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Signals from the south; humpback whales carry messages of Antarctic sea‐ice ecosystem variability
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Susan M. Bengtson Nash Juliana Castrillon Pascale Eisenmann Brian Fry Jon D. Shuker Roger A. Cropp Amanda Dawson Anders Bignert Pernilla Bohlin‐Nizzetto Courtney A. Waugh Bradley J. Polkinghorne Greta Dalle Luche David McLagan 《Global Change Biology》2018,24(4):1500-1510
Southern hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) rely on summer prey abundance of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) to fuel one of the longest‐known mammalian migrations on the planet. It is hypothesized that this species, already adapted to endure metabolic extremes, will be one of the first Antarctic consumers to show measurable physiological change in response to fluctuating prey availability in a changing climate; and as such, a powerful sentinel candidate for the Antarctic sea‐ice ecosystem. Here, we targeted the sentinel parameters of humpback whale adiposity and diet, using novel, as well as established, chemical and biochemical markers, and assembled a time trend spanning 8 years. We show the synchronous, inter‐annual oscillation of two measures of humpback whale adiposity with Southern Ocean environmental variables and climate indices. Furthermore, bulk stable isotope signatures provide clear indication of dietary compensation strategies, or a lower trophic level isotopic change, following years indicated as leaner years for the whales. The observed synchronicity of humpback whale adiposity and dietary markers, with climate patterns in the Southern Ocean, lends strength to the role of humpback whales as powerful Antarctic sea‐ice ecosystem sentinels. The work carries significant potential to reform current ecosystem surveillance in the Antarctic region. 相似文献
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Monophyly of the order Rodentia inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences of the genes for 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and tRNA-valine 总被引:3,自引:2,他引:1
A recent analysis of amino acid sequence data (Graur et al.) suggested that
the mammalian order Rodentia is polyphyletic, in contrast to most
morphological data, which support rodent monophyly. At issue is whether the
hystricognath rodents, such as the guinea pig, represent an independent
evolutionary lineage within mammals, separate from the sciurognath rodents.
To resolve this problem, we sequenced a region (2,645 bp) of the
mitochondrial genome of the guinea pig containing the complete 12S
ribosomal RNA, 16S ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA(VAL) genes for
comparison with the available sciurognath and other mammalian sequences.
Several methods of analysis and statistical tests of the data all show
strong support for rodent monophyly (91%-98% bootstrap probability, or BP).
Calibration with the mammalian fossil record suggests a Cretaceous date
(107 mya) for the divergence of sciurognaths and hystricognaths. An older
date (38 mya) for the controversial Mus- Rattus divergence also is
supported by these data. Our neighbor-joining analyses of all available
sequence data (25 genes) confirm that some individual genes support rodent
polyphyly but that tandem analysis of all data does not. We propose that
the conflicting results are due to several compounding factors. The unique
biochemical properties of some hystricognath metabolic proteins, largely
responsible for generating this controversy, may have a single explanation:
a cascade effect resulting from inactivation of the zinc-binding abilities
of insulin. After excluding six genes possibly affected by insulin
inactivation, analyses of all available sequence data (7,117 nucleotide
sites, 3,099 amino acid sites) resulted in strong support for rodent
monophyly (94% BP for DNA sequences, 90% for protein sequences), which
lends support to the insulin-cascade hypothesis.
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Higher-level snake phylogeny inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences of 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Portions of two mitochondrial genes (12S and 16S ribosomal RNA) were
sequenced to determine the phylogenetic relationships among the major
clades of snakes. Thirty-six species, representing nearly all extant
families, were examined and compared with sequences of a tuatara and three
families of lizards. Snakes were found to constitute a monophyletic group
(confidence probability [CP] = 96%), with the scolecophidians (blind
snakes) as the most basal lineages (CP = 99%). This finding supports the
hypothesis that snakes underwent a subterranean period early in their
evolution. Caenophidians (advanced snakes), excluding Acrochordus, were
found to be monophyletic (CP = 99%). Among the caenophidians, viperids were
monophyletic (CP = 98%) and formed the sister group to the elapids plus
colubrids (CP = 94%). Within the viperids, two monophyletic groups were
identified: true vipers (CP = 98%) and pit vipers plus Azemiops (CP = 99%).
