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Schüßler D, Blanco MB, Guthrie NK, Sgarlata GM, Dammhahn M, Ernest R, Evasoa MR, Hasiniaina A, Hending D, Jan F, le Pors B, Miller A, Olivieri G, Rakotonanahary AN, Rakotondranary SJ, Rakotondravony R, Ralantoharijaona T, Ramananjato V, Randrianambinina B, Raoelinjanakolona NN, Rasoazanabary E, Rasoloarison RM, Rasolofoson DW, Rasoloharijaona S, Rasolondraibe E, Roberts SH, Teixeira H, van Elst T, Johnson SE, Ganzhorn JU, Chikhi L, Kappeler PM, Louis EE, Salmona J, Radespiel U. Morphological variability or inter-observer bias? A methodological toolkit to improve data quality of multi-researcher datasets for the analysis of morphological variation. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2024; 183:60-78. [PMID: 37607125 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The investigation of morphological variation in animals is widely used in taxonomy, ecology, and evolution. Using large datasets for meta-analyses has dramatically increased, raising concerns about dataset compatibilities and biases introduced by contributions of multiple researchers. MATERIALS AND METHODS We compiled morphological data on 13 variables for 3073 individual mouse lemurs (Cheirogaleidae, Microcebus spp.) from 25 taxa and 153 different sampling locations, measured by 48 different researchers. We introduced and applied a filtering pipeline and quantified improvements in data quality (Shapiro-Francia statistic, skewness, and excess kurtosis). The filtered dataset was then used to test for genus-wide sexual size dimorphism and the applicability of Rensch's, Allen's, and Bergmann's rules. RESULTS Our pipeline reduced inter-observer bias (i.e., increased normality of data distributions). Inter-observer reliability of measurements was notably variable, highlighting the need to reduce data collection biases. Although subtle, we found a consistent pattern of sexual size dimorphism across Microcebus, with females being the larger (but not heavier) sex. Sexual size dimorphism was isometric, providing no support for Rensch's rule. Variations in tail length but not in ear size were consistent with the predictions of Allen's rule. Body mass and length followed a pattern contrary to predictions of Bergmann's rule. DISCUSSION We highlighted the usefulness of large multi-researcher datasets for testing ecological hypotheses after correcting for inter-observer biases. Using genus-wide tests, we outlined generalizable patterns of morphological variability across all mouse lemurs. This new methodological toolkit aims to facilitate future large-scale morphological comparisons for a wide range of taxa and applications.
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- Dominik Schüßler
- Institute of Biology and Chemistry, University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany
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- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- School for International Training, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Perth Zoo, South Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Faculté des Sciences, de Technologies et de l'Environnement, Ecole Doctorale Ecosystèmes Naturels, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar
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- Faculté des Sciences, de Technologies et de l'Environnement, Ecole Doctorale Ecosystèmes Naturels, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Faculté des Sciences, de Technologies et de l'Environnement, Ecole Doctorale Ecosystèmes Naturels, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar
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- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- Groupe d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar (GERP), Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Faculté des Sciences, de Technologies et de l'Environnement, Ecole Doctorale Ecosystèmes Naturels, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar
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- Faculté des Sciences, de Technologies et de l'Environnement, Ecole Doctorale Ecosystèmes Naturels, Université de Mahajanga, Mahajanga, Madagascar
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- UMR ENTROPIE, Université de La Réunion, La Réunion, France
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Animal Ecology and Conservation, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
- Laboratoire Évolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR5174, IRD, CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
- Department of Anthropology/Sociobiology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership (MBP), Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Laboratoire Évolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR5174, IRD, CNRS, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Dickinson E, Young MW, Granatosky MC. In vivo
bite force in lovebirds (
Agapornis roseicollis
, Psittaciformes) and their relative biting performance among birds. J Zool (1987) 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.13014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- E. Dickinson
- Department of Anatomy, College of Osteopathic Medicine New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury NY USA
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Osteopathic Medicine New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury NY USA
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Osteopathic Medicine New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury NY USA
- Center for Biomedical Innovation New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Old Westbury NY USA
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Kraus A, Lövy M, Mikula O, Okrouhlík J, Bennett NC, Herrel A, Šumbera R. Bite force in the strictly subterranean rodent family of African mole‐rats (Bathyergidae): the role of digging mode, social organisation, and ecology. Funct Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Andrea Kraus
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia České Budějovice Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia České Budějovice Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia České Budějovice Czech Republic
- Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia České Budějovice Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria Pretoria South Africa
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant UMR 7179 MECADEV C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N., Bâtiment d’Anatomie Comparée Paris France
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia České Budějovice Czech Republic
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Simon MN, Cespedes AM, Lailvaux SP. Sex-specific multivariate morphology/performance relationships in Anolis carolinensis. J Exp Biol 2022; 225:275160. [PMID: 35363299 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.243471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Animals rely on their ability to perform certain tasks sufficiently well to survive, secure mates, and reproduce. Performance traits depend on morphology, and so morphological traits should predict performance, yet this relationship is often confounded by multiple competing performance demands. Males and females experience different selection pressures on performance, and the consequent sexual conflict over performance expression can either constrain performance evolution or drive sexual dimorphism in both size and shape. Furthermore, change in a single morphological trait may benefit some performance traits at the expense of others, resulting in functional trade-offs. Identifying general or sex-specific relationships between morphology and performance at the organismal level thus requires a multivariate approach, as individuals are products both of an integrated phenotype and the ecological environment in which they have developed and evolved. We estimated the multivariate morphology→performance gradient in wild-caught, green anoles (Anolis carolinensis) by measuring external morphology and fore- and hindlimb musculature, and mapping these morphological traits to seven measured performance traits that cover the broad range of ecological challenges faced by these animals (sprint speed, endurance, exertion distance, climbing power, jump power, cling force, and bite force). We demonstrate that males and females differ in their multivariate mapping of traits on performance, indicating that sex-specific ecological demands likely shape these relationships, but do not differ in performance integration.
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- Biology Department, Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA
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Perea-Rodríguez JP, Corley MK, de la Iglesia H, Fernandez-Duque E. Thermoenergetic challenges and daytime behavioural patterns of a wild cathemeral mammal. Anim Behav 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Zablocki-Thomas P, Lailvaux S, Aujard F, Pouydebat E, Herrel A. Maternal and genetic correlations between morphology and physical performance traits in a small captive primate, Microcebus murinus. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blab071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Physical performance traits are key components of fitness and direct targets of selection. Although maternal effects have important influences on integrated phenotypes, their contributions to variation in performance and to phenotypic traits associated with performance remain poorly understood. We used an animal model to quantify the contribution of maternal effects to performance trait variation, in addition to the genetic and maternal correlations between performance and the relevant underlying morphology in Microcebus murinus. We showed that bite force is heritable (h2 ≈ 0.23) and that maternal effects are an important source of variation, resulting in a medium inclusive heritability (IH2 ≈ 0.47). Bite force and head depth showed a significant genetic correlation (0.70), and other genetic correlations were generally high (0.63 for bite force and head width; 0.41 for pull strength and radius length, albeit not significant), as were the maternal correlations for bite force and head dimensions (0.44, 0.73 and 0.29). Finally, we found differences in evolvability for pull strength and bite force that were also consistent with a higher potential for evolutionary change in pull force. This demonstrates clear effects of the maternal environment on performance expression and on the relationships between morphology and performance. This illustrates the importance of accounting for maternal identity when considering the heritabilities of functional traits.
