The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific response
- Autores
- Coda, José Antonio; Gomez, Maria Daniela; Martínez, Juan José; Steinmann, Andrea Rosa; Priotto, Jose Waldemar
- Año de publicación
- 2016
- Idioma
- inglés
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- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
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- The effects of agricultural intensification on vertebrate populations could vary depending on whether species are habitat specialists or habitat generalists. Organic farming practices are generally considered to be less intensive and more environmental friendly than conventional farming practices and, as a result, these two managements may impact on habitat specialists and habitat generalists in different ways. The effect of environmental and/or genetic stress on populations can be assessed using fluctuating asymmetry (FA) and body condition of animals. We predicted that populations of a specialist species, the Pampean grassland mouse (Akodon azarae) would have higher levels of FA and poorer body condition on conventional farms compared to populations of A. azarae on organic farms. In contrast, we predicted that populations of generalist species, the corn mouse (Calomys musculinus) and the small vesper mouse (Calomys laucha) would not show differences in FA or body condition between conventional and organic farms. We examined the expression of FA in the hind foot and used the scaled mass index as a surrogate for body condition. As predicted, we found higher FA in the habitat specialist (A. azarae) on conventional farms compared to organic farms, and found no differences in FA among the two generalist species (C. musculinus and C. laucha). However, we found no differences in body condition for the three studied species between the two managements. Our results suggest that the effect of farming practices on small mammals varies between habitat specialists and habitat generalists. The results of this study provide important insights for the study of asymmetries, both from biological and methodological perspectives. Our results support the idea that the level of FA may be used as an index to assess the effects of farming practices on vertebrate populations.
Fil: Coda, José Antonio. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Gomez, Maria Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Martínez, Juan José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Jujuy. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Jujuy; Argentina
Fil: Steinmann, Andrea Rosa. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Priotto, Jose Waldemar. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina - Materia
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Development Instability
Generalist Species
Organic Vs. Conventional Farms
Small Mammals
Specialist Species
Stress Indicator - Nivel de accesibilidad
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The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific responseCoda, José AntonioGomez, Maria DanielaMartínez, Juan JoséSteinmann, Andrea RosaPriotto, Jose WaldemarDevelopment InstabilityGeneralist SpeciesOrganic Vs. Conventional FarmsSmall MammalsSpecialist SpeciesStress Indicatorhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The effects of agricultural intensification on vertebrate populations could vary depending on whether species are habitat specialists or habitat generalists. Organic farming practices are generally considered to be less intensive and more environmental friendly than conventional farming practices and, as a result, these two managements may impact on habitat specialists and habitat generalists in different ways. The effect of environmental and/or genetic stress on populations can be assessed using fluctuating asymmetry (FA) and body condition of animals. We predicted that populations of a specialist species, the Pampean grassland mouse (Akodon azarae) would have higher levels of FA and poorer body condition on conventional farms compared to populations of A. azarae on organic farms. In contrast, we predicted that populations of generalist species, the corn mouse (Calomys musculinus) and the small vesper mouse (Calomys laucha) would not show differences in FA or body condition between conventional and organic farms. We examined the expression of FA in the hind foot and used the scaled mass index as a surrogate for body condition. As predicted, we found higher FA in the habitat specialist (A. azarae) on conventional farms compared to organic farms, and found no differences in FA among the two generalist species (C. musculinus and C. laucha). However, we found no differences in body condition for the three studied species between the two managements. Our results suggest that the effect of farming practices on small mammals varies between habitat specialists and habitat generalists. The results of this study provide important insights for the study of asymmetries, both from biological and methodological perspectives. Our results support the idea that the level of FA may be used as an index to assess the effects of farming practices on vertebrate populations.Fil: Coda, José Antonio. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Gomez, Maria Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Martínez, Juan José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Jujuy. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Jujuy; ArgentinaFil: Steinmann, Andrea Rosa. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Priotto, Jose Waldemar. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaElsevier Science2016-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/43433Coda, José Antonio; Gomez, Maria Daniela; Martínez, Juan José; Steinmann, Andrea Rosa; Priotto, Jose Waldemar; The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific response; Elsevier Science; Ecological Indicators; 70; 11-2016; 269-2751470-160XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.06.018info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X16303181info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:38:26Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/43433instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:38:27.204CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific response |
