The climbing behavior in a suckermouth Loricariidae catfish species is reported for the first time. A group of eight specimens of Cordylancistrus sp. were observed in situ climbing a waterfall in a mountain stream of the Colombian Andes. Here, we described how this species overcame the vertical barr...
- Autores:
-
Maldonado Ocampo, Javier Alejandro; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carvajal, Juan David; Red de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México
Urbano Bonilla, Alexander; Laboratorio de Ictiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Laboratorio 108B Edf. 53, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2015
- Institución:
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio Universidad Javeriana
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.javeriana.edu.co:10554/31894
- Acceso en línea:
- http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/scientarium/article/view/10371
http://hdl.handle.net/10554/31894
- Palabra clave:
- Biological Science
Loricariidae, key innovations, Colombian Andes
null
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | The climbing behavior in a suckermouth Loricariidae catfish species is reported for the first time. A group of eight specimens of Cordylancistrus sp. were observed in situ climbing a waterfall in a mountain stream of the Colombian Andes. Here, we described how this species overcame the vertical barrier, and finally discuss and hypothesized how "key innovations" developed could play an important role in the occupation of a new niche and in the diversification of the family Loricariidae. |
|---|