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- Pauline Zablocki-Thomas
- UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Bâtiment d’Anatomie Comparée, Paris, France
- California National Primate Research Center, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Bâtiment d’Anatomie Comparée, Paris, France
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- UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Bâtiment d’Anatomie Comparée, Paris, France
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- UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Bâtiment d’Anatomie Comparée, Paris, France
- Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat, Ghent, Belgium
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Hartje V, Illemann MJ, Schmidtke D. Motion cues increase focused attention towards purely visual stimuli in a nocturnal primate and drive stimulus interaction and approach/avoidance in a context-dependent manner. Am J Primatol 2021; 83:e23286. [PMID: 34169554 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Visual information is of pivotal ecological importance to monkeys, apes, and humans, whereas its role in nocturnal primate ecology is less well understood. We explored how purely visual information modulates the behavior of a nocturnal primate. Abstract (shape), photographic (shape + detail), or video (shape + detail + motion) representations of arthropod prey (Zophobas morio; food context) or a male conspecific (social context) were systematically presented to 22 individuals of the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) using a touchscreen. We assessed stimulus-directed touch interactions, durations of focused visual attention towards the different stimuli, and durations spent in the half of the setup-chamber more distant to the touchscreen (as quantification of approach/avoidance). Focused attention towards the stimulus generally increased from abstract and photographic to videographic stimuli. For the food context, indications for a parallel increase in stimulus-directed touch interactions from abstract stimulus to video were found. Approach/avoidance was independent of the stimulus type within both contexts. A comparison between the contexts under the video condition revealed higher durations of visual attention and lower stimulus avoidance in the food context compared to the social context. The number of touch interactions with the video stimulus was not generally context-dependent, but context-dependency related to sex: In the food context, animals with high and low numbers of touch interactions were equally distributed across sexes. In the social context, females showed the highest numbers of touch interactions. Numbers in males declined compared to the food context. Our results demonstrate for the first time that purely visual information modulates mouse lemur behavior and focused attention in a content- and context-specific manner, suggesting that vision is of high importance for the ecology of these nocturnal primates. The findings emphasize the need for further vision-based experiments to gain deeper insight into the evolution of visual information processing and cognition in nocturnal primates.
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- Valeria Hartje
- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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Bemmann M, Schulz-Kornas E, Hammel JU, Hipp A, Moosmann J, Herrel A, Rack A, Radespiel U, Zimmermann E, Kaiser TM, Kupczik K. Movement analysis of primate molar teeth under load using synchrotron X-ray microtomography. J Struct Biol 2020; 213:107658. [PMID: 33207268 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mammalian teeth have to sustain repetitive and high chewing loads without failure. Key to this capability is the periodontal ligament (PDL), a connective tissue containing a collagenous fibre network which connects the tooth roots to the alveolar bone socket and which allows the teeth to move when loaded. It has been suggested that rodent molars under load experience a screw-like downward motion but it remains unclear whether this movement also occurs in primates. Here we use synchroton micro-computed tomography paired with an axial loading setup to investigate the form-function relationship between tooth movement and the morphology of the PDL space in a non-human primate, the mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus). The loading behavior of both mandibular and maxillary molars showed a three-dimensional movement with translational and rotational components, which pushes the tooth into the alveolar socket. Moreover, we found a non-uniform PDL thickness distribution and a gradual increase in volumetric proportion of the periodontal vasculature from cervical to apical. Our results suggest that the PDL morphology may optimize the three-dimensional tooth movement to avoid high stresses under loading.
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- Maximilian Bemmann
- Max Planck Weizmann Center for Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; Department of Cariology, Endodontics and Periodontology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 12, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Weizmann Center for Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; Department of Cariology, Endodontics and Periodontology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 12, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; Center of Natural History (CeNak), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N., Département Adaptations du Vivant, Bâtiment d'Anatomie Comparée, 55 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- ESRF The European Synchrotron, 71 Rue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Center of Natural History (CeNak), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Weizmann Center for Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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Gomes V, Herrel A, Carretero MA, Kaliontzopoulou A. New Insights into Bite Performance: Morphological Trade-Offs Underlying the Duration and Magnitude of Bite Force. Physiol Biochem Zool 2020; 93:175-184. [DOI: 10.1086/708248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zablocki-Thomas PB, Herrel A, Karanewsky CJ, Aujard F, Pouydebat E. Heritability and genetic correlations of personality, life history and morphology in the grey mouse lemur ( Microcebus murinus). ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2019; 6:190632. [PMID: 31824694 PMCID: PMC6837229 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.190632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The recent interest in animal personality has sparked a number of studies on the heritability of personality traits. Yet, how the sources variance these traits can be decomposed remains unclear. Moreover, whether genetic correlations with life-history traits, personality traits and other phenotypic traits exist as predicted by the pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis remains poorly understood. Our aim was to compare the heritability of personality, life-history and morphological traits and their potential genetic correlations in a small primate (Microcebus murinus). We performed an animal model analysis on six traits measured in a large sample of captive mouse lemurs (N = 486). We chose two personality traits, two life-history traits and two morphological traits to (i) estimate the genetic and/or environmental contribution to their variance, and (ii) test for genetic correlations between these traits. We found modest narrow-sense heritability for personality traits, morphological traits and life-history traits. Other factors including maternal effects also influence the sources of variation in life-history and morphological traits. We found genetic correlations between emergence latency on the one hand and radius length and growth rate on the other hand. Emergence latency was also genetically correlated with birth weight and was influenced by maternal identity. These results provide insights into the influence of genes and maternal effects on the partitioning of sources of variation in personality, life-history and morphological traits in a captive primate model and suggest that the pace-of-life syndrome may be partly explained by genetic trait covariances.
