Seasonal gonadal changes in adult male lizards of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte desert, Argentina

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Barauna, Andrea Anabella; Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz; Monclus, Maria de Los Angeles; Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo; Fornes, Miguel Walter
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2023
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Male reproductive cycles in lizards can be continuous or seasonal depending on the environmental conditions and female availability. The aim of this study is to investigate whether adult males of the psammophilus lizard Liolaemus cuyanus present seasonal changes of reproductive traits throughout the reproductive cycle. In order to carry out this task, sampling of specimens (N = 27) was carried out monthly from October to March in Valle de Matagusanos, Ullúm, San Juan, Argentina (31°06?46.08?? S, 68°38?03.84?? W; altitude: 945 m), a semi-arid zone. The animals captured in different months were grouped based on reproductive criteria according to three relevant periods:pre-reproductive (PrR), reproductive (R) and post-reproductive (PsR). In order to identify and characterize these periods, several male reproductive traits were obtained, like morphometric parameters (body mass, snout-vent length, testes and abdominal fat body mass), tubular surface and estimation of the interstitial tissue coverage, combined with histological and cell seminiferous tubule observations (germ cells types, histological and ultrastructural details) and presence of sperm in the cauda epididymis. During the PrR period, which occurred during spring, well-developed testes with free tubular sperm cells were present, but these were less frequent than during the R period. On the other hand, luminal sperm cells were evident at the seminiferous tubules fromthe beginning of the R period, in conjunction with the maximum testes mass and seminiferous tubular surfaces. This was also coincident with a higher abundance of sperm cells in the cauda epididymal lumen. At the end of this period, the initial regression of the seminiferous epithelium was corroborated by organelle regression which was observed in the ultrastructure of spermatogenic cells. At the beginning of the PsR period, before autumn, a marked decrease in male reproductive traits above described was detected. Instead, an increase in abdominal fat body mass could be observed indicating the onset of the lethargy period. The results obtained suggest thatthis population of L. cuyanus has a seasonal reproductive cycle, with its reproductive activity occurring during the spring-summer months (PrR-R periods) and finishing in late summer (PsR).
Fil: Barauna, Andrea Anabella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos; Argentina
Fil: Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Monclus, Maria de Los Angeles. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos; Argentina
Fil: Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Fornes, Miguel Walter. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos; Argentina
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spelling Seasonal gonadal changes in adult male lizards of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte desert, ArgentinaBarauna, Andrea AnabellaQuiroga, Lorena BeatrizMonclus, Maria de Los AngelesSanabria, Eduardo AlfredoFornes, Miguel WalterMALR REPRODUCTIONLIZARDMONTE DESERTHISTOLOGYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Male reproductive cycles in lizards can be continuous or seasonal depending on the environmental conditions and female availability. The aim of this study is to investigate whether adult males of the psammophilus lizard Liolaemus cuyanus present seasonal changes of reproductive traits throughout the reproductive cycle. In order to carry out this task, sampling of specimens (N = 27) was carried out monthly from October to March in Valle de Matagusanos, Ullúm, San Juan, Argentina (31°06?46.08?? S, 68°38?03.84?? W; altitude: 945 m), a semi-arid zone. The animals captured in different months were grouped based on reproductive criteria according to three relevant periods:pre-reproductive (PrR), reproductive (R) and post-reproductive (PsR). In order to identify and characterize these periods, several male reproductive traits were obtained, like morphometric parameters (body mass, snout-vent length, testes and abdominal fat body mass), tubular surface and estimation of the interstitial tissue coverage, combined with histological and cell seminiferous tubule observations (germ cells types, histological and ultrastructural details) and presence of sperm in the cauda epididymis. During the PrR period, which occurred during spring, well-developed testes with free tubular sperm cells were present, but these were less frequent than during the R period. On the other hand, luminal sperm cells were evident at the seminiferous tubules fromthe beginning of the R period, in conjunction with the maximum testes mass and seminiferous tubular surfaces. This was also coincident with a higher abundance of sperm cells in the cauda epididymal lumen. At the end of this period, the initial regression of the seminiferous epithelium was corroborated by organelle regression which was observed in the ultrastructure of spermatogenic cells. At the beginning of the PsR period, before autumn, a marked decrease in male reproductive traits above described was detected. Instead, an increase in abdominal fat body mass could be observed indicating the onset of the lethargy period. The results obtained suggest thatthis population of L. cuyanus has a seasonal reproductive cycle, with its reproductive activity occurring during the spring-summer months (PrR-R periods) and finishing in late summer (PsR).Fil: Barauna, Andrea Anabella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos; ArgentinaFil: Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; ArgentinaFil: Monclus, Maria de Los Angeles. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos; ArgentinaFil: Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Fornes, Miguel Walter. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Seasonal gonadal changes in adult male lizards of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte desert, Argentina
title Seasonal gonadal changes in adult male lizards of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte desert, Argentina
spellingShingle Seasonal gonadal changes in adult male lizards of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte desert, Argentina
Barauna, Andrea Anabella
MALR REPRODUCTION
LIZARD
MONTE DESERT
HISTOLOGY
