Mating system drives negative associations between morphological features in <it>Schistosomatidae</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sexual morphological features are known to be associated with the mating systems of several animal groups. However, it has been suggested that morphological features other than sexual characteristics could also be constrained by the...
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| author | Beltran Sophie Desdevises Yves Portela Julien Boissier Jérôme |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sexual morphological features are known to be associated with the mating systems of several animal groups. However, it has been suggested that morphological features other than sexual characteristics could also be constrained by the mating system as a consequence of negative associations. <it>Schistosomatidae </it>are parasitic organisms that vary in mating system and can thus be used to explore links between the mating system and negative associations with morphological features.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A comparative analysis of <it>Schistosomatidae </it>morphological features revealed an association between the mating system (monogamous <it>versus </it>polygynandrous) and morphological characteristics of reproduction, nutrition, and locomotion.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The mating system drives negative associations between somatic and sexual morphological features. In monogamous species, males display a lower investment in sexual tissues and a higher commitment of resources to tissues involved in female transport, protection, and feeding assistance. In contrast, males of polygynandrous species invest to a greater extent in sexual tissues at the cost of reduced commitment to female care.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9640d697dd1c4b1f852a5f19d56f63ee2022-12-21T23:09:02ZengBMCBMC Evolutionary Biology1471-21482010-08-0110124510.1186/1471-2148-10-245Mating system drives negative associations between morphological features in <it>Schistosomatidae</it>Beltran SophieDesdevises YvesPortela JulienBoissier Jérôme<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sexual morphological features are known to be associated with the mating systems of several animal groups. However, it has been suggested that morphological features other than sexual characteristics could also be constrained by the mating system as a consequence of negative associations. <it>Schistosomatidae </it>are parasitic organisms that vary in mating system and can thus be used to explore links between the mating system and negative associations with morphological features.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A comparative analysis of <it>Schistosomatidae </it>morphological features revealed an association between the mating system (monogamous <it>versus </it>polygynandrous) and morphological characteristics of reproduction, nutrition, and locomotion.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The mating system drives negative associations between somatic and sexual morphological features. In monogamous species, males display a lower investment in sexual tissues and a higher commitment of resources to tissues involved in female transport, protection, and feeding assistance. In contrast, males of polygynandrous species invest to a greater extent in sexual tissues at the cost of reduced commitment to female care.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/245 |
| spellingShingle | Beltran Sophie Desdevises Yves Portela Julien Boissier Jérôme Mating system drives negative associations between morphological features in <it>Schistosomatidae</it> BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| title | Mating system drives negative associations between morphological features in <it>Schistosomatidae</it> |
| title_full | Mating system drives negative associations between morphological features in <it>Schistosomatidae</it> |
| title_fullStr | Mating system drives negative associations between morphological features in <it>Schistosomatidae</it> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mating system drives negative associations between morphological features in <it>Schistosomatidae</it> |
| title_short | Mating system drives negative associations between morphological features in <it>Schistosomatidae</it> |
| title_sort | mating system drives negative associations between morphological features in it schistosomatidae it |
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