Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards

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Tulli, María José; Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz; Cruz, Felix Benjamin
Año de publicación
2012
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The variation in substrate structure is one of the most important determinants of the locomotor abilities in lizards. Lizards are found across a gradient of habitats from large rocks to loose sand, each of them with conflicting mechanical demands on locomotion. We examined the relationship among sprint speed, morphology and different types of substrate surfaces in species of lizards that exploit different structural habitats (arboreal, saxicolous, terrestrial and arenicolous) in a phylogenetic context. Our main goals were to asses which processes drive variability in morphology (i.e. phylogeny or adaptation to habitat) to understand how substrate structure affects sprint speed in species occupying different habitats, and to understand the relationship between morphology and performance. Liolaemini lizards show that most morphological traits are constrained by phylogeny, particularly toe 3, femur, and foot. All ecological groups showed significant differences on rocky surfaces. Surprisingly, no ecological group performed better on the surface resembling its own habitat. Moreover, all groups exhibited significant differences in sprint speed among the three different types of experimental substrates and showed the best performance on sand with the exception of the arboreal group. Despite the fact that species use different types of habitats, the highly conservative morphology of Liolaemini species and the similar levels of performance on different types of substrates suggests that they confer to the ?jack of all trades and master of none? principle.
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. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Cruz, Felix Benjamin. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Argentina. 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
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limb morphology
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards
title Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards
spellingShingle Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards
Tulli, María José
substrate structure
performance
limb morphology
speed
lizards
title_short Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards
title_full Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards
title_fullStr Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards
title_full_unstemmed Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards
title_sort Effects of different substrates on the sprint performance of lizards
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tulli, María José
Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz
Cruz, Felix Benjamin
author Tulli, María José
author_facet Tulli, María José
Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz
Cruz, Felix Benjamin
author_role author
author2 Abdala, Virginia Sara Luz
Cruz, Felix Benjamin
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv substrate structure
performance
limb morphology
speed
lizards
topic substrate structure
performance
limb morphology
speed
lizards
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The variation in substrate structure is one of the most important determinants of the locomotor abilities in lizards. Lizards are found across a gradient of habitats from large rocks to loose sand, each of them with conflicting mechanical demands on locomotion. We examined the relationship among sprint speed, morphology and different types of substrate surfaces in species of lizards that exploit different structural habitats (arboreal, saxicolous, terrestrial and arenicolous) in a phylogenetic context. Our main goals were to asses which processes drive variability in morphology (i.e. phylogeny or adaptation to habitat) to understand how substrate structure affects sprint speed in species occupying different habitats, and to understand the relationship between morphology and performance. Liolaemini lizards show that most morphological traits are constrained by phylogeny, particularly toe 3, femur, and foot. All ecological groups showed significant differences on rocky surfaces. Surprisingly, no ecological group performed better on the surface resembling its own habitat. Moreover, all groups exhibited significant differences in sprint speed among the three different types of experimental substrates and showed the best performance on sand with the exception of the arboreal group. Despite the fact that species use different types of habitats, the highly conservative morphology of Liolaemini species and the similar levels of performance on different types of substrates suggests that they confer to the ?jack of all trades and master of none? principle.
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. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical. Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical; Argentina
Fil: Cruz, Felix Benjamin. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán; Argentina. 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
description The variation in substrate structure is one of the most important determinants of the locomotor abilities in lizards. Lizards are found across a gradient of habitats from large rocks to loose sand, each of them with conflicting mechanical demands on locomotion. We examined the relationship among sprint speed, morphology and different types of substrate surfaces in species of lizards that exploit different structural habitats (arboreal, saxicolous, terrestrial and arenicolous) in a phylogenetic context. Our main goals were to asses which processes drive variability in morphology (i.e. phylogeny or adaptation to habitat) to understand how substrate structure affects sprint speed in species occupying different habitats, and to understand the relationship between morphology and performance. Liolaemini lizards show that most morphological traits are constrained by phylogeny, particularly toe 3, femur, and foot. All ecological groups showed significant differences on rocky surfaces. Surprisingly, no ecological group performed better on the surface resembling its own habitat. Moreover, all groups exhibited significant differences in sprint speed among the three different types of experimental substrates and showed the best performance on sand with the exception of the arboreal group. Despite the fact that species use different types of habitats, the highly conservative morphology of Liolaemini species and the similar levels of performance on different types of substrates suggests that they confer to the ?jack of all trades and master of none? principle.
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