Genomic effects on advertisement call structure in diploid and triploid hybrid waterfrogs (Anura, Pelophylax esculentus).

ABSTRACT:

Background

In anurans, differences in male mating calls have intensively been studied with respect to taxonomic classification, phylogeographic comparisons among different populations and sexual selection. Although overall successful, there is often much unexplained variation in these studies. Potential causes for such variation include differences among genotypes and breeding systems, as well as differences between populations. We investigated how these three factors affect call properties in male water frogs of Pelophylax lessonae (genotype LL), P. ridibundus (RR) and their interspecific hybrid P. esculentus which comes in diploid (LR) and triploid types (LLR, LRR).

Results

We investigated five call parameters that all showed a genomic dosage effect, i.e. they either decre

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4235041 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature