Juan Carlos Segovia, Marcelo Loureiro, Daniel García
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Reproductive behavior analysis in the annual killifish Austrolebias nigripinnis (Regan, 1912) (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)
Annual killifish have an annual life cycle unique among vertebrates. Adults lay desiccation-resistant eggs in the soil of the temporary pools they inhabit. Courtship behavior of some Neotropical killifish consists of a series of displays performed by males and females that ends in the total or partial burial of the couple. However, little information exists on their reproductive isolation mechanisms, including a detailed analysis of courtship signals. In this study, we analyzed the courtship behavior of a Neotropical annual killifish (Austrolebias nigripinnis) within a comparative frame. The most frequent units in males were lateral (44%) and sigmoid displays (26%), where males exhibit morphological and color patterns to females. Females showed a high frequency (44%) of quiescence, suggesting that this unit may have an evaluative role during courtship. Behavioral units recognized in this species show some differences with other related species (i.e., Austrolebias affinis), mainly in frequency and duration, but also in sequence. Although the results of this work cannot determine if these differences constitute reproductive isolation mechanisms, it provides fundamental elements to try to establish kinship relationships and solve the complexity implicit in the definition of species.
期刊介绍:
acta ethologica publishes empirical and theoretical research papers, short communications, commentaries, reviews and book reviews as well as methods papers in the field of ethology and related disciplines, with a strong concentration on the behavior biology of humans and other animals.
The journal places special emphasis on studies integrating proximate (mechanisms, development) and ultimate (function, evolution) levels in the analysis of behavior. Aspects of particular interest include: adaptive plasticity of behavior, inter-individual and geographic variations in behavior, mechanisms underlying behavior, evolutionary processes and functions of behavior, and many other topics.
acta ethologica is an official journal of ISPA, CRL and the Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE)