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MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN BOLITOGLOSSA VALLECULA (AMPHIBIA: CAUDATA: PLETHODONTIDAE) IN THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL OF COLOMBIA VARIACIÓN MORFOLÓGICA EN BOLITOGLOSSA VALLECULA (AMPHIBIA: CAUDATA: PLETHODONTIDAE) EN LA CORDILLERA CENTRAL DE COLOMBIA

Authors: Silva González, Natalia; Bock Garnier, Brian Carl; Páez Nieto, Vivian Patricia;

MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN BOLITOGLOSSA VALLECULA (AMPHIBIA: CAUDATA: PLETHODONTIDAE) IN THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL OF COLOMBIA VARIACIÓN MORFOLÓGICA EN BOLITOGLOSSA VALLECULA (AMPHIBIA: CAUDATA: PLETHODONTIDAE) EN LA CORDILLERA CENTRAL DE COLOMBIA

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RESUMEN: Cuantificamos la variación en el tamaño y forma del cuerpo y cabeza de Bolitoglossa vallecula en cuatro poblaciones de la Cordillera Central de Colombia. Dos de estas cuatro poblaciones ocurren en simpatría con B. ramosi una especie de salamandra ecológicamente similar que podría potencialmente competir con B. vallecula por recursos alimenticios. En ninguna de las poblaciones encontramos evidencias de dimorfismo sexual en el tamaño o forma de la cabeza, por lo tanto los datos de hembras y machos fueron agrupados. Las poblaciones di rieron significativamente en el tamaño promedio del cuerpo, pero esta variación no estuvo asociada con la elevación. Cuantificamos seis características de la forma de la cabeza asociadas con la morfología de la misma y las analizamos utilizando las proporciones de cada variable sobre la media geométrica, debido a que esta metodología es la más utilizada en la literatura para describir conformación mientras se controla por el efecto del tamaño. Una de las poblaciones simpátricas con B. ramosi (Bello) presentó diferencias significativas en la conformación de la morfología de la cabeza cuando se comparó con las poblaciones alopátricas, mientras que la otra población simpátrica no. Aunque en este trabajo la evidencia de desplazamiento de caracteres en respuesta a la competencia ecológica no es concluyente, este análisis destaca áreas de investigación que vale la pena adelantar en el futuro.

ABSTRACT: Body size and head shape variation was quanti ed in four populations of Bolitoglossa vallecula in the Cordillera Central of Colombia. two of these four populations occurred in sympatry with B. ramosi, an ecologically similar salamander species that could potentially compete with B. vallecula for food resources. there was no evidence of sexual size or head shape dimorphism in any population, so data for males and females were pooled. the populations differed signi cantly in mean body size, but this variation was not associated with elevation. Six head shape characteristics associated with head morphology were quantified and analyzed using the ratio of each variable over the geometric median, given that this is the most preferred method in the literature for describing conformation while controlling for the effects of size. One of the populations sympatric with B. ramosi (Bello) exhibited signficant differences in conformation of head morphology when compared to the allopatric populations, while the other sympatric population did not. While the evidence for character displacement due to ecological competition was equivocal, the analyses highlight areas where further research should be directed.

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570, morphological variation, divergencia de caracteres, variación morfológica, QH301-705.5, character divergence, Morfología de la cabeza, Head morphology, morfología de la cabeza, Morphological variation, Variación morfológica, Plethodontidae, Biology (General), head morphology

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