avid and {L}abonne, {M}aylis and {L}ett, {C}hristophe and {V}igliola, {L}aurent},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{Q}uantifying the larval dispersal component of population connectivity is extremely challenging due to the many difficulties associated with directly observing larvae in their marine environment. {T}ransgenerational isotope labeling is a recent empirical technique that addresses this challenge. {I}t relies on the transmission of an artificially enriched stable isotope (e.g., {B}a-137) from gravid females to the embryonic otoliths of their offspring, allowing for mass permanent marking of larvae. {B}efore implementing transgenerational isotope labeling in the wild, it is essential to investigate the transmission longevity of the mark from females to larvae and to assess the potential negative effects on females and their offspring. {W}e injected females of the {H}umbug damselfish, {D}ascyllus aruanus, with an enriched {B}a-137 solution and reared the resulting progeny to test the marking success and the transmission longevity of the mark, as well as determine potential effects of transgenerational isotope labeling on spawning frequency and size of 1-day eggs and 2-day larvae. {T}hree different single-injection dosages (0.5, 1 and 5 mu g of {B}a-137 g(-1) fish weight) were tested, as well as monthly repeated injections of the lowest dosage over a whole reproductive season. {W}e implemented a new method that allows extracting otoliths of newly hatched larvae and analyzing them using laser ablation coupled plasma mass spectrometry ({ICP}-{MS}). {W}e showed that for {D}. aruanus, injection with a low dose (0.5 mu g {B}a-137 g(-1), fish weight) produced consistently significantly marked larvae with a half-life for successful enriched {B}a mark transmission of approximately 1 month, and that monthly repeated injections of this dose did not negatively impact spawning success or condition of eggs and larvae. {M}onthly repeated injections of enriched {B}a isotope injections at 0.5 mu g {B}a-137 g(-1) fish weight will therefore present an effective means of mass marking {D}. aruanus larvae throughout an entire reproductive season.},
  keywords = {{B}arium isotopes ; {C}onnectivity ; {D}ascyllus aruanus ; {LA}-{ICP}-{MS} ; {O}tolith ; microchemistry ; {T}ransgenerational marking ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}xperimental {M}arine {B}iology and {E}cology},
  volume = {459},
  numero = {},
  pages = {151--159},
  ISSN = {0022-0981},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jembe.2014.05.019},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062345},
}