Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content

Autores
Pitt, Kylie; Duarte, Carlos M.; Lucas, Cathy H; Sutherland, Kelly; Condon, Robert H.; Mianzan, Hermes Walter; Purcell, Jennifer; Robinson, Kelly; Uye, Shin-Ichi
Año de publicación
2013
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Jellyfish form spectacular blooms throughout the world?s oceans. Jellyfish body plans are characterised by high water and low carbon contents which enables them to grow much larger than non-gelatinous animals of equivalent carbon content and to deviate from non-gelatinous pelagic animals when incorporated into allometric relationships. Jellyfish have, however, been argued to conform to allometric relationships when carbon content is used as the metric for comparison. Here we test the hypothesis that differences in allometric relationships for several key functional parameters remain for jellyfish even after their body sizes are scaled to their carbon content. Data on carbon and nitrogen contents, rates of respiration, excretion, growth, longevity and swimming velocity of jellyfish and other pelagic animals were assembled. Allometric relationships between each variable and the equivalent spherical diameters of jellyfish and other pelagic animals were compared before and after sizes of jellyfish were standardised for their carbon content. Before standardisation, the slopes of the allometric relationships for respiration, excretion and growth were the same for jellyfish and other pelagic taxa but the intercepts differed. After standardisation, slopes and intercepts for respiration were similar but excretion rates of jellyfish were 10× slower, and growth rates 2× faster than those of other pelagic animals. Longevity of jellyfish was independent of size. The slope of the allometric relationship of swimming velocity of jellyfish differed from that of other pelagic animals but because they are larger jellyfish operate at Reynolds numbers approximately 10× greater than those of other pelagic animals of comparable carbon content. We conclude that low carbon and high water contents alone do not explain the differences in the intercepts or slopes of the allometric relationships of jellyfish and other pelagic animals and that the evolutionary longevity of jellyfish and their propensity to form blooms is facilitated by their unique body plans.
Fil: Pitt, Kylie.
Fil: Duarte, Carlos M..
Fil: Lucas, Cathy H.
Fil: Sutherland, Kelly.
Fil: Condon, Robert H..
Fil: Mianzan, Hermes Walter. Consejo Nacional de Invest.cientif.y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnol.conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Subsede Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrol;
Fil: Purcell, Jennifer.
Fil: Robinson, Kelly.
Fil: Uye, Shin-Ichi.
Materia
JELLYFISH
BODY PLAN
LOW CARBON CONTENT
BENEFITS
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acceso abierto
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spelling Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon ContentPitt, KylieDuarte, Carlos M.Lucas, Cathy HSutherland, KellyCondon, Robert H.Mianzan, Hermes WalterPurcell, JenniferRobinson, KellyUye, Shin-IchiJELLYFISHBODY PLANLOW CARBON CONTENTBENEFITShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6Jellyfish form spectacular blooms throughout the world?s oceans. Jellyfish body plans are characterised by high water and low carbon contents which enables them to grow much larger than non-gelatinous animals of equivalent carbon content and to deviate from non-gelatinous pelagic animals when incorporated into allometric relationships. Jellyfish have, however, been argued to conform to allometric relationships when carbon content is used as the metric for comparison. Here we test the hypothesis that differences in allometric relationships for several key functional parameters remain for jellyfish even after their body sizes are scaled to their carbon content. Data on carbon and nitrogen contents, rates of respiration, excretion, growth, longevity and swimming velocity of jellyfish and other pelagic animals were assembled. Allometric relationships between each variable and the equivalent spherical diameters of jellyfish and other pelagic animals were compared before and after sizes of jellyfish were standardised for their carbon content. Before standardisation, the slopes of the allometric relationships for respiration, excretion and growth were the same for jellyfish and other pelagic taxa but the intercepts differed. After standardisation, slopes and intercepts for respiration were similar but excretion rates of jellyfish were 10× slower, and growth rates 2× faster than those of other pelagic animals. Longevity of jellyfish was independent of size. The slope of the allometric relationship of swimming velocity of jellyfish differed from that of other pelagic animals but because they are larger jellyfish operate at Reynolds numbers approximately 10× greater than those of other pelagic animals of comparable carbon content. We conclude that low carbon and high water contents alone do not explain the differences in the intercepts or slopes of the allometric relationships of jellyfish and other pelagic animals and that the evolutionary longevity of jellyfish and their propensity to form blooms is facilitated by their unique body plans.Fil: Pitt, Kylie.Fil: Duarte, Carlos M..Fil: Lucas, Cathy H.Fil: Sutherland, Kelly.Fil: Condon, Robert H..Fil: Mianzan, Hermes Walter. Consejo Nacional de Invest.cientif.y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnol.conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Subsede Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrol;Fil: Purcell, Jennifer.Fil: Robinson, Kelly.Fil: Uye, Shin-Ichi.Public Library Science2013-08-13info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/563Pitt, Kylie; Duarte, Carlos M.; Lucas, Cathy H; Sutherland, Kelly; Condon, Robert H.; Mianzan, Hermes Walter; Purcell, Jennifer; Robinson, Kelly; Uye, Shin-Ichi; Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content; Public Library Science; Plos One; 8; 8; 13-8-2013; 1-10;1932-6203enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0072683info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:44:56Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/563instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:44:56.744CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content
title Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content
spellingShingle Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content
Pitt, Kylie
JELLYFISH
BODY PLAN
LOW CARBON CONTENT
BENEFITS
title_short Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content
title_full Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content
title_fullStr Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content
title_full_unstemmed Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content
title_sort Jellyfish Body Plans Provide Allometric Advantages beyond Low Carbon Content
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pitt, Kylie
Duarte, Carlos M.
