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Lagorio AD, McGechie FR, Fields MG, Fortner J, Mackereth E, Perez C, Wilken AT, Leal M, Ward CV, Middleton KM, Holliday CM. Computational Approaches and Observer Variation in the 3D Musculoskeletal Modeling of the Heads of Anolis. Integr Org Biol 2024; 6:obae009. [PMID: 38699511 PMCID: PMC11065355 DOI: 10.1093/iob/obae009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
Abstract
High-resolution imaging, 3D modeling, and quantitative analyses are equipping evolutionary biologists with new approaches to understanding the variation and evolution of the musculoskeletal system. However, challenges with interpreting DiceCT data and higher order use of modeled muscles have not yet been fully explored, and the error in and accuracy of some digital methods remain unclear. West Indian Anolis lizards are a model clade for exploring patterns in functional adaptation, ecomorphology, and sexual size dimorphism in vertebrates. These lizards possess numerous jaw muscles with potentially different anatomies that sculpt the adductor chamber of the skull. Here we test approaches to quantifying the musculoskeletal shape of the heads of two species of Anolis: A. pulchellus and A. sagrei. We employ comparative approaches such as DiceCT segmentation of jaw muscles, 3D surface attachment mapping, and 3D landmarking with the aim of exploring muscle volumes, 3D muscle fiber architecture, and sexual dimorphism of the skull. We then compare sources of measurement error in these 3D analyses while also presenting new 3D musculoskeletal data from the Anolis feeding apparatus. These findings demonstrate the accessibility and repeatability of these emerging techniques as well as provide details regarding the musculoskeletal anatomy of the heads of A. pulchellus and A. sagrei which show potential for further research of comparative biomechanics and evolution in the clade.
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- A D Lagorio
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Vidal A, Iturriaga M, Mancina CA, Cézilly F. Differences in sex ratio, tail autotomy, body size and body condition between suburban and forest populations of the cuban endemic lizard Anolis homolechis. Urban Ecosyst 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11252-022-01259-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Deeming DC. Inter‐relationships among body mass, body dimensions, jaw musculature and bite force in reptiles. J Zool (1987) 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- D. C. Deeming
- Joseph Banks Laboratories Department of Life Sciences School of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Lincoln Lincoln UK
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Rühr PT, Blanke A. forceX
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: a mobile setup and R package to measure and analyse a wide range of animal closing forces. Methods Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Peter T. Rühr
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Animal Ecology University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 1 Bonn Germany
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Animal Ecology University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 1 Bonn Germany
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Taverne M, Dutel H, Fagan M, Štambuk A, Lisičić D, Tadić Z, Fabre AC, Herrel A. From micro to macroevolution: drivers of shape variation in an island radiation of Podarcis lizards. Evolution 2021; 75:2685-2707. [PMID: 34382693 DOI: 10.1111/evo.14326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Phenotypictraits have been shown to evolve in response to variation in the environment. However, the evolutionary processes underlying the emergence of phenotypic diversity can typically only be understood at the population level. Consequently, how subtle phenotypic differences at the intraspecific level can give rise to larger-scale changes in performance and ecology remains poorly understood. We here tested for the covariation between ecology, bite force, jaw muscle architecture, and the three-dimensional shape of the cranium and mandible in 16 insular populations of the lizards Podarcis melisellensis and P. sicula. We then compared the patterns observed at the among-population level with those observed at the interspecific level. We found that three-dimensional head shape as well as jaw musculature evolve similarly under similar ecological circumstances. Depending on the type of food consumed or on the level of sexual competition, different muscle groups were more developed and appeared to underlie changes in cranium and mandible shape. Our findings show that the local selective regimes are primary drivers of phenotypic variation resulting in predictable patterns of form and function. Moreover, intraspecific patterns of variation were generally consistent with those at the interspecific level, suggesting that microevolutionary variation may translate into macroevolutionary patterns of ecomorphological diversity.
