在鱼系的鱼类的下中,广泛地趋同到功能优化
James R G Rawson1, William J Deakin1, Thomas L Stubbs1
1School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK.
Proceedings. Biological sciences
|August 20, 2024
概括
已灭绝的鱼系骨类的进化表现出各种形式的优化强度或水力动力学,速度是一个不太常见的优化. 一些理论上可行的下巴形状在自然界中仍然未被探索.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
背景情况:
- 现存的鱼大面临着食和水力动力压力.
- 已灭绝的鱼系鱼类表现出比现代鱼更大的形态和生态多样性.
- 这些灭绝的形式聚集在各种生态中,包括食草动物,陆地掠食者和海洋生活方式.
研究的目的:
- 调查力量,速度和水力动力学对鱼系的进化的影响.
- 分析这个分类中的形态和功能差异和趋同.
- 确定生态趋同的血统是否进化了类似的下巴功能最佳状态.
主要方法:
- 构建了2D理论形状的性能景观.
- 采样了243种不同的下巴形态.
- 评估了关于旋转效率,抗应力和水力动力效率的功能.
主要成果:
- 大多数采样的形态都是针对特定功能 (强度,水力动力学) 或权衡而优化.
- 速度优化发生在一个有限的形态空间区域.
- 最佳的强度是常见的,可能是大多数种类的最低要求,而不是主要驱动因素.
- 一些理论上可行的下巴形状在化石记录中没有被发现.
结论:
- 理论形态学是有价值的,用于评估功能优化在灭绝的clades.
- 强度似乎是一个比速度更普遍的优化在各种鱼系的类.
- 这项研究揭示了对进化的形式-功能关系和进化途径的洞察力.
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