title_short Seasonal gonadal changes in adult male lizards of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte desert, Argentina
title_full Seasonal gonadal changes in adult male lizards of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte desert, Argentina
title_fullStr Seasonal gonadal changes in adult male lizards of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte desert, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Seasonal gonadal changes in adult male lizards of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte desert, Argentina
title_sort Seasonal gonadal changes in adult male lizards of Liolaemus cuyanus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Monte desert, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Barauna, Andrea Anabella
Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz
Monclus, Maria de Los Angeles
Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo
Fornes, Miguel Walter
author Barauna, Andrea Anabella
author_facet Barauna, Andrea Anabella
Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz
Monclus, Maria de Los Angeles
Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo
Fornes, Miguel Walter
author_role author
author2 Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz
Monclus, Maria de Los Angeles
Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo
Fornes, Miguel Walter
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv MALR REPRODUCTION
LIZARD
MONTE DESERT
HISTOLOGY
topic MALR REPRODUCTION
LIZARD
MONTE DESERT
HISTOLOGY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Male reproductive cycles in lizards can be continuous or seasonal depending on the environmental conditions and female availability. The aim of this study is to investigate whether adult males of the psammophilus lizard Liolaemus cuyanus present seasonal changes of reproductive traits throughout the reproductive cycle. In order to carry out this task, sampling of specimens (N = 27) was carried out monthly from October to March in Valle de Matagusanos, Ullúm, San Juan, Argentina (31°06?46.08?? S, 68°38?03.84?? W; altitude: 945 m), a semi-arid zone. The animals captured in different months were grouped based on reproductive criteria according to three relevant periods:pre-reproductive (PrR), reproductive (R) and post-reproductive (PsR). In order to identify and characterize these periods, several male reproductive traits were obtained, like morphometric parameters (body mass, snout-vent length, testes and abdominal fat body mass), tubular surface and estimation of the interstitial tissue coverage, combined with histological and cell seminiferous tubule observations (germ cells types, histological and ultrastructural details) and presence of sperm in the cauda epididymis. During the PrR period, which occurred during spring, well-developed testes with free tubular sperm cells were present, but these were less frequent than during the R period. On the other hand, luminal sperm cells were evident at the seminiferous tubules fromthe beginning of the R period, in conjunction with the maximum testes mass and seminiferous tubular surfaces. This was also coincident with a higher abundance of sperm cells in the cauda epididymal lumen. At the end of this period, the initial regression of the seminiferous epithelium was corroborated by organelle regression which was observed in the ultrastructure of spermatogenic cells. At the beginning of the PsR period, before autumn, a marked decrease in male reproductive traits above described was detected. Instead, an increase in abdominal fat body mass could be observed indicating the onset of the lethargy period. The results obtained suggest thatthis population of L. cuyanus has a seasonal reproductive cycle, with its reproductive activity occurring during the spring-summer months (PrR-R periods) and finishing in late summer (PsR).
Fil: Barauna, Andrea Anabella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos; Argentina
Fil: Quiroga, Lorena Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina
Fil: Monclus, Maria de Los Angeles. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos; Argentina
Fil: Sanabria, Eduardo Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Filosofía, Humanidades y Artes. Instituto de Ciencias Básicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Fornes, Miguel Walter. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza Dr. Mario H. Burgos; Argentina
description Male reproductive cycles in lizards can be continuous or seasonal depending on the environmental conditions and female availability. The aim of this study is to investigate whether adult males of the psammophilus lizard Liolaemus cuyanus present seasonal changes of reproductive traits throughout the reproductive cycle. In order to carry out this task, sampling of specimens (N = 27) was carried out monthly from October to March in Valle de Matagusanos, Ullúm, San Juan, Argentina (31°06?46.08?? S, 68°38?03.84?? W; altitude: 945 m), a semi-arid zone. The animals captured in different months were grouped based on reproductive criteria according to three relevant periods:pre-reproductive (PrR), reproductive (R) and post-reproductive (PsR). In order to identify and characterize these periods, several male reproductive traits were obtained, like morphometric parameters (body mass, snout-vent length, testes and abdominal fat body mass), tubular surface and estimation of the interstitial tissue coverage, combined with histological and cell seminiferous tubule observations (germ cells types, histological and ultrastructural details) and presence of sperm in the cauda epididymis. During the PrR period, which occurred during spring, well-developed testes with free tubular sperm cells were present, but these were less frequent than during the R period. On the other hand, luminal sperm cells were evident at the seminiferous tubules fromthe beginning of the R period, in conjunction with the maximum testes mass and seminiferous tubular surfaces. This was also coincident with a higher abundance of sperm cells in the cauda epididymal lumen. At the end of this period, the initial regression of the seminiferous epithelium was corroborated by organelle regression which was observed in the ultrastructure of spermatogenic cells. At the beginning of the PsR period, before autumn, a marked decrease in male reproductive traits above described was detected. Instead, an increase in abdominal fat body mass could be observed indicating the onset of the lethargy period. The results obtained suggest thatthis population of L. cuyanus has a seasonal reproductive cycle, with its reproductive activity occurring during the spring-summer months (PrR-R periods) and finishing in late summer (PsR).
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