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dc.contributor.author Autor Zubizarreta, Lucía-
dc.contributor.author Autor Quintana, Laura-
dc.contributor.author Autor Hernández, Daniel-
dc.contributor.author Autor Teixeira de Mello, Franco-
dc.contributor.author Autor Meerhoff, Mariana-
dc.contributor.author Autor Massaaki Honji, R.-
dc.contributor.author Autor Guimarães Moreira, R.-
dc.contributor.author Autor Silva Barbato, Ana Celia-
dc.contributor.editor Editor Coleman, M. J.-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Zubizarreta Lucía, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Medicina.-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Quintana Laura, IIBCE-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Hernández Daniel, UTU-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Teixeira de Mello Franco, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). CURE.-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Meerhoff Mariana, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). CURE.-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Massaaki Honji R.-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Guimarães Moreira R.-
dc.contributor.filiacion Filiación Silva Barbato Ana Celia, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Biología.-
dc.date.accessioned Fecha ingreso 2022-06-01T12:32:29Z-
dc.date.available Fecha disponible 2022-06-01T12:32:29Z-
dc.date.issued Año de publicación 2020-
dc.description.abstract Resumen In this study, we focused on the seasonal variation of the determinants of territory size in the weakly electric fish Gymnotus omarorum. This species is a seasonal breeder that displays year-round territorial aggression. Female and male dyads exhibit indistinguishable non-breeding territorial agonistic behavior and body size is the only significant predictor of contest outcome. We conducted field surveys across seasons that included the identification of individual location, measurements of water physico-chemical variables, characterization of individual morphometric and physiological traits, and their correlation to spatial distribution. G. omarorum tolerates a wide range of dissolved oxygen concentration, and territory size correlated positively with dissolved oxygen in both seasons. In the non-breeding season, territory size was sexually monomorphic and correlated only with body size. In the breeding season, territory size no longer correlated with body size but differed between sexes: (i) the overall spatial arrangement was sexually biased, (ii) territory size depended on gonadal hormones in both sexes, which was expected for males, but not previously reported in females, (iii) female territory size showed a positive relationship with gonadal size, and (iv) females showed relatively larger territories than males. This study demonstrates seasonal changes in the determinants of territory size and thus contributes to the understanding of the mechanisms underlying the behavioral plasticity natural territorial behavior.en
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dc.format.extent Extensión 19 h.es
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dc.identifier.citation Citación Zubizarreta, L, Quintana, L, Hernández, D, [y otros] "Seasonal and social factors associated with spacing in a wild territorial electric fish". PLoS ONE. [en línea] 2020, 15(6): e0228976. 19 h. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228976es
dc.identifier.doi DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0228976-
dc.identifier.issn ISSN 1932-6203-
dc.identifier.uri URI https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/31772-
dc.language.iso Idioma enes
dc.publisher Editorial Public Library of Scienceen
dc.relation.ispartof EN PLoS ONE, 2020, 15(6): e0228976es
dc.rights Derechos Las obras depositadas en el Repositorio se rigen por la Ordenanza de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad de la República.(Res. Nº 91 de C.D.C. de 8/III/1994 – D.O. 7/IV/1994) y por la Ordenanza del Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de la República (Res. Nº 16 de C.D.C. de 07/10/2014)es
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dc.subject Palabras clave Gymnotus omarorumen
dc.subject Palabras clave Seasonal variationen
dc.subject Palabras clave Behavioral plasticityen
dc.subject Palabras clave Territorial behavioren
dc.title Título Seasonal and social factors associated with spacing in a wild territorial electric fishen
dc.type Tipo de documento Artículoes
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