The elapids plus Atractaspis formed a monophyletic clade (CP = 99%). Within
the paraphyletic Colubridae, the largely Holarctic Colubrinae was found to
be a monophyletic assemblage (CP = 98%), and the Xenodontinae was found to
be polyphyletic (CP = 91%). Monophyly of the henophidians (primitive
snakes) was neither supported nor rejected because of the weak resolution
of relationships among those taxa, except for the clustering of Calabaria
with a uropeltid, Rhinophis (CP = 94%).
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The order in which females encounter, or sample, males in apopulation may have important consequences for mate choice,with the information gathered about males influencing boththe preference function and degree of choosiness of females.Sexual selection may be affected as a result. Sampling of particularsubsets of males may be a crucial component of individual variation
in mate preferences within populations. However, the sequencein which males are sampled may also be important in specieswithout traditional, active mate choice, such as when sexualselection involves sexual conflict over mating. This wouldoccur if the likelihood of a female mating with a male of acertain phenotype changes as a result of previous encounters.We examined the effects of encountering males differing inbody size, a sexually selected phenotype, in the seaweed flyCoelopa frigida. Sexual selection occurs in this species asa result of a sexual conflict over mating. We show that theoutcome of the sexual conflict is independent of the orderin which males are encountered by female seaweed flies, withthe overall mating advantage to large males being unaffected.In addition, we explored female preference functions and evaluatethe heterogeneity in female willingness to mate. We suggestthat consideration of mate sampling theory is valuable whenexamining mate choice in species in which sexual selectionis driven by sexual conflict. 相似文献
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Liam R. Dougherty Imran A. Rahman Emily R. Burdfield-Steel E. V. Greenway David M. Shuker 《Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society》2015,282(1808)
It is now clear in many species that male and female genital evolution has been shaped by sexual selection. However, it has historically been difficult to confirm correlations between morphology and fitness, as genital traits are complex and manipulation tends to impair function significantly. In this study, we investigate the functional morphology of the elongate male intromittent organ (or processus) of the seed bug Lygaeus simulans, in two ways. We first use micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and flash-freezing to reconstruct in high resolution the interaction between the male intromittent organ and the female internal reproductive anatomy during mating. We successfully trace the path of the male processus inside the female reproductive tract. We then confirm that male processus length influences sperm transfer by experimental ablation and show that males with shortened processi have significantly reduced post-copulatory reproductive success. Importantly, male insemination function is not affected by this manipulation per se. We thus present rare, direct experimental evidence that an internal genital trait functions to increase reproductive success and show that, with appropriate staining, micro-CT is an excellent tool for investigating the functional morphology of insect genitalia during copulation. 相似文献
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In this paper we present a continuum mathematical model for a multicellular spheroid that mimics the micro-environment within avascular tumor growth. The model consists of a coupled system of non-linear convection-diffusion-reaction equations. This system is solved using a previously developed conservative Galerkin characteristics method. In the model considered, there are three cell types: the proliferative cells, the quiescent non-dividing cells which stay in the G0 phase of the cell cycle and the necrotic cells. The model includes viable cell diffusion, diffusion of cellular material and the removal of necrotic cells. We assume that the nutrients diffuse passively and are consumed by the proliferative and quiescent tumor cells depending on the availability of resources (oxygen, glucose, etc.). The numerical simulations are performed using different sets of parameters, including biologically realistic ones, to explore the effects of each of these model parameters on reaching the steady state. The present results, taken together with those reported earlier, indicate that the removal of necrotic cells and the diffusion of cellular material have significant effects on the steady state, reflecting growth saturation, the number of viable cells, and the spheroid size. 相似文献
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Herbert SB Baraf Michael A Becker Sergio R Gutierrez-Urena Edward L Treadwell Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado Claudia D Rehrig Faith D Ottery John S Sundy Robert A Yood 《Arthritis research & therapy》2013,15(5):R137