Lucas, Cathy H
Sutherland, Kelly
Condon, Robert H.
Mianzan, Hermes Walter
Purcell, Jennifer
Robinson, Kelly
Uye, Shin-Ichi
author Pitt, Kylie
author_facet Pitt, Kylie
Duarte, Carlos M.
Lucas, Cathy H
Sutherland, Kelly
Condon, Robert H.
Mianzan, Hermes Walter
Purcell, Jennifer
Robinson, Kelly
Uye, Shin-Ichi
author_role author
author2 Duarte, Carlos M.
Lucas, Cathy H
Sutherland, Kelly
Condon, Robert H.
Mianzan, Hermes Walter
Purcell, Jennifer
Robinson, Kelly
Uye, Shin-Ichi
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv JELLYFISH
BODY PLAN
LOW CARBON CONTENT
BENEFITS
topic JELLYFISH
BODY PLAN
LOW CARBON CONTENT
BENEFITS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Jellyfish form spectacular blooms throughout the world?s oceans. Jellyfish body plans are characterised by high water and low carbon contents which enables them to grow much larger than non-gelatinous animals of equivalent carbon content and to deviate from non-gelatinous pelagic animals when incorporated into allometric relationships. Jellyfish have, however, been argued to conform to allometric relationships when carbon content is used as the metric for comparison. Here we test the hypothesis that differences in allometric relationships for several key functional parameters remain for jellyfish even after their body sizes are scaled to their carbon content. Data on carbon and nitrogen contents, rates of respiration, excretion, growth, longevity and swimming velocity of jellyfish and other pelagic animals were assembled. Allometric relationships between each variable and the equivalent spherical diameters of jellyfish and other pelagic animals were compared before and after sizes of jellyfish were standardised for their carbon content. Before standardisation, the slopes of the allometric relationships for respiration, excretion and growth were the same for jellyfish and other pelagic taxa but the intercepts differed. After standardisation, slopes and intercepts for respiration were similar but excretion rates of jellyfish were 10× slower, and growth rates 2× faster than those of other pelagic animals. Longevity of jellyfish was independent of size. The slope of the allometric relationship of swimming velocity of jellyfish differed from that of other pelagic animals but because they are larger jellyfish operate at Reynolds numbers approximately 10× greater than those of other pelagic animals of comparable carbon content. We conclude that low carbon and high water contents alone do not explain the differences in the intercepts or slopes of the allometric relationships of jellyfish and other pelagic animals and that the evolutionary longevity of jellyfish and their propensity to form blooms is facilitated by their unique body plans.
Fil: Pitt, Kylie.
Fil: Duarte, Carlos M..
Fil: Lucas, Cathy H.
Fil: Sutherland, Kelly.
Fil: Condon, Robert H..
Fil: Mianzan, Hermes Walter. Consejo Nacional de Invest.cientif.y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnol.conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Subsede Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrol;
Fil: Purcell, Jennifer.
Fil: Robinson, Kelly.
Fil: Uye, Shin-Ichi.
description Jellyfish form spectacular blooms throughout the world?s oceans. Jellyfish body plans are characterised by high water and low carbon contents which enables them to grow much larger than non-gelatinous animals of equivalent carbon content and to deviate from non-gelatinous pelagic animals when incorporated into allometric relationships. Jellyfish have, however, been argued to conform to allometric relationships when carbon content is used as the metric for comparison. Here we test the hypothesis that differences in allometric relationships for several key functional parameters remain for jellyfish even after their body sizes are scaled to their carbon content. Data on carbon and nitrogen contents, rates of respiration, excretion, growth, longevity and swimming velocity of jellyfish and other pelagic animals were assembled. Allometric relationships between each variable and the equivalent spherical diameters of jellyfish and other pelagic animals were compared before and after sizes of jellyfish were standardised for their carbon content. Before standardisation, the slopes of the allometric relationships for respiration, excretion and growth were the same for jellyfish and other pelagic taxa but the intercepts differed. After standardisation, slopes and intercepts for respiration were similar but excretion rates of jellyfish were 10× slower, and growth rates 2× faster than those of other pelagic animals. Longevity of jellyfish was independent of size. The slope of the allometric relationship of swimming velocity of jellyfish differed from that of other pelagic animals but because they are larger jellyfish operate at Reynolds numbers approximately 10× greater than those of other pelagic animals of comparable carbon content. We conclude that low carbon and high water contents alone do not explain the differences in the intercepts or slopes of the allometric relationships of jellyfish and other pelagic animals and that the evolutionary longevity of jellyfish and their propensity to form blooms is facilitated by their unique body plans.
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