Conspecifc scent marks may infuence underground site selection by a fossorial reptile

Conspecific cues often provide social information on habitat quality that is considered when deciding to settle at a specific site. The type of sensory cues useful for this will depend on the environment. For amphisbaenians, reptiles adapted to an underground life with highly reduced sight, chemorec...

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Autores: Recio, Pablo, Rodríguez-Ruiz, Gonzalo, Sannolo, Marco, Cuervo, José Javier, López Martínez, Pilar
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Communication
Chemosensory cues
Habitat selection
Social information
Amphisbaenians
Fossoriality
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spelling Conspecifc scent marks may infuence underground site selection by a fossorial reptileRecio, PabloRodríguez-Ruiz, GonzaloSannolo, MarcoCuervo, José JavierLópez Martínez, PilarCommunicationChemosensory cuesHabitat selectionSocial informationAmphisbaeniansFossorialityConspecific cues often provide social information on habitat quality that is considered when deciding to settle at a specific site. The type of sensory cues useful for this will depend on the environment. For amphisbaenians, reptiles adapted to an underground life with highly reduced sight, chemoreception is especially useful to recognize conspecifics. Here, we first analyzed the lipophilic compounds from precloacal gland secretions of the amphisbaenian Blanus cinereus, showing that there were sex- and size-related variations in the proportions of the three major compounds. Then, we tested in the laboratory whether there was an underground site selection based on conspecific chemical cues (substrate scent marks) in two different contexts. In loose substrates, both male and female amphisbaenians tended to choose first the scent-marked substrates more often when the individual that produced the scent, independently of its sex, was relatively larger than the focal individual. In contrast, inside semi-permanent galleries, males, but not females, chose the scent-marked gallery more often when the scent donor, independently of its sex, was relatively smaller. These results suggest that the proportions of compounds in scent marks may allow amphisbaenians to estimate the body size of the producer and that this information affects their site selection decisions. However, the different substrate-dependent responses suggest a different meaning and usefulness of scent marks depending on the context.Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. This work was funded by Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia, Universidades e Innovación project PGC2018-093592-B-I00 (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE) and Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación project PID2021-122358NB-I00 (MCIN/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and ERDF A way of making Europe).Peer reviewedSpringerMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202320232023info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/306502reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PGC2018-093592-B-I00info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2021-122358NB-I00Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3065022026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Conspecifc scent marks may infuence underground site selection by a fossorial reptile
title Conspecifc scent marks may infuence underground site selection by a fossorial reptile
spellingShingle Conspecifc scent marks may infuence underground site selection by a fossorial reptile
Recio, Pablo
Communication
Chemosensory cues
Habitat selection
Social information
Amphisbaenians
Fossoriality
title_short Conspecifc scent marks may infuence underground site selection by a fossorial reptile
title_full Conspecifc scent marks may infuence underground site selection by a fossorial reptile
title_fullStr Conspecifc scent marks may infuence underground site selection by a fossorial reptile
title_full_unstemmed Conspecifc scent marks may infuence underground site selection by a fossorial reptile
title_sort Conspecifc scent marks may infuence underground site selection by a fossorial reptile
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Recio, Pablo
Rodríguez-Ruiz, Gonzalo
Sannolo, Marco
Cuervo, José Javier
López Martínez, Pilar
author Recio, Pablo
author_facet Recio, Pablo
Rodríguez-Ruiz, Gonzalo
Sannolo, Marco
Cuervo, José Javier
López Martínez, Pilar
author_role author
author2 Rodríguez-Ruiz, Gonzalo
Sannolo, Marco
Cuervo, José Javier
López Martínez, Pilar
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Communication
Chemosensory cues
Habitat selection
Social information
Amphisbaenians
Fossoriality
topic Communication
Chemosensory cues
Habitat selection
Social information
Amphisbaenians
Fossoriality
description Conspecific cues often provide social information on habitat quality that is considered when deciding to settle at a specific site. The type of sensory cues useful for this will depend on the environment. For amphisbaenians, reptiles adapted to an underground life with highly reduced sight, chemoreception is especially useful to recognize conspecifics. Here, we first analyzed the lipophilic compounds from precloacal gland secretions of the amphisbaenian Blanus cinereus, showing that there were sex- and size-related variations in the proportions of the three major compounds. Then, we tested in the laboratory whether there was an underground site selection based on conspecific chemical cues (substrate scent marks) in two different contexts. In loose substrates, both male and female amphisbaenians tended to choose first the scent-marked substrates more often when the individual that produced the scent, independently of its sex, was relatively larger than the focal individual. In contrast, inside semi-permanent galleries, males, but not females, chose the scent-marked gallery more often when the scent donor, independently of its sex, was relatively smaller. These results suggest that the proportions of compounds in scent marks may allow amphisbaenians to estimate the body size of the producer and that this information affects their site selection decisions. However, the different substrate-dependent responses suggest a different meaning and usefulness of scent marks depending on the context.
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