Resource partitioning during caudal regeneration: assessing the impact of dietary intake on tail and body growth in the leopard gecko (eublepharis macularius)

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dc.contributor.advisorRussell, Anthony P.
dc.contributor.authorHynes, Sabrina Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:34:08Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:34:08Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 359-372en
dc.descriptionSome pages are in colour.en
dc.descriptionIncludes copy of ethics approvals. Original copies with original Partial Copyright Licence.en
dc.description.abstractVarious impacts and costs are associated with caudal autotomy (voluntary tail loss) and subsequent regeneration in reptiles. Few studies, however, have explored the effects of tail regeneration on body growth, and even fewer have investigated the trade-offs associated with limited dietary resources. These impacts are investigated by: 1) observing the outcome of tail loss on juvenile leopard geckos experiencing conflicting demands of body growth and tail regeneration, when food is constrained; and 2) assessing how metabolic rate varies with tail loss. Results reveal that the regenerating tail receives priority over somatic growth when resources are limiting. Low diet tail-less animals sacrifice somatic growth to maintain tail regeneration rates consistent with those of high and medium diet animals. Furthermore, animals undergoing caudal regeneration suppress their metabolic rate at the point in caudal regeneration when volumetric increase is greatest, diverting resource allocation to the tail and maintaining linear growth of the tail.
dc.format.extentxxiii, 372 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationHynes, S. E. (2012). Resource partitioning during caudal regeneration: assessing the impact of dietary intake on tail and body growth in the leopard gecko (eublepharis macularius) (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4885en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/4885
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/105886
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleResource partitioning during caudal regeneration: assessing the impact of dietary intake on tail and body growth in the leopard gecko (eublepharis macularius)
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineBiological Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 2110 627942980
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