Morphological differences between populations of Corydoras aeneus

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Morphological differences between populations of Corydoras aeneus

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Florentino, A. C. & Suarez, Y. R. 2014. Diferenciação Morfológica entre Populações de Corydoras aeneus Gill (1858) (Siluriformes, Callichthyidae) em riachos das bacias hidrográficas dos Rios Paraná e Paraguai. Biota Amazônia, 4 (3), 95-99.

Florentino, A. C. & Suarez, Y. R. 2014. Morphological differentiation among populations of Corydoras aeneus Gill (1858) (Siluriformes, Callichthyidae) in streams of the basins of the Paraná and Paraguay Rivers. Biota Amazônia, 4 (3), 95-99.

RESUMO: No presente estudo analisamos a existência de diferenciação na morfologia de populações isoladas de Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858). Quatorze caracteres morfométricos foram utilizados para a avaliação na morfologia de 14 populações isoladas das bacias dos rios Paraná e Paraguai. Verificamos a existência de diferenciação morfológica com auxílio da Análise de Função Discriminante. Utilizamos o teste de Mantel para observar se existia relação entre a similaridade morfológica e a distância geográfica. Após, realizamos uma análise de entre a similaridade morfológica e as características ambientais dos riachos. Constatamos, que existe diferença significativa na morfologia das espécies entre os locais (Wilk's Lambda= 0,02; F = 1,92; p<0,001). Existe correlação (182,935) significativa entre a morfologia das espécies e as características dos locais coletados (Mantel r= 0,62, p= 0,01). As diferenças na morfologia das populações foram congruentes com as diferenças nas características dos riachos estudados. Desta forma, ao longo do tempo evolutivo foram selecionados os indivíduos que apresentavam características que conferiam maior adaptação às características ambientais, independente da distância geográfica entre estas populações estudadas.

ABSTRACT: This study analyzes the existence of differentiation in morphology of isolated populations of Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858). Fourteen morphometric characters were used to evaluate the morphology of 14 isolated populations of the basins of the Paraná and Paraguay rivers. We verified the existence of morphological differentiation with the aid of discriminant function analysis. We used the Mantel test to see if there was a correlation between morphological similarity and geographical distance. After, we conducted an analysis between morphological similarity and the environmental characteristics of streams. The results indicated that there is significant difference in the morphology of the species between sites (Wilk's Lambda= 0,02; F = 1,92; p<0,001). There is (182,935) significant correlation between the morphology of the species and characteristics of listed sites (Mantel r= 0,62, p= 0,01). The differences in the morphology of the populations were consistent with the differences in the characteristics of the studied streams. Thus, over evolutionary time individuals were selected who had characteristics that conferred greater adaptation to environmental characteristics, independently of the geographic distance between the populations studied.
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