Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene Prolagus sardus (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammal
Fossils provide an excellent opportunity to study and understand the evolution of insular environments free of human-made perturbations. Here, we evaluated the life-history traits and strategy of the extinct insular giant Prolagus sardus (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) by examining microscopically its fossil...
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Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene Prolagus sardus (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammalFernández-Bejarano, EvaBlanco, Alejandro|||0000-0003-2527-932XAngelone, Chiara|||0000-0002-7140-9431Zhang, Zhaoqun|||0000-0002-5358-8245Moncunill Solé, Blanca|||0000-0001-8042-4257Insular gigantismGrotta della MedusaLife-history strategyLagomorphaMammaliaPalaeohistologyOsteohistologySardiniaSkeletochronologyFossils provide an excellent opportunity to study and understand the evolution of insular environments free of human-made perturbations. Here, we evaluated the life-history traits and strategy of the extinct insular giant Prolagus sardus (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) by examining microscopically its fossilized bone tissues (osteohistology, skeletochronology, and quantitative geometry). For this task, a complete ontogenetic series of femora retrieved from the Late Pleistocene Grotta della Medusa (NW Sardinia, Italy) were analysed. Our results reveal that: (i) P. sardus' pups were weaned at large size; (ii) the species' maturation was delayed in its life cycle; and (iii) P. sardus lived longer than expected for its size. Hence, the giant P. sardus should have a slow pace of life triggered by the low levels of extrinsic mortality of the insular habitat. On the other hand, bone tissue differences between P. sardus and Ochotona were found in the vascularization, slow- growing bone presence, and cortical and medullary growth trajectories. The results obtained in this study concur with the eco-evolutionary responses described to date in extinct insular lagomorphs, as well as provide new empirical evidence about the phenomenon known as 'insular gigantism' as a pattern of evolution of small-sized mammals in genuine insular ecosystems. 22024-01-0120242024-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/282839https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad112reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 RYC2021-034269-IAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 CGL2016-76431-Popen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2828392026-06-06T12:50:31Z |
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Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene Prolagus sardus (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammal |
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Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene Prolagus sardus (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammal |
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Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene Prolagus sardus (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammal Fernández-Bejarano, Eva Insular gigantism Grotta della Medusa Life-history strategy Lagomorpha Mammalia Palaeohistology Osteohistology Sardinia Skeletochronology |
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Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene Prolagus sardus (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammal |
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Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene Prolagus sardus (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammal |
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Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene Prolagus sardus (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammal |
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Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene Prolagus sardus (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammal |
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Bone histology of the Late Pleistocene Prolagus sardus (Lagomorpha: Mammalia) provides further insights into life-history strategy of insular giant small mammal |
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Fernández-Bejarano, Eva Blanco, Alejandro|||0000-0003-2527-932X Angelone, Chiara|||0000-0002-7140-9431 Zhang, Zhaoqun|||0000-0002-5358-8245 Moncunill Solé, Blanca|||0000-0001-8042-4257 |
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Fernández-Bejarano, Eva |
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Fernández-Bejarano, Eva Blanco, Alejandro|||0000-0003-2527-932X Angelone, Chiara|||0000-0002-7140-9431 Zhang, Zhaoqun|||0000-0002-5358-8245 Moncunill Solé, Blanca|||0000-0001-8042-4257 |
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Blanco, Alejandro|||0000-0003-2527-932X Angelone, Chiara|||0000-0002-7140-9431 Zhang, Zhaoqun|||0000-0002-5358-8245 Moncunill Solé, Blanca|||0000-0001-8042-4257 |
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Insular gigantism Grotta della Medusa Life-history strategy Lagomorpha Mammalia Palaeohistology Osteohistology Sardinia Skeletochronology |
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Insular gigantism Grotta della Medusa Life-history strategy Lagomorpha Mammalia Palaeohistology Osteohistology Sardinia Skeletochronology |
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Fossils provide an excellent opportunity to study and understand the evolution of insular environments free of human-made perturbations. Here, we evaluated the life-history traits and strategy of the extinct insular giant Prolagus sardus (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) by examining microscopically its fossilized bone tissues (osteohistology, skeletochronology, and quantitative geometry). For this task, a complete ontogenetic series of femora retrieved from the Late Pleistocene Grotta della Medusa (NW Sardinia, Italy) were analysed. Our results reveal that: (i) P. sardus' pups were weaned at large size; (ii) the species' maturation was delayed in its life cycle; and (iii) P. sardus lived longer than expected for its size. Hence, the giant P. sardus should have a slow pace of life triggered by the low levels of extrinsic mortality of the insular habitat. On the other hand, bone tissue differences between P. sardus and Ochotona were found in the vascularization, slow- growing bone presence, and cortical and medullary growth trajectories. The results obtained in this study concur with the eco-evolutionary responses described to date in extinct insular lagomorphs, as well as provide new empirical evidence about the phenomenon known as 'insular gigantism' as a pattern of evolution of small-sized mammals in genuine insular ecosystems. |
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