Fish larvae development is often characterized by the indirect acquirement of the morphological and ecological characters of adult stage. In this case, the ontogenesis of anatomical structures seems to go behind allometric and eterocronic patterns that make suddenly functional the structures involved. As consequence, the ecological relationships between organisms and environment could change following a saltatory sequence. This thesis added new important knowledge of the ecomorphological and ecological featur4es of the two species studied and of the methodological aspects of ecomorphological investigations. Shape analysis tools (particularly Elliptic Fourier Analysis of outlines) and SOMs, were successfully applied in describing shape characters and related changes during ontogenesis, opening new perspectives in the investigation on early larval stages of fish.
I primi stadi vitali dei pesci ossei sono spesso costituiti da forme larvali, caratterizzate da strutture che progressivamente scompaiono e vengono sostituite dai caratteri tipici delle forme adulte. Questa tesi ha apportato nuovi importanti contributi sia nel campo delle conoscenze ecologiche ed ecomorfologiche delle due specie studiate sia per quanto concerne gli aspetti metodologici delle investigazioni ecomorfologiche. Gli strumenti dell'analisi della forma, ed in particolare l'Analisi Ellittica di Fourier sui profili, si sono dimostrati potenti ed efficaci nel descrivere le caratteristiche della forma ed i suoi cambiamenti durante l'ontogenesi, come emerso anche dalla innovativa fusione con le reti neuronali artificiali (SOM). Questo protrebbe aprire nuove prospettive nello studio sugli stadi larvali dei pesci e nel campo più generale delle investigazioni ecomorfologiche.
Russo, T. (2006). New insight into larval fish ecomorphology: shape and trophic habits changes during ontogenesis.
New insight into larval fish ecomorphology: shape and trophic habits changes during ontogenesis
RUSSO, TOMMASO
2006-03-07
Abstract
Fish larvae development is often characterized by the indirect acquirement of the morphological and ecological characters of adult stage. In this case, the ontogenesis of anatomical structures seems to go behind allometric and eterocronic patterns that make suddenly functional the structures involved. As consequence, the ecological relationships between organisms and environment could change following a saltatory sequence. This thesis added new important knowledge of the ecomorphological and ecological featur4es of the two species studied and of the methodological aspects of ecomorphological investigations. Shape analysis tools (particularly Elliptic Fourier Analysis of outlines) and SOMs, were successfully applied in describing shape characters and related changes during ontogenesis, opening new perspectives in the investigation on early larval stages of fish.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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