Evolution of left–right asymmetry in the sensory system and foraging behavior during adaptation to food-sparse cave environments

Autor: Vânia Filipa Lima Fernandes, Yannik Glaser, Motoko Iwashita, Masato Yoshizawa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Biology, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1741-7007
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01501-1
Popis: Abstract Background Laterality in relation to behavior and sensory systems is found commonly in a variety of animal taxa. Despite the advantages conferred by laterality (e.g., the startle response and complex motor activities), little is known about the evolution of laterality and its plasticity in response to ecological demands. In the present study, a comparative study model, the Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus), composed of two morphotypes, i.e., riverine surface fish and cave-dwelling cavefish, was used to address the relationship between environment and laterality. Results The use of a machine learning-based fish posture detection system and sensory ablation revealed that the left cranial lateral line significantly supports one type of foraging behavior, i.e., vibration attraction behavior, in one cave population. Additionally, left–right asymmetric approaches toward a vibrating rod became symmetrical after fasting in one cave population but not in the other populations. Conclusion Based on these findings, we propose a model explaining how the observed sensory laterality and behavioral shift could help adaptation in terms of the tradeoff in energy gain and loss during foraging according to differences in food availability among caves.
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