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- Maxime Taverne
- UMR 7179, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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- School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.,Department of Engineering, Medical and Biological Engineering Research Group, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Department of Engineering, Medical and Biological Engineering Research Group, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- UMR 7179, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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Cruz FB, Moreno Azocar DL, Vanhooydonck B, Schulte JA, Abdala CS, Herrel A. Drivers and patterns of bite force evolution in liolaemid lizards. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blab075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Phenotypic variation is the result of selection on traits that are relevant in a given ecological context. Phylogenetic history, genetic drift, and any developmental or structural constraints may, however, limit variation in trait expression. It has been proposed that organismal performance traits take up a pivotal role in driving variation in morphology due to their central role in survival and reproductive success. However, how strong the links are between morphology and performance, and how the strength of this relationship impacts the rate of evolution of form and function need to be studied across a wider variety of systems to better understand the origin and evolution of biodiversity. Here we used data on the jaw system (muscle architecture and head dimensions) of liolaemid lizards to investigate the drivers of in vivo bite force variation and test for differences in evolutionary rates in morphology and performance. Our results show high rates of evolution for performance traits compared to morphological traits such as external head dimensions. Many-to-one mapping of morphology to performance, that is the possibility that different anatomical trait combinations lead to similar levels of performance, appears to be common in the jaw system of these lizards. Finally, traits showing greater mechanical sensitivity (muscle cross-sectional areas) showed higher rates of evolution compared to traits involved in other functions and that are probably subject to trade-offs (e.g. head width).
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- Félix B Cruz
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA) CONICET-UNCOMA, Quintral, Bariloche, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA) CONICET-UNCOMA, Quintral, Bariloche, Argentina
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- Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerpen,Belgium
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- Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
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- Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (UEL)- CONICET and Facultad de Cs. Naturales e IML, UNT. Miguel Lillo, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerpen,Belgium
- UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Bâtiment d’Anatomie Comparée, Paris, France
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Taverne M, King-Gillies N, Krajnović M, Lisičić D, Mira Ó, Petricioli D, Sabolić I, Štambuk A, Tadić Z, Vigliotti C, Wehrle B, Herrel A. Proximate and ultimate drivers of variation in bite force in the insular lizards Podarcis melisellensis and Podarcis sicula. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Bite force is a key performance trait in lizards because biting is involved in many ecologically relevant tasks, including foraging, fighting and mating. Several factors have been suggested to impact bite force in lizards, such as head morphology (proximate factors), or diet, intraspecific competition and habitat characteristics (ultimate factors). However, these have been generally investigated separately and mostly at the interspecific level. Here we tested which factors drive variation in bite force at the population level and to what extent. Our study includes 20 populations of two closely related lacertid species, Podarcis melisellensis and Podarcis sicula, which inhabit islands in the Adriatic. We found that lizards with more forceful bites have relatively wider and taller heads, and consume more hard prey and plant material. Island isolation correlates with bite force, probably by driving resource availability. Bite force is only poorly explained by proxies of intraspecific competition. The linear distance from a large island and the proportion of difficult-to-reduce food items consumed are the ultimate factors that explain most of the variation in bite force. Our findings suggest that the way in which morphological variation affects bite force is species-specific, probably reflecting the different selective pressures operating on the two species.
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- Maxime Taverne
- Département Adaptations du Vivant, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- D.I.I.V. Ltd, for Marine, Freshwater and Subterranean Ecology, Sali, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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Anderson CV, Roberts TJ. The need for speed: functional specializations of locomotor and feeding muscles in Anolis lizards. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 223:jeb.213397. [PMID: 31862851 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.213397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Muscles often perform diverse mechanical roles within an organism. Tuning of contractile properties may therefore provide an opportunity for muscles to better perform their different roles and impact their associated whole-organism performance. Here, we examined the muscle contractile physiology of a jaw and a leg muscle in five Anolis species to determine whether consistent physiological differences are found in these muscles. We found that these jaw and leg muscles exhibited consistent patterns of variation across species, which may be related to the functional use of each muscle. In particular, we found that each muscle had differentially increased different measures of muscle speed. Although the jaw muscles had faster peak contractile velocities than the leg muscles, the leg muscles had faster twitch times and faster contractile velocities under intermediate loads. We also found that the jaw muscles exerted higher specific tensions and had a greater curvature to their force-velocity relationship. The consistent patterns across five species suggest that these jaw and leg muscles have specialized in different ways. Examination of these contractile property variations may help illuminate important features relating to performing their individual functional roles.
