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sex and habitat differences in size and coloration of an amphibian’s poison glands match differential predator pressures

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Integrative Zoology 2022年第5期17卷 764-776页

作者： francisco Javier ZAMORA-camacho Department of Phisical Chemical and Natural SystemsPablo de Olavide UniversitySevilleSpain Department of Biodiversity Ecology and EvolutionComplutense University of MadridMadridSpain

Chemical defenses are frequently accompanied by salient color patterns actively avoided by predators,a phe-nomenon referred to as ***,the production of both chemical defenses and pigments is costly,and is thus expected to be reduced under mild predator *** this work,I compared the size and coloration of parotoid glands(2 dorsal,external swollen structures that secrete toxins in toads)of male and female Epidalea calamita toads from agrosystems and from pine groves.I also quantiﬁed the predator attacks received by plas-ticine toad models,whose“parotoid glands”differed in size and color conspicuousness,exposed in each *** avoided models with large and conspicuous parotoid glands,but models in agrosystems were more of-ten *** actual toads,agrosystem and male individuals had larger parotoid glands,presumably implying greater production of chemical defenses than in pine grove and female conspeciﬁ***ﬁndings are aligned with previous research suggesting that both agrosystem toads and males in this system are subjected to a more intense predator *** between parotoid gland and dorsum coloration was greater in agrosys-tem toads.A marked internal pattern could function as an aposematic signal,which could counteract increased predator pressure.

关键词： anuran agrosystem aposematism Epidalea calamita plasticine model

Integrating time progression in ecoimmunology studies: beyond immune response intensity

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Current Zoology 2019年第2期65卷 205-212页

作者： francisco Javier ZAMORA-camacho Department of Biological sciences Dartmouth College Hanover New Hampshire USA Department of Biogeography and global Change Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN) Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Madrid Spain

Habitat alterations in agroecosystems may damage amphibian immune capacity. As agroecosystem extension is increasing worldwide, broader-context knowledge on the effects of agroecosystem stressful conditions on amphibian immune capacity is crucial for understanding and management of amphibian global declines. However, most studies on ecoimmunology assume synchronal amonggroup immune-response peaks, and focus on immune response after standardized time lapses, neglecting its progress!on. Herein, I compared inflamatory response short-term progression of agro ecosystem and n atural-habitat female and male n atterjack toads Epi da lea calamita, by measuri ng swelling response, once per hour, 6 h following an artificial immune challenge with innocuous antigen phytohemagglutinin. I also compared maximum magnitude of swelling response, irrespective of the moment when it was reached. Habitat differences arose only 3 h after challenge, when naturalhabitat toads showed greater swelling response. Maximum magnitude of swelling response was similar in toads from both habitats. However, agroecosystem toads showed a delayed swelling response as compared with natural-habitat conspecifics, probably as a consequenee of agroecosystem stressful conditions. such a delay suggests a weaker immune capacity, and consequently impaired anti-pathogen performance. Regarding sex, swelling response magnitude did not differ between males and females. Female swelling response peaked earlier, but that of males was more sustai ned in time, which con tradicts general across-taxa fin dings that males show impaired immune response. Interestingly, results suggest that measuring swelling response only after some standardized period following stimulation may be a simplistic approach and produce unrealistic results. Consequently, studies on ecoimmunology should implement swelling response progression in order to produce unbiased science.

关键词： agroecosystem amphibian immunocompetence natural habitat immune response progressi on

Thermokinetic and conductivity analyzes of the high CO2 chemisorption on Li5AlO4 and alkaline carbonate impregnated Li5AlO4 samples:Effects produced by the use of CO2 partial pressures and oxygen addition

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Journal of Energy Chemistry 2017年第5期26卷 919-926页

作者： Pedro sánchez-camacho J.francisco gómez-garcía Heriberto Pfeiffer Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica y Reactividad de superficies(LaFRes) Instituto de Investigaciones en MaterialesUniversidad Nacional Autońoma de MexicoCircuito exterior s/nCd.UniversitariaDel.Coyoacan C.P.04510Ciudad de Me´xicoMexico

The effect of COpartial pressure was evaluated during the COchemisorption in penta lithium aluminate（LiAlO）, using different COand Opartial pressures in the presence or absence of alkaline carbonates. Results showed that using low PO（0.1） did not affect the kinetic and final COchemisorption process. Moreover, small additions of oxygen（PO= 0.05） into the mixture flue gas, seemed to increase the COchemisorption. Additionally, the presence of alkaline carbonates modified the COcapture temperature range. COchemisorption kinetic parameters were determined assuming a double exponential model where direct COchemisorption and COchemisorption controlled by diffusion processes are ***, ionic diffusion was analyzed by ionic conduction analysis, where all the gravimetric and ionic measurements were in good agreement showing different diffusion processes depending on ***, the oxygen and alkaline carbonate additions have positive effects during the COchemisorption process in LiAlO, and a possible reaction mechanism is presented.

关键词： CO2 capture Thermogravimetric analysis Partial pressure Ionic conduction

simulated predation pressure in Pelobates Cultripes tadpoles modulates morphology at the metamorphic stage

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Current Zoology 2019年第6期65卷 651-656页

作者： francisco Javier ZAMORA-camacho susana Cortes-MANZANEOUE Pedro ARAgON Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales(MNCN-CsIC) MadridSpain

studies on the impacts of variation of biotic interactions at key life cycle stages are crucial to understand the interface between ecological and developmental *** exert a major impact on prey *** direct consumption entails the greatest effect,predators can affect prey by means of other *** instance,injuries inflicted by failed predation attempts can jeopardize prey fitness,even beyond the *** anuran tadpoles,failed predation typically results in partial tail loss,which is known to reduce swimming ***,the potential consequences of tadpole partial tail loss after metamorphosis remain *** tail materials could be important in conforming metamorph body,we assess the effects of tadpole partial tail loss on metamorph body size in Iberian spadefoot toads Pelobates *** clipped 55%tail length of pre-tail-resorption stage anesthetized tadpoles,and compared their body size as metamorphs with anesthetized and non-anesthetized non-tail-clipped ***,we tested whether tail length correlated with metamorph body size of individuals of the control *** tadpoles produced smaller metamorphs than both controls(the bdy size of metamorphs from both controls was similar),which could incur costs in mid-term survival or time to first *** effect could be particularly important in areas with introduced predators,if autochthonous tadpoles lack defenses against *** suggest that materials resorbed from tadpole tail tissues might be reallocated into metamorph body,according to the negative effect of shorter tails in a correlational analysis,and clipped tails in an experimental test,on metamorph body size.

关键词： amphibian anuran body condition body size failed predation partial tail loss

Age structure of a lizard along an elevational gradient reveals nonlinear lifespan patterns with altitude

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Current Zoology 2020年第4期66卷 373-382页

作者： Mar Comas senda Reguera francisco JZamora-camacho gregorio Moreno-Rueda Departamento de Zoologia Facultad de CienciasUniversidad de GranadaGranadaE-18071Spain Estacion Biologica de Donana(EBD-CsIC) Americo Vespucio 26SevillaE-41092Spain Department of Biological sciences Dartmouth CollegeHanoverNHUSA

Lifespan is one of the main components of life *** lifespans can be expected in marginal ***,in the case of ectotherms,lifespan typically increases with altitude,even though temperature-one of the main factors to determine ectotherms'life history-declines with *** pattern can be explained by the fact that a shorter activity time favors *** this study,we analyzed how lifespan and other life-history traits of the lizard Psammodromus algirus vary along a 2,200 m elevational gradient in sierra Nevada(sE spain).Populations at inter-mediate altitudes(1,200-1,700 m),corresponding to the optimal habitat for this species,had the shortest lifespans,whereas populations inhabiting marginal habitats(at both low and at high altitudes)lived ***,this lizard did not follow the typical pattern of ectotherms,as it also lived longer at the lower limit of its distribution,nor did it show a longer lifespan in areas with optimal *** results might be explained by a complex combination of different gradients along the mountain,namely that activity time decreases with altitude whereas food availability *** could explain why lifespan was maximum at both high(limited activity time)and low(limited food availability)altitudes,resulting in similar lifespans in areas with contrasting environmental *** findings also indicated that reproductive investment and body condition increase with elevation,suggesting that alpine populations are locally adapted.

关键词： age structure elevation lite history longevity marginal habitats relative clutch mass

Review and update on the molecular basis of Leber congenital amaurosis

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World Journal of Clinical Cases 2015年第2期3卷 112-124页

作者： Oscar francisco Chacon-camacho Juan Carlos Zenteno genetics Department-Research Unit Institute of Ophthalmology"Conde de Valenciana" Biochemistry Department Faculty of MedicineNational Autonomous University of Mexico

Inherited retinal diseases are uncommon pathologies and one of the most harmful causes of childhood and adult blindness. Leber congenital amaurosis(LCA) is the most severe kind of these diseases accounting for approximately 5% of the whole retinal dystrophies and 20% of the children that study on blind schools. Clinical ophthalmologic findings including severe vision loss, nystagmus and ERg abnormalities should be suspected through the first year of life in this group of patients. Phenotypic variability is found when LCA patients have a full ophthalmologic examination. However, a correct diagnosis may be carried out; the determination of ophthalmologic clues as light sensibility, night blindness, fundus pigmentation, among other, join with electroretinographics findings, optical coherence tomography, and new technologies as molecular gene testing may help to reach to a precise diagnosis. several retinal clinical features in LCA may suggest a genetic or gene particular defect; thus genetic-molecular tools could directly corroborate the clinical diagnosis. Currently, approximately 20 genes have been associated to LCA. In this review, historical perspective, clinical ophthalmological findings, new molecular-genetics technologies, possible phenotype-genotypes correlations, and gene therapy for some LCA genes are described.

关键词： gene therapy Leber congenital amaurosis Retinal dystrophies Childhood blindness

Prey availability, prey selection, and trophic niche width in the lizard Psammodromus algirus along an elevational gradient

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Current Zoology 2018年第5期64卷 603-613页

作者： gregorio MORENO-RUEDA Elena MELERO senda REgUERA francisco J, ZAMORA-camacho Ines ALVAREZ-BENITO Departamento de Zoologla Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Granada Granada E-18071 Spain Departamento de Biogeografia y Carnbio global Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC C/Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2 E-28006 Madrid Spain

Mountains imply enormous environmental variation, with alpine habitats entailing harsh environ- ments, especially for ectotherms such as lizards. This environmental variability also may imply variation in prey availability. However, little is known about how lizard trophic ecology varies with elevation. In this study, we analyze diet, prey availability, prey selection, and trophic niche width in the lacertid lizard Psammodromus algirus along a 2,200-m elevational gradient in the sierra Nevada （sE spain）. The analysis of fecal samples has shown that Orthoptera, Formicidae, Hemiptera, Coleoptera, and Araneae are the main prey, although, according to their abundance in pitfall traps, Formicidae and Coleoptera are rejected by the lizard whereas Orthoptera, Hemiptera, and Araneae are preferred. Prey abundance and diversity increase with elevation and diet subtly varies along with the elevational gradient. The consumption of Coleoptera increases with elevation probably as a consequence of the lizard foraging more in open areas while basking. The electivity for Araneae increases with elevation. Araneae are rejected in the lowlands--where they are rela- tively abundant--whereas, at high elevation, this lizard positively selects them, despite they being less abundant. The lizard trophic niche width expands with elevation due to concomitant greater prey diversity and hence this lizard feeds on more prey types in highlands. Although no sex difference in diet has been found, the trophic niche is broader in females than males. As a whole, alpine lizards show a trophic niche simitar to that found at lower elevat（ons, suggesting that P. algirus is well adapted to the harsh environment found in alpine areas.

关键词： alpine habitats arthropods mountain ecology niche variation hypothesis trophic ecology

Rectal tone and compliance affected in patients with fecal incontinence after fistulotomy

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World Journal of gastroenterology 2015年第13期21卷 4000-4005页

作者： Richard Alexander Awad santiago camacho francisco Flores Evelyn Altamirano Mario Antonio garcía Experimental Medicine and Motility Unit Gastroenterology Service U-107Mexico City General HospitalMexico DF06726Mexico

AIM: To investigate the anal sphincter and rectal factors that may be involved in fecal incontinence that develops following fistulotomy(FIAF).METHODs: Eleven patients with FIAF were compared with 11 patients with idiopathic fecal incontinence and with 11 asymptomatic healthy subjects(Hs). All of the study participants underwent anorectal manometry and a barostat study(rectal sensitivity, tone, compliance and capacity). The mean time since surgery was 28 ± 26 mo. The postoperative continence score was 14 ± 2.5(95%CI: 12.4-15.5, st Mark's fecal incontinence grading system).REsULTs: Compared with the Hs, the FIAF patients showed increased rectal tone(42.63 ± 27.69 vs 103.5 ± 51.13, P = 0.002) and less rectal compliance(4.95 ± 3.43 vs 11.77 ± 6.9, P = 0.009). No significant differences were found between the FIAF patients and the Hs with respect to the rectal capacity; thresholds for the non-noxious stimuli of first sensation, gas sensation and urge-to-defecate sensation or the noxious stimulus of pain; anal resting pressure or squeeze pressure; or the frequency or percentage of relaxation of the rectoanal inhibitory reflex. No significant differences were found between the FIAF patients and the patients with idiopathic fecal ***: In patients with FIAF, normal motor anal sphincter function and rectal sensitivity are preserved, but rectal tone and compliance are impaired. The results suggest that FIAF is not due to alterations in rectal sensitivity and that the rectum is more involved than the anal sphincters in the genesis of FIAF.

关键词： Fecal incontinence Anorectal surgery Fistulotomy V

Morphological determinants of jumping performance in the Iberian green frog

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Current Zoology 2020年第4期66卷 417-424页

作者： gregorio Moreno-Rueda Abelardo Requeinia-Blaimco francisco J.Zamora-camacho Mar Comas guillem Pascual Departamento de Zoologia Facultad de CienciasUniversidad de GranadaGranadaE-18071Spain Department of Biological sciences Dartmouth CollegeHanoverNH03055USA galanthus/Ctra.de Juia 46.17460 CelraSpain

Predation is one of the main selective forces in nature, frequently selecting potential prey for developing escape strategies. Escape ability is typically influenced by several morphological parameters, such as morphology of the locomotor appendices, muscular capacity, body mass, or fluctuating asymmetry, and may differ between sexes and age classes. In this study, we tested the relationship among these variables and jumping performance in 712 Iberian green frogs Pelophylax perezi from an urban population. The results suggest that the main determinant of jumping capacity was body size (explaining 48% of variance). Larger frogs jumped farther, but jumping performance reached an asymptote for the largest frogs. Once controlled by structural body size, the heaviest frogs jumped shorter distances, suggesting a trade-off between fat storage and jumping performance. Relative hind limb length also determined a small but significant percentage of variance (2.4%) in jumping performance-that is, the longer the hind limbs, the greater the jumping capacity. Juveniles had relatively shorter and less muscular hind limbs than adults (for a given body size), and their jumping performance was poorer. In our study population, the hind limbs of the frogs were very symmetrical, and we found no effect of fluctuating asymmetry on jumping performance. Therefore, our study provides evidence that jumping performance in frogs is not only affected by body size, but also by body mass and hind limb length, and differ between age classes.

关键词： body mass fluctuating asymmetry hind limb length hind limb width locomotor performance morphometry