[PDF] Top 20 Development and characterization of novel microsatellite loci for Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus

... number of tested microsatellites and, from those, the number of polymorphic loci ...number of loci tested in our study was below the average (0% vs. 9%) and that the ratio ... See full document

... ontogenetic development of acoustic communication has so far only been investigated in one fish ...detectability of conspecific sounds changes during growth in a species with limited hearing ... See full document

... mating and territorial defense and are probably the largest sound producing vertebrate group (Ladich, ...the Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus; Bass and ... See full document

... group of sound- producing vertebrates, with several thousands of vocal species (Ladich, 2004), the knowledge of their vocal ability to communi- cate ...extent of the vocal repertoire; the role ... See full document

... ) and end (P 3 )] was ...period and dominant frequency (dos Santos et ...decreasing and the dominant frequency increasing from phases 1–3 (see Table ...identification of these phases was also ... See full document

... evidence of increased repair tissue, but found that muscle fibers occupied a higher frac- tion of myocardial area (Coucelo et ...effects of adding 1 ␮g/mL of vanadate to the drinking water ... See full document

... male Lusitanian toadfish defend territories centred in the nest by displaying erected fins (dorsals and pectorals), the mouth wide open, and the body raised on the pelvic fins (Vasconcelos ... See full document

... enlargement of the sarcoplasm area permits larger mitochondria content around the myofibril zone, essential to the energetic demands of ...fragments of a contractile cylinder separated by channels ... See full document

... activity and repertoire size of the Lu- sitanian toadfish has a marked seasonal ...emission of boatwhistles was restricted to the breeding season, which is consistent with the suggestion that it is ... See full document

... calls of the Lusitanian toadfish differ among individuals even when considering several days, but high stereotypy is found only in P2 pulse period when considering longer periods of ... See full document

... pair of sonic muscles embedded in the sides of the swimbladder (Fish, 1972; Brantley and Bass, 1994; dos Santos et ...free-swimming and call to attract females until the nest’s ceiling is ... See full document

... Activity rhythms and movement pattems of ten adult specimens of the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus were studied in the River Mira estuary (Portugal).. usin[r] ... See full document

... mass and almost significantly lower gonad mass than the nest-holder vocal ...smaller toadfish type I males with inferior quality (body size and condition) may adopt a sneaking behaviour during ... See full document

... cuckoldry. Lusitanian toad fish (Halobatrachus didactylus) has exclusive male parental care and face intensive nest competition during the breeding season that may lead to care of foster ... See full document

... if loci were variable up to 30 individuals from two collection sites in the São Francisco River (Bra- zil) were ...All loci were amplified following the PCR method described by Schuelke (2000), in which ... See full document

... leaves of ten ...a microsatellite-enriched library and design ...(CTG)10, and (AAT)10. A total of 37 positive clones were sequenced from which 17 primer pairs could be designed through ... See full document

... substrate of selected frequencies corresponding to the first and third harmonics of the BWs in the same toadfish breeding habitat and at different water- column ...use of single ... See full document

... recording and sound pressure level measurements Ship and ambient noise were recorded in the Tagus River estuary (Montijo, Portugal; 38°42 ⬘ ·N, 8°58 ⬘ ·W) from a pier close to a ferry-boat station where the ... See full document

... (BAD86828), Halobatrachus III, Halobatrachus didactylus, (Homo_I e Homo_II, Homo sapiens (CAA75785 e BAA11423), Micropterus_III, Micropterus salmoides (AAB62566), Mus_I e Mus_II, Mus musculus (Q8C196 ... See full document

... grosskopfii, and S. cuspicaudus, showed a higher frequency of 2-mer motifs; a characteristic previously described for several eukaryotic organisms (Meglécz et ...sandaracinos and Amphiprion ... See full document