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| Title |
Streambed microstructure predicts evolution of development and life history mode in the plethodontid salamander Eurycea tynerensis
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| Published in |
BMC Biology, March 2006
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7007-4-6 |
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| Authors |
Ronald M Bonett, Paul T Chippindale |
| Abstract |
Habitat variation strongly influences the evolution of developmentally flexible traits, and may drive speciation and diversification. The plethodontid salamander Eurycea tynerensis is endemic to the geologically diverse Ozark Plateau of south-central North America, and comprises both strictly aquatic paedomorphic populations (achieving reproductive maturity while remaining in the larval form) and more terrestrial metamorphic populations. The switch between developmental modes has occurred many times, but populations typically exhibit a single life history mode. This unique system offers an opportunity to study the specific ecological circumstances under which alternate developmental and life history modes evolve. We use phylogenetic independent contrasts to test for relationships between a key microhabitat feature (streambed sediment) and this major life history polymorphism. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 46 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 41 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 20% |
| Researcher | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 15% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 8 | 17% |
| Unknown | 7 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 50% |
| Environmental Science | 9 | 20% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
| Psychology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 6 | 13% |