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Doctoral thesis . 2015 . Peer-reviewed
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Doctoral thesis . 2015
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Determinants of phenotipc variation in the Iberian wall lizard species complex ("Podarcis hispanicus")

Determinantes de la variación fenotípica en el complejo de especies de la lagartija ibérica ("Podarcis hispanicus")
Authors: Ortega Giménez, Jesús;

Determinants of phenotipc variation in the Iberian wall lizard species complex ("Podarcis hispanicus")

Abstract

[EN] The study of natural variation has long fascinated evolutionary biologists and attempts to account for it were major contributors to the formulations of Darwin´s idea of evolution. The main goal of this thesis is to study the factors that shape phenotypic variation in the Iberian wall lizard species complex (P. hispanicus). We specifically focused on two recently described species within this species complex, P. guadarramae and P. liolepis. We first performed a common garden experiment (Chapter I) to examine differences in reproductive investment and the underlying basis of the altitudinally divergent phenotypes of two P. guadarramae populations located along an altitudinal gradient with contrasted climatic conditions. We also performed a reciprocal transplant experiment (Chapter II) aiming to determine the influence of proximate effects of local environmental conditions on hatchling growth in lizards from the two populations commented above. We also measured food availability in both sites to determine the relationship between ecosystem productivity and growth. In Chapter III, our main goal was to disentangle the factors that shape variation in conspicuous colourful tails and dorsal pattern morphs and its relationship with escape behaviour in P. guadarramae juvenile lizards. In Chapter IV, we tested the hypothesis that selection acts differentially among P. hispanicus female morphs (reticulated-blotched vs. striped) to create alternative morph-specific phenotypic optima at different levels, by testing whether morphs differ in several fitness proxies. For this, we measured morphology, dorsal coloration, reproductive investment and immune response of adult female morphs, and morphology, growth, and dorsal coloration of their offspring. In Chapter V we examined altitudinal variation in morphology, and ventral and dorsal coloration populations in adult P. liolepis. In Chapter VI, we examined the efficacy (i.e., persistence and detectability) of sexual chemical signals of males (i.e. femoral gland secretions) at different temperatures and humidity levels to test the hypothesis that chemical signals of male lizards have evolved to maximize efficacy of chemical signals in different environmental conditions (highland vs lowland).

[ES] En esta tesis estudiamos los factores responsables de la variación fenotípica en el complejo de especies de la lagartija ibérica (P. hispanicus). Nos centramos en dos especies, P. guadarramae y P. liolepis. En el Capítulo I, realizamos un experimento “common garden” para comparar la inversión reproductiva y comprender las causas de las diferencias fenotípicas de dos poblaciones de P. guadarramae a lo largo de un gradiente altitudinal con contrastadas condiciones climáticas. También realizamos un trasplante recíproco en el Capítulo II para determinar la influencia de las condiciones ambientales sobre el crecimiento de las crías. De manera adicional registramos la disponibilidad de alimento para establecer la relación existente entre la productividad del ecosistema y el crecimiento. En el Capítulo III medimos con un espectrofotómetro la coloración de la cola de las crías y registramos su comportamiento de escape para averiguar qué variables afectan a la conspicua coloración de la cola, los patrones dorsales y su relación con el comportamiento de escape en P. guadarramae. En el Capítulo IV medimos la morfología, coloración dorsal, inversión reproductiva y respuesta inmune en hembras adultas reticuladas-manchadas y rayadas. Además, medimos la morfología, coloración dorsal y crecimiento de las crías descendiente ambos morfos dorsales. Examinamos si los morfos difieren en distintos índices de eficacia biológica. En el Capítulo V examinamos la variación altitudinal en la morfología, coloración dorsal y ventral en P. liolepis. En el Capítulo VI determinamos la eficacia de las señales químicas de las secreciones femorales de los machos bajo diferentes condiciones de temperatura y humedad para ver si están adaptadas a las condiciones ambientales de cada población.

Memoria presentada por el licenciado Jesús Ortega Giménez para optar al grado de Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas, dirigida por el Doctor José Martín Rueda y la Doctora Pilar López Martínez del Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

La presente Tesis Doctoral ha sido financiada por una beca de la Junta para la Ampliación de Estudios e Investigaciones Científicas (JAE), concedida por el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).

Asimismo, los estudios realizados han sido financiados por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación a través de los proyectos MICIIN-CGL2011-24150/BOS.

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Keywords

2401.16 Herpetología, Lizard, Lagartos, Reptiles, 568.112.23(043.2)

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