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- Pauline B. Zablocki-Thomas
- UMR CNRS/MNHN 7179, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
- Départment de Biologie, École normale supérieure de Lyon, LyonFrance
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- UMR CNRS/MNHN 7179, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
- Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- UMR CNRS/MNHN 7179, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- UMR CNRS/MNHN 7179, Département Adaptations du Vivant, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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Nyakatura JA. Early primate evolution: insights into the functional significance of grasping from motion analyses of extant mammals. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blz057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- John A Nyakatura
- AG Morphologie und Formengeschichte, Institut für Biologie, Humboldt Universität, Philippstraße, Berlin, Germany
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Huby A, Lowie A, Herrel A, Vigouroux R, Frédérich B, Raick X, Kurchevski G, Godinho AL, Parmentier E. Functional diversity in biters: the evolutionary morphology of the oral jaw system in pacus, piranhas and relatives (Teleostei: Serrasalmidae). Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blz048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Serrasalmid fishes form a highly specialized group of biters that show a large trophic diversity, ranging from pacus able to crush seeds to piranhas capable of cutting flesh. Their oral jaw system has been hypothesized to be forceful, but variation in bite performance and morphology with respect to diet has not previously been investigated. We tested whether herbivorous species have higher bite forces, larger jaw muscles and more robust jaws than carnivorous species. We measured in vivo and theoretical bite forces in 27 serrasalmid species. We compared the size of the adductor mandibulae muscle, the jaw mechanical advantages, the type of jaw occlusion, and the size and shape of the lower jaw. We also examined the association between bite performance and functional morphological traits of the oral jaw system. Contrary to our predictions, carnivorous piranhas deliver stronger bites than their herbivorous counterparts. The size of the adductor mandibulae muscle varies with bite force and muscles are larger in carnivorous species. Our study highlights an underestimated level of functional morphological diversity in a fish group of exclusive biters. We provide evidence that the trophic specialization towards carnivory in piranhas results from changes in the configuration of the adductor mandibulae muscle and the lower jaw shape, which have major effects on bite performance and bite strategy.
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- Alessia Huby
- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- UMR7179 MNHN/CNRS, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France
- Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- HYDRECO GUYANE, Laboratory Environment of Petit Saut, Kourou, French Guiana
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Fish Passage Center, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Van Daele PA, Desmet N, Šumbera R, Adriaens D. Work behaviour and biting performance in the cooperative breeding Micklem’s mole-rat Fukomys micklemi (Bathyergidae, Rodentia). Mamm Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Boulinguez‐Ambroise G, Zablocki‐Thomas P, Aujard F, Herrel A, Pouydebat E. Ontogeny of food grasping in mouse lemurs: behavior, morphology and performance. J Zool (1987) 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- UMR 7179‐ CNRS, National Museum of Natural History Paris France
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- UMR 7179‐ CNRS, National Museum of Natural History Paris France
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- UMR 7179‐ CNRS, National Museum of Natural History Paris France
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Tseng H, Liao C, Hsu J, Wang L, Huang W. Parental behavior drives large bite force in an insular skink population. J Zool (1987) 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- H.‐Y. Tseng
- Department of Biology National Museum of Natural Science Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Biology National Museum of Natural Science Taichung Taiwan
- Department of Life Science Tunghai University Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Biology National Museum of Natural Science Taichung Taiwan
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- Functional Morphology and Biomechanics Institute of Zoology Kiel University Kiel Germany
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- Department of Biology National Museum of Natural Science Taichung Taiwan
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Ter-Avetisyan G, Dumoulin A, Herrel A, Schmidt H, Strump J, Afzal S, Rathjen FG. Loss of Axon Bifurcation in Mesencephalic Trigeminal Neurons Impairs the Maximal Biting Force in Npr2-Deficient Mice. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:153. [PMID: 29962937 PMCID: PMC6013911 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Bifurcation of axons from dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and cranial sensory ganglion (CSG) neurons is mediated by a cGMP-dependent signaling pathway composed of the ligand C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), the receptor guanylyl cyclase Npr2 and the cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (cGKI). Here, we demonstrate that mesencephalic trigeminal neurons (MTN) which are the only somatosensory neurons whose cell bodies are located within the CNS co-express Npr2 and cGKI. Afferents of MTNs form Y-shaped branches in rhombomere 2 where the ligand CNP is expressed. Analyzing mouse mutants deficient for CNP or Npr2 we found that in the absence of CNP-induced cGMP signaling MTN afferents no longer bifurcate and instead extend either into the trigeminal root or caudally in the hindbrain. Since MTNs provide sensory information from jaw closing muscles and periodontal ligaments we measured the bite force of conditional mouse mutants of Npr2 (Npr2flox/flox;Engr1Cre ) that lack bifurcation of MTN whereas the bifurcation of trigeminal afferents is normal. Our study revealed that the maximal biting force of both sexes is reduced in Npr2flox/flox;Engr1Cre mice as compared to their Npr2flox/flox littermate controls. In conclusion sensory feedback mechanisms from jaw closing muscles or periodontal ligaments might be impaired in the absence of MTN axon bifurcation.