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The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific response |
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The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific response Coda, José Antonio Development Instability Generalist Species Organic Vs. Conventional Farms Small Mammals Specialist Species Stress Indicator |
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The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific response |
title_full |
The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific response |
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The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific response |
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The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific response |
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The use of fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of farming practice effects in rodents: A species-specific response |
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Coda, José Antonio Gomez, Maria Daniela Martínez, Juan José Steinmann, Andrea Rosa Priotto, Jose Waldemar |
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Coda, José Antonio |
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Coda, José Antonio Gomez, Maria Daniela Martínez, Juan José Steinmann, Andrea Rosa Priotto, Jose Waldemar |
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Gomez, Maria Daniela Martínez, Juan José Steinmann, Andrea Rosa Priotto, Jose Waldemar |
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Development Instability Generalist Species Organic Vs. Conventional Farms Small Mammals Specialist Species Stress Indicator |
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Development Instability Generalist Species Organic Vs. Conventional Farms Small Mammals Specialist Species Stress Indicator |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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The effects of agricultural intensification on vertebrate populations could vary depending on whether species are habitat specialists or habitat generalists. Organic farming practices are generally considered to be less intensive and more environmental friendly than conventional farming practices and, as a result, these two managements may impact on habitat specialists and habitat generalists in different ways. The effect of environmental and/or genetic stress on populations can be assessed using fluctuating asymmetry (FA) and body condition of animals. We predicted that populations of a specialist species, the Pampean grassland mouse (Akodon azarae) would have higher levels of FA and poorer body condition on conventional farms compared to populations of A. azarae on organic farms. In contrast, we predicted that populations of generalist species, the corn mouse (Calomys musculinus) and the small vesper mouse (Calomys laucha) would not show differences in FA or body condition between conventional and organic farms. We examined the expression of FA in the hind foot and used the scaled mass index as a surrogate for body condition. As predicted, we found higher FA in the habitat specialist (A. azarae) on conventional farms compared to organic farms, and found no differences in FA among the two generalist species (C. musculinus and C. laucha). However, we found no differences in body condition for the three studied species between the two managements. Our results suggest that the effect of farming practices on small mammals varies between habitat specialists and habitat generalists. The results of this study provide important insights for the study of asymmetries, both from biological and methodological perspectives. Our results support the idea that the level of FA may be used as an index to assess the effects of farming practices on vertebrate populations. Fil: Coda, José Antonio. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Gomez, Maria Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Martínez, Juan José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Jujuy. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Jujuy; Argentina Fil: Steinmann, Andrea Rosa. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Priotto, Jose Waldemar. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina |
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The effects of agricultural intensification on vertebrate populations could vary depending on whether species are habitat specialists or habitat generalists. Organic farming practices are generally considered to be less intensive and more environmental friendly than conventional farming practices and, as a result, these two managements may impact on habitat specialists and habitat generalists in different ways. The effect of environmental and/or genetic stress on populations can be assessed using fluctuating asymmetry (FA) and body condition of animals. We predicted that populations of a specialist species, the Pampean grassland mouse (Akodon azarae) would have higher levels of FA and poorer body condition on conventional farms compared to populations of A. azarae on organic farms. In contrast, we predicted that populations of generalist species, the corn mouse (Calomys musculinus) and the small vesper mouse (Calomys laucha) would not show differences in FA or body condition between conventional and organic farms. We examined the expression of FA in the hind foot and used the scaled mass index as a surrogate for body condition. As predicted, we found higher FA in the habitat specialist (A. azarae) on conventional farms compared to organic farms, and found no differences in FA among the two generalist species (C. musculinus and C. laucha). However, we found no differences in body condition for the three studied species between the two managements. Our results suggest that the effect of farming practices on small mammals varies between habitat specialists and habitat generalists. The results of this study provide important insights for the study of asymmetries, both from biological and methodological perspectives. Our results support the idea that the level of FA may be used as an index to assess the effects of farming practices on vertebrate populations. |
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