A sex-biased effect of parasitism on skull morphology in river otters 1

作者: Heidi Scherr , Jeff Bowman

DOI: 10.2980/16-1-3203

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摘要: Parasitism is sex-biased in many animal species. In mammals, males often appear to be more severely affected, possibly as a result of costs associated with sexual selection. River otters (Lontra canadensis) and other members the Mustelidae are definitive hosts for nematodes genus Skrjabingylus, which have been found cause lesions deformation frontal bones skull. Infection has also shown reduce braincase volume 2 mustelid species; thus, we hypothesized that similar relationship exists otters. Furthermore, predicted this effect nematode parasitism would biased toward males, larger sex We used 130 male female otter skulls collected throughout Ontario test whether attributable infection show male-biased reduction changes skull morphology. was reduced lesioned lesser extent skulls. There no detectable age on volume. concluded parasite-induced damage includes volume, appears male-biased. This might affect behaviour otters, reducing survival, contributing pattern mortality. Keywords: brain size, nematode, parasitism, selection, size dimorphism, Skrjabingylus. Resume : Chez plusieurs especes animales, le parasitisme est biaise en fonction du sexe. les mammiferes, mâles semblent etre plus souvent severement affectes, probablement raison des couts associes la selection sexuelle. Les loutres de riviere et d'autres mustelides sont hotes definitifs pour genre il ete demontre que ceux-ci responsables os frontaux crâne. Il aussi l'infection reduit crânien chez mustelides; ainsi, nous avons formule l'hypothese qu'une relation semblable existe loutres. De plus, predit cet effet serait vers mâles, etant grande taille Nous utilise crânes femelles provenant l'ensemble l'Ontario afin d'evaluer si avec attribuables montraient une ainsi changements morphologie constate etait ayant crâniennes dans moindre mesure lesions. Aucun l'âge n'a detecte sur crânien. conclu dommages causes par parasites aux loutres, dont crânien, un qui semble mâles. Cela pourrait influencer comportement reduisant leur survie contribuant patron mortalite Mots-cles dimorphisme sexuel taille, sexe, sexuelle, cerveau. Nomenclature: Carreno, Reif & Nadler, 2005; Wilson Reeder, 2005.

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