发育可塑性和四足动物的起源
Emily M Standen1, Trina Y Du2, Hans C E Larsson2
1Biology Department, University of Ottawa, Gendron Hall, 30 Marie Curie Private, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.
Nature
|August 28, 2014
概括
波利普特鲁斯鱼的发育可塑性,一个基底光鱼,为四足动物进化提供了洞察力. 波利普特鲁斯的环境诱导的变化反映了古老的特征,这表明塑性有助于地球化.
科学领域:
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 发展生物学 发展生物学
背景情况:
- 四足动物起源于鱼类大约4亿年前,涉及陆地运动和肢体进化.
- 波利普特鲁斯 (Polypterus) 是一个基底动态类动物,表现出类似于类鱼类 (茎四足动物) 的形特征.
- 波利普特鲁斯 (Polypterus) 作为一种现存的模拟物,用于研究干四足动物和发育可塑性.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究发育性可塑性如何影响鱼类的"地球化"过程.
- 为了检查在陆地环境中养的多类动物的解剖学和生物力学反应.
- 为了比较Polypterus中的环境诱导的表型与干四足动物的解剖学变化.
主要方法:
- 在陆地环境中养多,以测量发育可塑性.
- 评估陆地养的多类动物的解剖学和生物力学变化.
- 将观察到的表型与四足足的化石证据进行比较.
主要成果:
- 在陆地化多类的环境诱导的表型和干四足动物的古代解剖变化之间观察到了显著的对应性.
- 对干四足动物的行为进化获得的洞察力.
- 在Polypterus适应陆地的过程中表现出表型可塑性.
结论:
- 鱼类的环境诱导的发育可塑性可能促进了导致四足动物的陆地特征的起源.
- 多鸟作为一个有价值的模型,以了解从水生到陆生生命的过渡.
- 塑性在重大转型期间为进化创新提供了一个潜在的机制.
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