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Evolution of ontogenetic allometry shaping giant species: a case study from the damselfish genus Dascyllus (Pomacentridae)
Frédérich, B.; Sheets, H.D. (2010). Evolution of ontogenetic allometry shaping giant species: a case study from the damselfish genus Dascyllus (Pomacentridae). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 99(1): 99-117. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01336.x
In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. Academic Press: London; New York. ISSN 0024-4066; e-ISSN 1095-8312
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Body shape
Body size
Development
Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Fish
Morphometry
Musculoskeletal system > Anatomical structures > Skeleton > Endoskeleton > Bones > Skull
Population functions > Growth
Reefs > Biogenic deposits > Coral reefs
Trajectories
Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885 [WoRMS]; Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen, 1977 [WoRMS]; Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) [WoRMS]
Marien/Kust |
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coral reef fishes; development; geometric morphometrics; giantism;growth; heterochrony; trajectory; shape; size; skull |
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- Frédérich, B.
- Sheets, H.D.
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| Abstract |
The evolution of body size, the paired phenomena of giantism and dwarfism, has long been studied by biologists and paleontologists. However, detailed investigations devoted to the study of the evolution of ontogenetic patterns shaping giant species are scarce. The damselfishes of the genus Dascyllus appear as an excellent model for such a study. Their well understood phylogeny reveals that large-bodied species have evolved in two different clades. Geometric morphometric methods were used to compare the ontogenetic trajectories of the neurocranium and the mandible in both small-bodied (Dascyllus aruanus and Dascyllus carneus; maximum size: 50–65 mm standard length) and giant (Dascyllus trimaculatus and Dascyllus flavicaudus; maximum size: 90–110 mm standard length) Dascyllus species. At their respective maximum body size, the neurocranium of the giant species is significantly shorter and have a higher supraoccipital crest relative to the small-bodied species, whereas mandible shape variation is more limited and is not related to the 'giant' trait. The hypothesis of ontogenetic scaling whereby the giant species evolved by extending the allometric trajectory of the small-bodied ones (i.e. hypermorphosis) is rejected. Instead, the allometric trajectories vary among species by lateral transpositions. The rate of shape changes and the type of lateral transposition also differ according to the skeletal unit among Dascyllus species. Differences seen between the two giant species in the present study demonstrate that giant species may appear by varied alterations of the ancestor allometric pattern. |
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