The tarsal-metatarsal complex of caviomorph rodents: Anatomy and functional-adaptive analysis

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Candela, Adriana Magdalena; Muñoz, Nahuel Antu; García Esponda, César M.
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2017
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Caviomorph rodents represent a major adaptive radiation of Neotropical mammals. They occupy a variety of ecological niches, which is also reflected in their wide array of locomotor behaviors. It is expected that this radiation would be mirrored by an equivalent disparity of tarsal-metatarsal morphology. Here, the tarsal-metatarsal complex of Erethizontidae, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Caviidae, Chinchillidae, Octodontidae, Ctenomyidae, and Echimyidae was examined, in order to evaluate its anatomical variation and functional-adaptive relevance in relation to locomotor behaviors. A qualitative study in functional morphology and a geometric morphometric analysis were performed. We recognized two distinct tarsal-metatarsal patterns that represent the extremes of anatomical variation in the foot. The first, typically present in arboreal species, is characterized by features that facilitate movements at different levels of the tarsal-metatarsal complex. The second pattern, typically present in cursorial caviomorphs, has a set of features that act to stabilize the joints, improve the interlocking of the tarsal bones, and restrict movements to the parasagittal plane. The morphological disparity recognized in this study seems to result from specific locomotor adaptations to climb, dig, run, jump and swim, as well as phylogenetic effects within and among the groups studies.
Fil: Candela, Adriana Magdalena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Muñoz, Nahuel Antu. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: García Esponda, César M.. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The tarsal-metatarsal complex of caviomorph rodents: Anatomy and functional-adaptive analysis
title The tarsal-metatarsal complex of caviomorph rodents: Anatomy and functional-adaptive analysis
spellingShingle The tarsal-metatarsal complex of caviomorph rodents: Anatomy and functional-adaptive analysis
Candela, Adriana Magdalena
Foot
Geometric Morphometrics
Living
Locomotion
title_short The tarsal-metatarsal complex of caviomorph rodents: Anatomy and functional-adaptive analysis
title_full The tarsal-metatarsal complex of caviomorph rodents: Anatomy and functional-adaptive analysis
title_fullStr The tarsal-metatarsal complex of caviomorph rodents: Anatomy and functional-adaptive analysis
title_full_unstemmed The tarsal-metatarsal complex of caviomorph rodents: Anatomy and functional-adaptive analysis
title_sort The tarsal-metatarsal complex of caviomorph rodents: Anatomy and functional-adaptive analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Candela, Adriana Magdalena
Muñoz, Nahuel Antu
García Esponda, César M.
author Candela, Adriana Magdalena
author_facet Candela, Adriana Magdalena
Muñoz, Nahuel Antu
García Esponda, César M.
author_role author
author2 Muñoz, Nahuel Antu
García Esponda, César M.
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Foot
Geometric Morphometrics
Living
Locomotion
topic Foot
Geometric Morphometrics
Living
Locomotion
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Caviomorph rodents represent a major adaptive radiation of Neotropical mammals. They occupy a variety of ecological niches, which is also reflected in their wide array of locomotor behaviors. It is expected that this radiation would be mirrored by an equivalent disparity of tarsal-metatarsal morphology. Here, the tarsal-metatarsal complex of Erethizontidae, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Caviidae, Chinchillidae, Octodontidae, Ctenomyidae, and Echimyidae was examined, in order to evaluate its anatomical variation and functional-adaptive relevance in relation to locomotor behaviors. A qualitative study in functional morphology and a geometric morphometric analysis were performed. We recognized two distinct tarsal-metatarsal patterns that represent the extremes of anatomical variation in the foot. The first, typically present in arboreal species, is characterized by features that facilitate movements at different levels of the tarsal-metatarsal complex. The second pattern, typically present in cursorial caviomorphs, has a set of features that act to stabilize the joints, improve the interlocking of the tarsal bones, and restrict movements to the parasagittal plane. The morphological disparity recognized in this study seems to result from specific locomotor adaptations to climb, dig, run, jump and swim, as well as phylogenetic effects within and among the groups studies.
Fil: Candela, Adriana Magdalena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Muñoz, Nahuel Antu. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: García Esponda, César M.. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina
description Caviomorph rodents represent a major adaptive radiation of Neotropical mammals. They occupy a variety of ecological niches, which is also reflected in their wide array of locomotor behaviors. It is expected that this radiation would be mirrored by an equivalent disparity of tarsal-metatarsal morphology. Here, the tarsal-metatarsal complex of Erethizontidae, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Caviidae, Chinchillidae, Octodontidae, Ctenomyidae, and Echimyidae was examined, in order to evaluate its anatomical variation and functional-adaptive relevance in relation to locomotor behaviors. A qualitative study in functional morphology and a geometric morphometric analysis were performed. We recognized two distinct tarsal-metatarsal patterns that represent the extremes of anatomical variation in the foot. The first, typically present in arboreal species, is characterized by features that facilitate movements at different levels of the tarsal-metatarsal complex. The second pattern, typically present in cursorial caviomorphs, has a set of features that act to stabilize the joints, improve the interlocking of the tarsal bones, and restrict movements to the parasagittal plane. The morphological disparity recognized in this study seems to result from specific locomotor adaptations to climb, dig, run, jump and swim, as well as phylogenetic effects within and among the groups studies.
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Candela, Adriana Magdalena; Muñoz, Nahuel Antu; García Esponda, César M.; The tarsal-metatarsal complex of caviomorph rodents: Anatomy and functional-adaptive analysis; Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc; Journal of Morphology; 278; 6; 6-2017; 828-847
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