Tooth wear patterns in black rats ( Rattus rattus) of Madagascar differ more in relation to human impact than to differences in natural habitats
Abstract Dietary characteristics and environmental variables are important selective factors directing ecological diversification in rodents. On Madagascar, the introductions and spread of the commensal black rat ( Rattus rattus ) can be seen as example cases to study dietary niche occupation and di...
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crwiley:10.1002/ece3.2048 2024-06-02T08:13:42+00:00 Tooth wear patterns in black rats ( Rattus rattus) of Madagascar differ more in relation to human impact than to differences in natural habitats Winkler, Daniela E. Andrianasolo, Tolona H. Andriamandimbiarisoa, Laza Ganzhorn, Jörg U. Rakotondranary, S. Jacques Kaiser, Thomas M. Schulz‐Kornas, Ellen California Department of Fish and Game 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2048 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fece3.2048 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.2048 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ece3.2048 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ecology and Evolution volume 6, issue 7, page 2205-2215 ISSN 2045-7758 2045-7758 journal-article 2016 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2048 2024-05-03T11:14:48Z Abstract Dietary characteristics and environmental variables are important selective factors directing ecological diversification in rodents. On Madagascar, the introductions and spread of the commensal black rat ( Rattus rattus ) can be seen as example cases to study dietary niche occupation and dietary adaptation in an insular environment. We investigate how tooth wear as a measure of dietary adaptation of black rats differs between four distinct habitats (village, manioc fields, spiny forest, and rainforest) with different dietary resources. We use the 3D surface texture analysis (3 DST , using 30 parameters according to ISO 25178) as a measure of dietary abrasiveness. 3 DST is applied on the occlusal surface of the upper first molar of 37 black rat specimens. The rainforest sample displays less rough and less voluminous surface textures compared to the village samples as indicated by smaller values for height parameters ( Sa , Sp , Sq ), inverse areal material ratio ( Smc ), and volume parameters ( Vm , Vmc , Vmp , Vv, and Vvc ). We therefore rank sampling areas from highest to lowest abrasiveness (village>manioc fields/spiny forest>rainforest). The rats from villages and rainforest differ to such an extent that one could have interpreted them to belong to different species. This indicates a high degree of variability in terms of ingesta abrasiveness. Furthermore, the pronounced difference between rats from human habitations compared to rats from associated fields or natural vegetation is interpreted to clearly indicate shifts in dietary niche occupation in relation to human impact. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Wiley Online Library Ecology and Evolution 6 7 2205 2215 |
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Abstract Dietary characteristics and environmental variables are important selective factors directing ecological diversification in rodents. On Madagascar, the introductions and spread of the commensal black rat ( Rattus rattus ) can be seen as example cases to study dietary niche occupation and dietary adaptation in an insular environment. We investigate how tooth wear as a measure of dietary adaptation of black rats differs between four distinct habitats (village, manioc fields, spiny forest, and rainforest) with different dietary resources. We use the 3D surface texture analysis (3 DST , using 30 parameters according to ISO 25178) as a measure of dietary abrasiveness. 3 DST is applied on the occlusal surface of the upper first molar of 37 black rat specimens. The rainforest sample displays less rough and less voluminous surface textures compared to the village samples as indicated by smaller values for height parameters ( Sa , Sp , Sq ), inverse areal material ratio ( Smc ), and volume parameters ( Vm , Vmc , Vmp , Vv, and Vvc ). We therefore rank sampling areas from highest to lowest abrasiveness (village>manioc fields/spiny forest>rainforest). The rats from villages and rainforest differ to such an extent that one could have interpreted them to belong to different species. This indicates a high degree of variability in terms of ingesta abrasiveness. Furthermore, the pronounced difference between rats from human habitations compared to rats from associated fields or natural vegetation is interpreted to clearly indicate shifts in dietary niche occupation in relation to human impact. |
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Winkler, Daniela E. Andrianasolo, Tolona H. Andriamandimbiarisoa, Laza Ganzhorn, Jörg U. Rakotondranary, S. Jacques Kaiser, Thomas M. Schulz‐Kornas, Ellen |
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Winkler, Daniela E. Andrianasolo, Tolona H. Andriamandimbiarisoa, Laza Ganzhorn, Jörg U. Rakotondranary, S. Jacques Kaiser, Thomas M. Schulz‐Kornas, Ellen Tooth wear patterns in black rats ( Rattus rattus) of Madagascar differ more in relation to human impact than to differences in natural habitats |
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Winkler, Daniela E. Andrianasolo, Tolona H. Andriamandimbiarisoa, Laza Ganzhorn, Jörg U. Rakotondranary, S. Jacques Kaiser, Thomas M. Schulz‐Kornas, Ellen |
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Tooth wear patterns in black rats ( Rattus rattus) of Madagascar differ more in relation to human impact than to differences in natural habitats |
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Tooth wear patterns in black rats ( Rattus rattus) of Madagascar differ more in relation to human impact than to differences in natural habitats |
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Tooth wear patterns in black rats ( Rattus rattus) of Madagascar differ more in relation to human impact than to differences in natural habitats |
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Tooth wear patterns in black rats ( Rattus rattus) of Madagascar differ more in relation to human impact than to differences in natural habitats |
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Tooth wear patterns in black rats ( Rattus rattus) of Madagascar differ more in relation to human impact than to differences in natural habitats |
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tooth wear patterns in black rats ( rattus rattus) of madagascar differ more in relation to human impact than to differences in natural habitats |
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