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- Christopher V Anderson
- Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Box G-B205, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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The Bogert Effect and environmental heterogeneity. Oecologia 2019; 191:817-827. [DOI: 10.1007/s00442-019-04541-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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De Meyer J, Irschick DJ, Vanhooydonck B, Losos JB, Adriaens D, Herrel A. The role of bite force in the evolution of head shape and head shape dimorphism in
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lizards. Funct Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Jens De Meyer
- Department of Biology University of Ghent Gent Belgium
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- Department of Biology University of Washington University St Louis MO USA
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- Department of Biology University of Ghent Gent Belgium
- Department of Biology University of Antwerp Antwerpen Belgium
- Département Adaptations du Vivant Bâtiment d'Anatomie Comparée UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N Paris France
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Simon MN, Brandt R, Kohlsdorf T, Arnold SJ. Bite performance surfaces of three ecologically divergent Iguanidae lizards: relationships with lower jaw bones. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blz067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Traits that interact to perform an ecologically relevant function are expected to be under multivariate non-linear selection. Using the lower jaw morphology as a biomechanical model, we test the hypothesis that lower jaw bones of lizards are subjected to stabilizing and correlational selection, associated with mechanical advantage and maximum bite force. We used three closely related tropidurine species that differ in size, head shape and microhabitat: Eurolophosaurus nanuzae, Tropidurus hispidus and Tropidurus semitaeniatus. We predicted a common pattern of correlational selection on bones that are part of in-levers or part of the out-lever of the lower jaw. The predicted pattern was found in E. nanuzae and T. hispidus, but this could not be shown to be statistically significant. For T. semitaeniatus, we found significant disruptive selection on a contrast involving the surangular, and also significant directional selection on linear combinations of traits in all species. The results indicate that the non-linear selection on lower jaw bones does not reflect an optimum to enhance mechanical advantage in all species. Divergent functional demands and specific ecological contexts of species seem relevant in shaping patterns of selection on morphology.
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- Monique Nouailhetas Simon
- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR USA
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- Department of Biology, FFCLRP, University of São Paulo, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, FFCLRP, University of São Paulo, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR USA
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Bels V, Paindavoine AS, Zghikh LN, Paulet E, Pallandre JP, Montuelle SJ. Feeding in Lizards: Form–Function and Complex Multifunctional System. FEEDING IN VERTEBRATES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13739-7_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dufour CMS, Losos JB, Herrel A. Do differences in bite force and head morphology between a native and an introduced species of anole influence the outcome of species interactions? Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Claire M S Dufour
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Département ‘Adaptations du vivant’, UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N., Paris Cedex, France
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Bochaton C, Bailon S, Herrel A, Grouard S, Ineich I, Tresset A, Cornette R. Human impacts reduce morphological diversity in an insular species of lizard. Proc Biol Sci 2017; 284:rspb.2017.0921. [PMID: 28659453 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Fossil remains provide useful insights into the long-term impact of anthropogenic phenomena on faunas and are often used to reveal the local (extirpations) or global (extinctions) losses of populations or species. However, other phenomena such as minor morphological changes can remain inconspicuous in the fossil record depending on the methodology used. In this study, we used the anole of Marie-Galante Island (Anolis ferreus) in Guadeloupe (French, West Indies) as a model to demonstrate how the morphological evolution of an insular lizard can be tracked through the Pleistocene/Holocene climatic transition and the recent anthropization of the island. We used a fossil assemblage of nearly 30 000 remains and a combination of anatomical description, traditional morphometry and geometric morphometrics. These fossils are attributed to a single taxon, most likely to be A. ferreus on the basis of morphological and morphometric arguments. Our results show the disappearance of a distinct (sub)population of large specimens that were about 25% larger than the modern representatives of A. ferreus We also demonstrate an apparent size stability of the main fossil population of this species since the Late Pleistocene but with the possible occurrence of a reduction in morphological diversity during the Late Holocene. These results highlight the impact of anthropic disturbances on a lizard whose morphology otherwise remained stable since the Late Pleistocene.
