Jones, MEH;
Pistevos, JCA;
Cooper, N;
Lappin, AK;
Georges, A;
Hutchinson, MN;
Holleley, CE;
(2020)
Reproductive phenotype predicts adult bite‐force performance in sex‐reversed dragons (Pogona vitticeps).
Journal of Experimental Zoology – A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology
, 333
(4)
pp. 252-263.
10.1002/jez.2353.
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Abstract
Sex‐related differences in morphology and behavior are well documented, but the relative contributions of genes and environment to these traits are less well understood. Species that undergo sex reversal, such as the central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), offer an opportunity to better understand sexually dimorphic traits because sexual phenotypes can exist on different chromosomal backgrounds. Reproductively female dragons with a discordant sex chromosome complement (sex reversed), at least as juveniles, exhibit traits in common with males (e.g., longer tails and greater boldness). However, the impact of sex reversal on sexually dimorphic traits in adult dragons is unknown. Here, we investigate the effect of sex reversal on bite‐force performance, which may be important in resource acquisition (e.g., mates and/or food). We measured body size, head size, and bite force of the three sexual phenotypes in a colony of captive animals. Among adults, we found that males (ZZm) bite more forcefully than either chromosomally concordant females (ZWf) or sex‐reversed females (ZZf), and this difference is associated with having relatively larger head dimensions. Therefore, adult sex‐reversed females, despite apparently exhibiting male traits as juveniles, do not develop the larger head and enhanced bite force of adult male bearded dragons. This pattern is further illustrated in the full sample by a lack of positive allometry of bite force in sex‐reversed females that is observed in males. The results reveal a close association between reproductive phenotype and bite force performance, regardless of sex chromosome complement.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Reproductive phenotype predicts adult bite‐force performance in sex‐reversed dragons (Pogona vitticeps) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jez.2353 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2353 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Agamidae, bite force, lizard, performance, Pogona vitticeps, scaling, sex reversal, sexual dimorphism |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Cell and Developmental Biology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10097277 |
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