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant, UMR 7179 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/MNHN, Paris, France
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Zablocki-Thomas PB, Herrel A, Hardy I, Rabardel L, Perret M, Aujard F, Pouydebat E. Personality and performance are affected by age and early life parameters in a small primate. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:4598-4605. [PMID: 29760900 PMCID: PMC5938443 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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A whole suite of parameters is likely to influence the behavior and performance of individuals as adults, including correlations between phenotypic traits or an individual's developmental context. Here, we ask the question whether behavior and physical performance traits are correlated and how early life parameters such as birth weight, litter size, and growth can influence these traits as measured during adulthood. We studied 486 captive gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus) and measured two behavioral traits and two performance traits potentially involved in two functions: exploration behavior with pull strength and agitation score with bite force. We checked for the existence of behavioral consistency in behaviors and explored correlations between behavior, performance, morphology. We analyzed the effect of birth weight, growth, and litter size, while controlling for age, sex, and body weight. Behavior and performance were not correlated with one another, but were both influenced by age. Growth rate had a positive effect on adult morphology, and birth weight significantly affected emergence latency and bite force. Grip strength was not directly affected by early life traits, but bite performance and exploration behavior were impacted by birth weight. This study shows how early life parameters impact personality and performance.
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N. Paris Cedex 5 France.,Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates Ghent University Ghent Belgium
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N. Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N. Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N. Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N. Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Département Adaptations du Vivant UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N. Paris Cedex 5 France
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Herbin M, Hommet E, Hanotin-Dossot V, Perret M, Hackert R. Treadmill locomotion of the mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus); kinematic parameters during symmetrical and asymmetrical gaits. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 2018; 204:537-547. [PMID: 29610933 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-018-1256-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The gaits of the adult grey mouse lemur Microcebus murinus were studied during treadmill locomotion over a large range of velocities. The locomotion sequences were analysed to determine the gait and the various spatiotemporal gait parameters of the limbs. We found that velocity adjustments are accounted for differently by stride frequency and stride length depending on whether the animal showed a symmetrical or an asymmetrical gait. When using symmetrical gaits the increase in velocity is associated with a constant contribution of the stride length and stride frequency; the increase of the stride frequency being always lower. When using asymmetrical gaits, the increase in velocity is mainly assured by an increase in the stride length which tends to decrease with increasing velocity. A reduction in both stance time and swing time contributed to the increase in stride frequency for both gaits, though with a major contribution from the decrease in stance time. The pattern of locomotion obtained in a normal young adult mouse lemurs can be used as a template for studying locomotor control deficits during aging or in different environments such as arboreal ones which likely modify the kinematics of locomotion.
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- Marc Herbin
- Department Adaptations du Vivant, UMR MECADEV 7179 Sorbonne Universités-MNHN-UPMC-CNRS-IRD, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP55 57 rue Cuvier, 75231, Paris Cedex05, France.
