Is it possible to use behavior characters for evolutionary reconstruction in marine invertebrates? A methodological approach using Ethokit Logger

Author(s)

De Godoy, Isabela A. ^{[1, 2]} ; Alberts, Carlos C. ^[3] ; Nespolo, Caio H. ^[3] ; De Oliveira, Juliana ^[3] ; Stampar, Sergio N. ^{[1, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Lab Evolucao & Diversidade Aquat LEDA, Av Dom Antonio 2100, BR-19806900 Assis, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Dist Rubiao Jr S-N, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Dept Ciencias Biol, FCL Assis, Av Dom Antonio 2100, BR-19806900 Assis, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências; v. 93, n. 3 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Abstract The use of behavioral data is quite common in studies of chordate animals and some groups of arthropods; however, these data are usually used in ecological and conservation studies. Their use remains uncommon in phylogenetic reconstructions, especially for non-model groups in behavioral studies. This study aims to evaluate the methodological use of behavioral (feeding process) data with EthoKit Logger in the phylogenetic reconstruction of the Cnidaria, a group in the so-called ‘lower’ Metazoa. The results indicate considerable cohesion with reconstructions based on molecular data available in previous studies. We therefore suggest that the use of behavioral characters can possible be a useful secondary tool or a proof test for molecular evolutionary reconstructions. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/50389-0 - Taxonomy and systematics of Ceriantharia (Cnidaria): an integrative approach
• Grantee: Sérgio Nascimento Stampar
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 16/04962-0 - Taxonomic review and potential distribution of the genus Ceriantheomorphe (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Ceriantharia) in the Atlantic Ocean
• Grantee: Celine Lopes da Silva Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• FAPESP's process: 19/01261-9 - Gene expression under differentiated light and feeding conditions and annotation of the transcriptome of Ceriantheomorphe brasiliensis (Cnidaria, Ceriantharia)
• Grantee: Isabela Alves de Godoy
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• FAPESP's process: 15/21007-9 - Recognizing the diversity of jellyfishes (Medusozoa, Rhopaliophora)
• Grantee: André Carrara Morandini
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 19/03552-0 - Reproductive, behavioral and genomic patterns in Ceriantharia (Cnidaria): a step towards understanding marine evolution
• Grantee: Sérgio Nascimento Stampar
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants