Evolution of reproductive strategies in the genus Bothrops (Serpentes, Viperidae)

• Grant number: 12/15037-4
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): October 01, 2012
• Effective date (End): January 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Physiology of Recent Groups
• Principal researcher: Selma Maria de Almeida Santos
• Grantee: Verônica Alberto Barros
• Home Institution: Instituto Butantan. Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this project is to study various aspects of the reproductive biology (e.g. reproductive cycles of females and males, patterns of sexual maturation and dimorphism, fecundity related characters such as clutch size and size of newborns) of several species of neotropical pitvipers of the genus Bothrops. Sperm storage patterns, spermatogenic cycles and the cycles of the sexual segment of the kidneys will be evaluated using histological analyses. A comparative aproach using a phylogenetic hypothesis will be used to determine what are the ancestral and derived conditions of reproductive traits in this group. The influence of phylogentic inertia and environmental conditions on reproductive events of Bothrops species will also be discussed.

Scientific publications

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BARROS, VERONICA A.; ROJAS, CLAUDIO A.; ALMEIDA-SANTOS, SELMA M. Mating plugs and male sperm storage in Bothrops cotiara (Serpentes, Viperidae). HERPETOLOGICAL JOURNAL, v. 27, n. 1, p. 115-119, JAN 2017. Web of Science Citations: 0.

BARROS, VERONICA ALBERTO; ROJAS, CLAUDIO AUGUSTO; ALMEIDA-SANTOS, SELMA MARIA. Is rainfall seasonality important for reproductive strategies in viviparous Neotropical pit vipers? A case study with Bothrops leucurus from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. HERPETOLOGICAL JOURNAL, v. 24, n. 2, p. 69-77, APR 2014. Web of Science Citations: 9.

Academic Publications

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BARROS, Verônica Alberto. Reproduction in the genus Bothrops (Serpentes, Viperidae). 2016. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Biociências Letras e Ciências Exatas. São José do Rio Preto São José do Rio Preto.