Variación morfométrica de los renacuajos de la especie Leptodactylus lithonaetes como respuesta al nivel de agua de las charcas

The variation and heterogeneity of environmental factors in the ecosystem can be an important source for the variation and phenotypic plasticity of organisms. Tadpoles are model organisms for studying morphological variation shaped by the environment. In environments with fluctuating conditions, suc...

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Autores:
Chaparro Hernández, Cristhian Camilo
Tipo de recurso:
Trabajo de grado de pregrado
Fecha de publicación:
2021
Institución:
Universidad de los Andes
Repositorio:
Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/51255
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/1992/51255
Palabra clave:
Leptodactylus lithonaetes-Investigaciones
Renacuajos
Fenotipos-Investigaciones
Biología
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Summary:The variation and heterogeneity of environmental factors in the ecosystem can be an important source for the variation and phenotypic plasticity of organisms. Tadpoles are model organisms for studying morphological variation shaped by the environment. In environments with fluctuating conditions, such as the ponds of the rocky outcrops of the Colombian Orinoquía, understanding how environmental factors may be influencing the morphological variation of tadpoles could provide information on this phenomenon and on the susceptibility of these individuals to fluctuating conditions even more drastic that are anticipated in the future. The main objective of the present study is to evaluate the morphometric variation of the tadpoles of Leptodactylus lithonaetes under different treatments of water level of ponds. Eggs of this species were collected in the Bojonawi Natural Reserve, Vichada (Colombia), and the tadpoles that hatched were divided into three water treatments (stable water, low water and desiccated water). The morphological variation...