Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards
The central tenet of ecomorphological theory holds that different ecological requirements lead to different organismal designs (morphology). Here, we studied the relationships between performance (interlocking grasping) and forelimb morphological traits in species of lizards that exploit different s...
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| Keyword: | Clinging Ecology Liolaemini Morphology- Performance. https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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| author | Tulli, María José |
| author2 | Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz Cruz, Felix Benjamin |
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| description | The central tenet of ecomorphological theory holds that different ecological requirements lead to different organismal designs (morphology). Here, we studied the relationships between performance (interlocking grasping) and forelimb morphological traits in species of lizards that exploit different structural habitats in a phylogenetic context. The performance (measured by the maximum force of clinging to substrate) was measured on different substrate types. After phylogenetically informed analyses, we found that arboreal and saxicolous species showed stronger resistance to mechanical traction in all substrates when compared to generalists and sand dweller lizards. These species showed a positive relationship between forelimb dimensions (humerus length and length of claw of toe 5) and maximum force exerted, on the contrary, hand width, claw height (CH) of digits III and IV and claw length of toe 4 showed a negative relationship. In addition, we observed a partial positive correlation between CH and maximal cling force on rough surfaces, but not on smooth surfaces. |
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| identifier_str_mv | Tulli, María José; Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz; Cruz, Felix Benjamin; Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards; European Society for Evolutionary Biology; Journal of Evolutionary Biology; 24; 4; 1-2011; 843-855 1420-9101 CONICET Digital CONICET |
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| spelling | Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards Tulli, María José Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz Cruz, Felix Benjamin Clinging Ecology Liolaemini Morphology- Performance. https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 The central tenet of ecomorphological theory holds that different ecological requirements lead to different organismal designs (morphology). Here, we studied the relationships between performance (interlocking grasping) and forelimb morphological traits in species of lizards that exploit different structural habitats in a phylogenetic context. The performance (measured by the maximum force of clinging to substrate) was measured on different substrate types. After phylogenetically informed analyses, we found that arboreal and saxicolous species showed stronger resistance to mechanical traction in all substrates when compared to generalists and sand dweller lizards. These species showed a positive relationship between forelimb dimensions (humerus length and length of claw of toe 5) and maximum force exerted, on the contrary, hand width, claw height (CH) of digits III and IV and claw length of toe 4 showed a negative relationship. In addition, we observed a partial positive correlation between CH and maximal cling force on rough surfaces, but not on smooth surfaces. Fil: Tulli, María José. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Dirección de Zoología. Instituto de Herpetología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; Argentina Fil: Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Dirección de Zoología. Instituto de Herpetología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina Fil: Cruz, Felix Benjamin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina European Society for Evolutionary Biology http://hdl.handle.net/11336/77531 Tulli, María José; Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz; Cruz, Felix Benjamin; Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards; European Society for Evolutionary Biology; Journal of Evolutionary Biology; 24; 4; 1-2011; 843-855 1420-9101 CONICET Digital CONICET |
| spellingShingle | Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards Tulli, María José Clinging Ecology Liolaemini Morphology- Performance. https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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| title | Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards |
| title_full | Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards |
| title_fullStr | Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards |
| title_short | Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards |
| title_sort | Relationships among morphology, clinging performance and habitat use in Liolaemini lizards |
| topic | Clinging Ecology Liolaemini Morphology- Performance. https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
| topic_facet | Clinging Ecology Liolaemini Morphology- Performance. https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/77531 |