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- Department Adaptations du Vivant, UMR MECADEV 7179 Sorbonne Universités-MNHN-UPMC-CNRS-IRD, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP55 57 rue Cuvier, 75231, Paris Cedex05, France
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- Department Adaptations du Vivant, UMR MECADEV 7179 Sorbonne Universités-MNHN-UPMC-CNRS-IRD, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP55 57 rue Cuvier, 75231, Paris Cedex05, France
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- Department Adaptations du Vivant, UMR MECADEV 7179 Sorbonne Universités-MNHN-UPMC-CNRS-IRD, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP55 57 rue Cuvier, 75231, Paris Cedex05, France
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- Department Adaptations du Vivant, UMR MECADEV 7179 Sorbonne Universités-MNHN-UPMC-CNRS-IRD, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP55 57 rue Cuvier, 75231, Paris Cedex05, France
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Zablocki Thomas PB, Karanewsky CJ, Pendleton JL, Aujard F, Pouydebat E, Herrel A. Drivers of in vivo
bite performance in wild brown mouse lemurs and a comparison with the grey mouse lemur. J Zool (1987) 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- P. B. Zablocki Thomas
- Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité; UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N.; Paris France
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- Department of Biochemistry; Stanford University; Stanford CA USA
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- Department of Biochemistry; Stanford University; Stanford CA 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 France
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- Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité; UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N.; Paris France
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- Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité; UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N.; Paris France
- Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates; Ghent University; Ghent Belgium
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Gomes V, Carretero MA, Kaliontzopoulou A. Run for your life, but bite for your rights? How interactions between natural and sexual selection shape functional morphology across habitats. Naturwissenschaften 2018; 105:9. [PMID: 29294185 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-017-1537-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A central issue in evolutionary biology is how morphology, performance, and habitat use coevolve. If morphological variation is tightly associated with habitat use, then differences in morphology should affect fitness through their effect on performance within specific habitats. In this study, we investigate how evolutionary forces mold morphological traits and performance differently given the surrounding environment, at the intraspecific level. For this purpose, we selected populations of the lizard Podarcis bocagei from two different habitat types, agricultural walls and dunes, which we expected to reflect saxicolous vs ground-dwelling habits. In the laboratory, we recorded morphological traits as well as performance traits by measuring sprint speed, climbing capacity, maneuverability, and bite force. Our results revealed fast-evolving ecomorphological variation among populations of P. bocagei, where a direct association existed between head morphology and bite performance. However, we could not establish links between limb morphology and locomotor performance at the individual level. Lizards from walls were better climbers than those from dunes, suggesting a very fast evolutionary response. Interestingly, a significant interaction between habitat and sex was detected in climbing performance. In addition, lizards from dunes bit harder than those from walls, although sexual differentiation was definitely the main factor driving variation in head functional morphology. Taking into account all the results, we found a complex interaction between natural and sexual selection on whole-organism performance, which are, in some cases, reflected in morphological variation.
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- Verónica Gomes
- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, N° 7, 4485-661, Vairao, Vila do Conde, Portugal. .,Departamento de Biologia da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, N° 7, 4485-661, Vairao, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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- CIBIO Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, N° 7, 4485-661, Vairao, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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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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Zwolak R. How intraspecific variation in seed-dispersing animals matters for plants. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2017; 93:897-913. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Revised: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Rafał Zwolak
- Department of Systematic Zoology, Faculty of Biology; Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89; 61-614 Poznań Poland
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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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Law CJ, Young C, Mehta RS. Ontogenetic Scaling of Theoretical Bite Force in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Physiol Biochem Zool 2016; 89:347-63. [DOI: 10.1086/688313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Herrel A, Lopez-Darias M, Vanhooydonck B, Cornette R, Kohlsdorf T, Brandt R. Do Adult Phenotypes Reflect Selection on Juvenile Performance? A Comparative Study on Performance and Morphology in Lizards. Integr Comp Biol 2016; 56:469-78. [DOI: 10.1093/icb/icw010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Thomas P, Herrel A, Hardy I, Aujard F, Pouydebat E. Exploration Behavior and Morphology are Correlated in Captive Gray Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus murinus). INT J PRIMATOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10764-016-9908-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thomas P, Pouydebat E, Brazidec ML, Aujard F, Herrel A. Determinants of pull strength in captive grey mouse lemurs. J Zool (1987) 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- P. Thomas
- Département de Biologie; Master Biosciences; ENS de Lyon; Lyon France
- Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité; UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN; Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité; UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN; Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité; UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN; Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité; UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN; Paris Cedex 5 France
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- Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité; UMR 7179 CNRS/MNHN; Paris Cedex 5 France
- Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates; Ghent University; Ghent Belgium
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