التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Cephalic shield morphology as species diagnostic trait and individual natural mark in three-banded armadillos ( Tolypeutes; Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) |
| المؤلفون: |
Magalhães, Rodolfo Assis, Feijó, Anderson, Bocchiglieri, Adriana, de Sena, Liana Mara Mendes, Attias, Nina, Rodrigues, Flávio Henrique Guimarães |
| المساهمون: |
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, American Museum of Natural History, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC)/Phoenix Zoo Conservation & Science Grant Program, Neotropical Grassland Conservancy, Idea Wild, Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship Initiative, Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Rufford Foundation, Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program |
| المصدر: |
Mammalia ; volume 86, issue 6, page 632-640 ; ISSN 0025-1461 1864-1547 |
| بيانات النشر: |
Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
| سنة النشر: |
2022 |
| الوصف: |
Previous studies have suggested species- and individual-specific morphologies of cephalic shields of three-banded armadillos ( Tolypeutes spp.). Central cephalic scutes would form discrete lines; the first two posterior lines being composed of one scute (1-1) in Tolypeutes matacus and one followed by two scutes (1-2) in Tolypeutes tricinctus . However, conclusions were limited to a few specimens and the T. tricinctus pattern was later observed in T. matacus . Here, we assessed the potential use of the morphology of the cephalic shield as a species diagnostic trait and individual natural mark in three-banded armadillos by quantifying their patterns in museum ( n = 71) and field ( n = 82) specimens. In total, 93% of T. matacus and 88% of T. tricinctus specimens presented the respective species’ character states. All specimens could be individualized based on a visual comparison of their cephalic shields. Our findings show that the morphology of cephalic shields is a species diagnostic trait and an individual natural mark in three-banded armadillos. Therefore, we add an accessible character for species diagnosis in Tolypeutes and provide an alternative to artificial marks that presents virtually no associated cost and damage to animal welfare and can be reliably applied in ecological and participatory science projects. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1515/mammalia-2022-0022 |
| DOI: |
10.1515/mammalia-2022-0022/xml |
| DOI: |
10.1515/mammalia-2022-0022/pdf |
| الإتاحة: |
https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2022-0022Test |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.12274083 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |
