Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodents

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Alvarez, Alicia; Ercoli, Marcos Darío; Olivares, Adriana Itati; de Santi, Nahuel Antu; Verzi, Diego Hector
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2020
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Caviomorphs are a mainly South American rodent clade with high taxonomic and ecomorphological diversity. In this study, we combine geometric morphometric, functional, ancestral reconstruction, and macroevolutionary analyses to quantify the magnitude, direction, and rates of shape diversification of the caviomorph mandible, and to explore the morpho-functional implications and potential ecological catalysts of the observed shape changes. The mandible shape was significantly related to habits and size, and had a better fit with an evolutionary model where the main clades occupy distinct adaptive peaks. The morphological evolution of octodontoids is characterized by pulses of rate acceleration, but without reaching high disparity. Such pulses are mainly linked to the acquisition of fossorial specializations, including short and robust mandibles, and the increasement of forces at incisors. Conversely, derived cavioids show slower but continuous shape changes that allowed them to reach the most divergent, grazing morphologies in which slender mandibles with more marked antero-posterior movements for grinding action are favored. Interestingly, the major morphological changes occurred mainly during the early Oligocene and lower late Miocene, two time periods that involved global climatic events and strong changes in the vegetational structure of South America. The evolution of octodontoid and cavioid mandibles seems to be related to the occupation of subterranean and epigean niches, respectively, in the progressively expanded Cenozoic open landscapes of southern South America.
Fil: Alvarez, Alicia. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Ercoli, Marcos Darío. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; Argentina
Fil: Olivares, Adriana Itati. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados. Sección de Mastozoología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: de Santi, Nahuel Antu. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados. Sección de Mastozoología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Verzi, Diego Hector. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados. Sección de Mastozoología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
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ANCESTRAL SHAPE RECONSTRUCTION
CAVIOMORPHS
EVOLUTIONARY MODELS
EVOLUTIONARY RATES
FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY
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spelling Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodentsAlvarez, AliciaErcoli, Marcos DaríoOlivares, Adriana Itatide Santi, Nahuel AntuVerzi, Diego HectorANCESTRAL SHAPE RECONSTRUCTIONCAVIOMORPHSEVOLUTIONARY MODELSEVOLUTIONARY RATESFUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Caviomorphs are a mainly South American rodent clade with high taxonomic and ecomorphological diversity. In this study, we combine geometric morphometric, functional, ancestral reconstruction, and macroevolutionary analyses to quantify the magnitude, direction, and rates of shape diversification of the caviomorph mandible, and to explore the morpho-functional implications and potential ecological catalysts of the observed shape changes. The mandible shape was significantly related to habits and size, and had a better fit with an evolutionary model where the main clades occupy distinct adaptive peaks. The morphological evolution of octodontoids is characterized by pulses of rate acceleration, but without reaching high disparity. Such pulses are mainly linked to the acquisition of fossorial specializations, including short and robust mandibles, and the increasement of forces at incisors. Conversely, derived cavioids show slower but continuous shape changes that allowed them to reach the most divergent, grazing morphologies in which slender mandibles with more marked antero-posterior movements for grinding action are favored. Interestingly, the major morphological changes occurred mainly during the early Oligocene and lower late Miocene, two time periods that involved global climatic events and strong changes in the vegetational structure of South America. The evolution of octodontoid and cavioid mandibles seems to be related to the occupation of subterranean and epigean niches, respectively, in the progressively expanded Cenozoic open landscapes of southern South America.Fil: Alvarez, Alicia. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Ercoli, Marcos Darío. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; ArgentinaFil: Olivares, Adriana Itati. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados. Sección de Mastozoología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; ArgentinaFil: de Santi, Nahuel Antu. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados. Sección de Mastozoología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Verzi, Diego Hector. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados. Sección de Mastozoología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; ArgentinaSpringer2020-06info: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/11336/169479Alvarez, Alicia; Ercoli, Marcos Darío; Olivares, Adriana Itati; de Santi, Nahuel Antu; Verzi, Diego Hector; Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodents; Springer; Journal of Mammalian Evolution; 28; 1; 6-2020; 47-581064-7554CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10914-020-09511-yinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10914-020-09511-yinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T15:36:54Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/169479instacron: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:34982025-10-15 15:36:55.0CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodents
title Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodents
spellingShingle Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodents
Alvarez, Alicia
ANCESTRAL SHAPE RECONSTRUCTION
CAVIOMORPHS
EVOLUTIONARY MODELS
EVOLUTIONARY RATES
FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY
title_short Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodents
title_full Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodents
title_fullStr Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodents
title_full_unstemmed Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodents
title_sort Evolutionary patterns of mandible shape diversification of caviomorph rodents
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alvarez, Alicia
Ercoli, Marcos Darío
Olivares, Adriana Itati
de Santi, Nahuel Antu
Verzi, Diego Hector
author Alvarez, Alicia
author_facet Alvarez, Alicia
Ercoli, Marcos Darío
Olivares, Adriana Itati
de Santi, Nahuel Antu
Verzi, Diego Hector
author_role author
author2 Ercoli, Marcos Darío
Olivares, Adriana Itati
de Santi, Nahuel Antu
Verzi, Diego Hector
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANCESTRAL SHAPE RECONSTRUCTION
CAVIOMORPHS
EVOLUTIONARY MODELS
EVOLUTIONARY RATES
FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY
topic ANCESTRAL SHAPE RECONSTRUCTION
CAVIOMORPHS
EVOLUTIONARY MODELS
EVOLUTIONARY RATES
FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Caviomorphs are a mainly South American rodent clade with high taxonomic and ecomorphological diversity. In this study, we combine geometric morphometric, functional, ancestral reconstruction, and macroevolutionary analyses to quantify the magnitude, direction, and rates of shape diversification of the caviomorph mandible, and to explore the morpho-functional implications and potential ecological catalysts of the observed shape changes. The mandible shape was significantly related to habits and size, and had a better fit with an evolutionary model where the main clades occupy distinct adaptive peaks. The morphological evolution of octodontoids is characterized by pulses of rate acceleration, but without reaching high disparity. Such pulses are mainly linked to the acquisition of fossorial specializations, including short and robust mandibles, and the increasement of forces at incisors. Conversely, derived cavioids show slower but continuous shape changes that allowed them to reach the most divergent, grazing morphologies in which slender mandibles with more marked antero-posterior movements for grinding action are favored. Interestingly, the major morphological changes occurred mainly during the early Oligocene and lower late Miocene, two time periods that involved global climatic events and strong changes in the vegetational structure of South America. The evolution of octodontoid and cavioid mandibles seems to be related to the occupation of subterranean and epigean niches, respectively, in the progressively expanded Cenozoic open landscapes of southern South America.
Fil: Alvarez, Alicia. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Ercoli, Marcos Darío. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; Argentina
Fil: Olivares, Adriana Itati. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados. Sección de Mastozoología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: de Santi, Nahuel Antu. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados. Sección de Mastozoología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Verzi, Diego Hector. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Zoología de Vertebrados. Sección de Mastozoología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
description Caviomorphs are a mainly South American rodent clade with high taxonomic and ecomorphological diversity. In this study, we combine geometric morphometric, functional, ancestral reconstruction, and macroevolutionary analyses to quantify the magnitude, direction, and rates of shape diversification of the caviomorph mandible, and to explore the morpho-functional implications and potential ecological catalysts of the observed shape changes. The mandible shape was significantly related to habits and size, and had a better fit with an evolutionary model where the main clades occupy distinct adaptive peaks. The morphological evolution of octodontoids is characterized by pulses of rate acceleration, but without reaching high disparity. Such pulses are mainly linked to the acquisition of fossorial specializations, including short and robust mandibles, and the increasement of forces at incisors. Conversely, derived cavioids show slower but continuous shape changes that allowed them to reach the most divergent, grazing morphologies in which slender mandibles with more marked antero-posterior movements for grinding action are favored. Interestingly, the major morphological changes occurred mainly during the early Oligocene and lower late Miocene, two time periods that involved global climatic events and strong changes in the vegetational structure of South America. The evolution of octodontoid and cavioid mandibles seems to be related to the occupation of subterranean and epigean niches, respectively, in the progressively expanded Cenozoic open landscapes of southern South America.
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