Sexual differences on body condition in litter-dwelling scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones: Buthidae)
Body condition may be an important additional tool for ecological studies. However, this information is still lacking for many arachnids such as scorpions. In addition, sex can be considered as a determining factor in the body condition of individuals since it can present differences in lifehistory...
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| author | https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/85281 Geraldo J.B. Moura André F.A. Lira |
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| description | Body condition may be an important additional tool for ecological studies. However, this information is still lacking for many arachnids such as scorpions. In addition, sex can be considered as a determining factor in the body condition of individuals since it can present differences in lifehistory traits. Thus, we evaluated the body condition of the litter-dwelling scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893. For this, 88 individuals (44 by sex) were used, where the following body condition
parameters were measured: body size, fresh, dry, lipid and muscle mass. Our results showed that females have a significantly higher values than
males in all parameters of body condition measured. Differences
in life-history traits between sexes, such as foraging activity and
reproductive investment may be directly related to these findings. Finally, our results suggest that females possess a higher environmental
requirement to maintain body condition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1775b220d2af4c57aa06440242ead2322024-04-12T14:50:14ZengSociedad Chilena de EntomologíaRevista Chilena de Entomología0034-740X0718-89942024-02-01501333910.35249/rche.50.1.24.05Sexual differences on body condition in litter-dwelling scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones: Buthidae)https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/852810Geraldo J.B. Moura1André F.A. Lira2Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil. Laboratório de Estudos Herpetológicos e Paleoherpetológicos, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil.Colección Nacional de Aracnídos, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México.Body condition may be an important additional tool for ecological studies. However, this information is still lacking for many arachnids such as scorpions. In addition, sex can be considered as a determining factor in the body condition of individuals since it can present differences in lifehistory traits. Thus, we evaluated the body condition of the litter-dwelling scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893. For this, 88 individuals (44 by sex) were used, where the following body condition parameters were measured: body size, fresh, dry, lipid and muscle mass. Our results showed that females have a significantly higher values than males in all parameters of body condition measured. Differences in life-history traits between sexes, such as foraging activity and reproductive investment may be directly related to these findings. Finally, our results suggest that females possess a higher environmental requirement to maintain body condition.https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/85281ecophysiologylife historyneotropical scorpion |
| spellingShingle | https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/85281 Geraldo J.B. Moura André F.A. Lira Sexual differences on body condition in litter-dwelling scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) Revista Chilena de Entomología ecophysiology life history neotropical scorpion |
| title | Sexual differences on body condition in litter-dwelling scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) |
| title_full | Sexual differences on body condition in litter-dwelling scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) |
| title_fullStr | Sexual differences on body condition in litter-dwelling scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sexual differences on body condition in litter-dwelling scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) |
| title_short | Sexual differences on body condition in litter-dwelling scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) |
| title_sort | sexual differences on body condition in litter dwelling scorpion tityus pusillus pocock 1893 scorpiones buthidae |
| topic | ecophysiology life history neotropical scorpion |
| url | https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/85281 |
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