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Miranda RB, Klaczko J, Tonini JF, Brandão RA. Escaping from predators: a review of Neotropical lizards defence traits. ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2022.2082538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rogério B. Miranda
- Laboratório de Fauna e Unidades de Conservação, Departamento de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília (DF), Brazil
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- Laboratório de Anatomia Comparada de Vertebrados, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília (DF), Brazil
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- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge (MA), USA
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- Laboratório de Fauna e Unidades de Conservação, Departamento de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília (DF), Brazil
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Patterns of c-Fos expression in telencephalic areas of Tropidurus hygomi (Iguania: Tropiduridae) exposed to different social contexts. J Chem Neuroanat 2019; 102:101703. [PMID: 31644950 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2019.101703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 10/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Social behavior in lizards contributes to understanding biological standards and provides models for structuring research about neural mechanisms. Studies have confirmed the effectiveness of comparative models and evidence has contributed to clarifying adult brain plasticity phenomenon when exposed to different stimuli. The expression of c-Fos has been widely used to identify brain areas involved in different behavioral stimuli. The purpose of the present study was to map the expression of c-Fos protein in different telencephalic areas of the lizard Tropidurus hygomi after they were exposed to visual stimuli with another individual of the same species in different social contexts. Lizards were allocated to one of four groups: 1) control group (CTL) - males not exposed to any other animal; 2) exposure to juvenile (EJU) - males exposed to a juvenile; 3) exposure to male (EMA) - males exposed to another adult male; and 4) exposure to females (EFE) -males exposed to female. The EFE group exhibited a greater number of c-Fos + cells in cortical areas (medial cortex - MC and dorsomedial cortex - DMC) and in amygdala (AMY), showing a possible relationship between these structures and behavioral components. Studies like this can contribute significantly to a better understanding of neurophysiological, behavioral, and evolutive aspects.
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Bruinjé AC, Coelho FEA, Paiva TMA, Costa GC. Aggression, color signaling, and performance of the male color morphs of a Brazilian lizard (Tropidurus semitaeniatus). Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-019-2673-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Passos LF, Garcia G, Young RJ. The tonic immobility test: Do wild and captive golden mantella frogs (Mantella aurantiaca) have the same response? PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181972. [PMID: 28732029 PMCID: PMC5521826 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Adaptations to captivity that reduce fitness are one of many reasons, which explain the low success rate of reintroductions. One way of testing this hypothesis is to compare an important behavioural response in captive and wild members of the same species. Thanatosis, is an anti-predator strategy that reduces the risk of death from predation, which is a common behavioral response in frogs. The study subjects for this investigation were captive and wild populations of Mantella aurantiaca. Thanatosis reaction was measured using the Tonic Immobility (TI) test, a method that consists of placing a frog on its back, restraining it in this position for a short period of time and then releasing it and measuring how much time was spent feigning death. To understand the pattern of reaction time, morphometric data were also collected as body condition can affect the duration of thanatosis. The significantly different TI times found in this study, one captive population with shorter responses, were principally an effect of body condition rather than being a result of rearing environment. However, this does not mean that we can always dismiss the importance of rearing environment in terms of behavioural skills expressed.
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- Luiza Figueiredo Passos
- School of Environment and Life Sciences, Peel Building, University of Salford Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom
- Chester Zoo, Cedar House, Upton by Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
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- Chester Zoo, Cedar House, Upton by Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
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- School of Environment and Life Sciences, Peel Building, University of Salford Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom
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Ventura SPR, Passos DC, Machado LL, Horta G, Galdino CAB. Escape tactics by a neotropical montane lizard: a comparison of flight responses against natural and nonnatural predators. Acta Ethol 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10211-016-0242-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Maximino C, Silva RXDC, da Silva SDNS, Rodrigues LDSDS, Barbosa H, de Carvalho TS, Leão LKDR, Lima MG, Oliveira KRM, Herculano AM. Non-mammalian models in behavioral neuroscience: consequences for biological psychiatry. Front Behav Neurosci 2015; 9:233. [PMID: 26441567 PMCID: PMC4561806 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Current models in biological psychiatry focus on a handful of model species, and the majority of work relies on data generated in rodents. However, in the same sense that a comparative approach to neuroanatomy allows for the identification of patterns of brain organization, the inclusion of other species and an adoption of comparative viewpoints in behavioral neuroscience could also lead to increases in knowledge relevant to biological psychiatry. Specifically, this approach could help to identify conserved features of brain structure and behavior, as well as to understand how variation in gene expression or developmental trajectories relates to variation in brain and behavior pertinent to psychiatric disorders. To achieve this goal, the current focus on mammalian species must be expanded to include other species, including non-mammalian taxa. In this article, we review behavioral neuroscientific experiments in non-mammalian species, including traditional "model organisms" (zebrafish and Drosophila) as well as in other species which can be used as "reference." The application of these domains in biological psychiatry and their translational relevance is considered.
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- Caio Maximino
- Laboratório de Neurociências e Comportamento, Departamento de Morfologia e Ciências Fisiológicas, Campus VIII – Marabá, Universidade do Estado do ParáMarabá, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências e Comportamento, Departamento de Morfologia e Ciências Fisiológicas, Campus VIII – Marabá, Universidade do Estado do ParáMarabá, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências e Comportamento, Departamento de Morfologia e Ciências Fisiológicas, Campus VIII – Marabá, Universidade do Estado do ParáMarabá, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências e Comportamento, Departamento de Morfologia e Ciências Fisiológicas, Campus VIII – Marabá, Universidade do Estado do ParáMarabá, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências e Comportamento, Departamento de Morfologia e Ciências Fisiológicas, Campus VIII – Marabá, Universidade do Estado do ParáMarabá, Brazil
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- Universität Duisburg-EssenEssen, Germany
- Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia Experimental, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do ParáBelém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia Experimental, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do ParáBelém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurociências e Comportamento, Departamento de Morfologia e Ciências Fisiológicas, Campus VIII – Marabá, Universidade do Estado do ParáMarabá, Brazil
- Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia Experimental, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do ParáBelém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia Experimental, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do ParáBelém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia Experimental, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do ParáBelém, Brazil
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