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¹Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, U.K.

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Dietary changes rapidly alter tooth microwear in fish. Laboratory-reared three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) showed increased tooth microwear after just four days on a new feeding regime, demonstrating rapid adaptation in aquatic vertebrates.

Keywords:

Gasterosteidae benthic feeding regime limnetic substrate trophic niche

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Area of Science:

Paleontology
Evolutionary Biology
Vertebrate Zoology

Background:

Tooth microwear analysis is a key method for reconstructing feeding behaviors and diets of fossil and extant animals.
Previous studies have primarily focused on mammals, with less research on the plasticity of tooth microwear in aquatic vertebrates.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the short-term effects of a dietary shift on tooth microwear patterns in a model aquatic vertebrate.
To determine if rapid changes in feeding regime can induce measurable changes in tooth microwear, similar to observations in mammals.

Main Methods:

Laboratory-reared three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) were maintained on a limnetic feeding regime.
Fish were then transferred to a benthic feeding regime for four days.
Tooth microwear feature densities were analyzed before and after the dietary change.

Main Results:

A significant increase in tooth microwear feature densities was observed in the stickleback population within four days of switching to a benthic diet.
These findings indicate a rapid response of tooth surface to changes in diet and feeding mechanics.

Conclusions:

Dietary plasticity can induce rapid changes in tooth microwear, even in aquatic vertebrates with non-occluding teeth.
This study highlights the sensitivity of tooth microwear as an indicator of recent feeding behavior in Gasterosteus aculeatus and potentially other aquatic vertebrates.