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- Corentin Bochaton
- Laboratoire 'Archéozoologie et Archéobotanique: Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnements' UMR 7209-CNRS, MNHN-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle-Sorbonne Universités, 55 rue Buffon, CP 56, 75005 Paris, France .,Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité ISYEB-UMR 7205-CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle-Sorbonne Universités, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 30, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire 'Archéozoologie et Archéobotanique: Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnements' UMR 7209-CNRS, MNHN-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle-Sorbonne Universités, 55 rue Buffon, CP 56, 75005 Paris, France.,Laboratoire 'Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique' UMR 7194-CNRS, MNHN, UPVD-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle-Sorbonne Universités, 55 rue Buffon, CP 56, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire MECADEV 'Mécanismes adaptatifs et évolution'-UMR 7179-CNRS, MNHN-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle-Sorbonne Universités, 57 rue Cuvier, CP55, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire 'Archéozoologie et Archéobotanique: Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnements' UMR 7209-CNRS, MNHN-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle-Sorbonne Universités, 55 rue Buffon, CP 56, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité ISYEB-UMR 7205-CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle-Sorbonne Universités, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 30, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire 'Archéozoologie et Archéobotanique: Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnements' UMR 7209-CNRS, MNHN-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle-Sorbonne Universités, 55 rue Buffon, CP 56, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité ISYEB-UMR 7205-CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle-Sorbonne Universités, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 30, 75005 Paris, France
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Meyers JJ, Nishikawa KC, Herrel A. The evolution of bite force in horned lizards: the influence of dietary specialization. J Anat 2017; 232:214-226. [PMID: 29159806 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Dietary specialization is an important driver of the morphology and performance of the feeding system in many organisms, yet the evolution of phenotypic specialization has only rarely been examined within a species complex. Horned lizards are considered primarily myrmecophagous (ant eating), but variation in diet among the 17 species of horned lizards (Phrynosoma) makes them an ideal group to examine the relationship between dietary specialization and the resultant morphological and functional changes of the feeding system. In this study, we perform a detailed analysis of the jaw adductor musculature and use a biomechanical model validated with in vivo bite force data to examine the evolution of bite force in Phrynosoma. Our model simulations demonstrate that bite force varies predictably with respect to the gape angle and bite position along the tooth row, with maximal bite forces being attained at lower gape angles and at the posterior tooth positions. Maximal bite forces vary considerably among horned lizards, with highly myrmecophagous species exhibiting very low bite forces. In contrast, members of the short-horned lizard clade are able to bite considerably harder than even closely related dietary generalists. This group appears to be built for performing crushing bites and may represent a divergent morphology adapted for eating hard prey items. The evolutionary loss of processing morphology (teeth, jaw and muscle reduction) and bite force in ant specialists may be a response to the lack of prey processing rather than a functional adaptation per se.
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- Jay J Meyers
- Physiology and Functional Morphology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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- Physiology and Functional Morphology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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- Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité, UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N., Paris Cedex 5, France
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PENNING DA. The scaling of bite force and constriction pressure in kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula): Proximate determinants and correlated performance. Integr Zool 2017; 12:121-131. [DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- David A. PENNING
- Department of Biology; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Lafayette Louisiana USA
- Department of Biology & Environmental Health; Missouri Southern State University; Joplin Missouri USA
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Dollion AY, Measey GJ, Cornette R, Carne L, Tolley KA, Silva JM, Boistel R, Fabre A, Herrel A. Does diet drive the evolution of head shape and bite force in chameleons of the genusBradypodion? Funct Ecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Department of Botany and Zoology Centre for Invasion Biology Stellenbosch University Private Bag X1 Matieland 7602 Stellenbosch South Africa
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- ‘Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité’ (ISYEB) UMR 7205 CNRS/MNHN/UPMC/EPHE 45 rue Buffon 75005 Paris France
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- Department of Zoology Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University PO Box 77000 Port Elizabeth6031 South Africa
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- Kirstenbosch Research Centre South African National Biodiversity Institute Private Bag X7 Claremont 7735 Cape Town South Africa
- Department of Botany and Zoology Stellenbosch University Private Bag X1 Matieland 7602 Stellenbosch South Africa
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- Kirstenbosch Research Centre South African National Biodiversity Institute Private Bag X7 Claremont 7735 Cape Town South Africa
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- IPHEP, CNRS UMR 7262 Université de Poitiers 6 rue Michel Brunet 86073 Poitiers France
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Maestri R, Patterson BD, Fornel R, Monteiro LR, de Freitas TRO. Diet, bite force and skull morphology in the generalist rodent morphotype. J Evol Biol 2016; 29:2191-2204. [DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- R. Maestri
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Porto Alegre RS Brazil
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- Integrative Research Center; Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago IL USA
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia; Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões; Erechim RS Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais; CBB; Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense; Campos dos Goytacazes RJ Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Porto Alegre RS Brazil
- Departamento de Genética; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Porto Alegre RS Brazil
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