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      Dimorfismo sexual de tamanho no fura-barreira Hylocryptus rectirostris (Wied) (Aves, Furnariidae) Translated title: Sexual size dimorphism in henna-capped foliage-gleaner Hylocryptus rectirostris (Wied) (Aves, Furnariidae)

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          O fura-barreira Hylocryptus rectirostris é uma ave endêmica das matas ciliares da região do Cerrado, considerada rara a incomum e prioritária para pesquisa. A ausência de dimorfismo sexual aparente é o padrão disseminado entre os Furnariidae, no entanto, para algumas espécies da família foram encontradas diferenças morfométricas entre os sexos, sugerindo pressões evolutivas e exigências ecológicas distintas entre machos e fêmeas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a existência de dimorfismo sexual de tamanho de uma população de H. rectirostris do Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, sugerindo uma hipótese capaz de explicar a diferença observada entre os sexos. Para tanto foram tomadas sete medidas corporais de 21 indivíduos (13 machos e oito fêmeas) capturados entre abril de 2004 a novembro de 2005 e sexados por meio de técnicas moleculares. Os machos apresentaram asa e cauda significativamente maiores do que as fêmeas (asa: U = 5,5, p = 0,0008; cauda: U = 8,0, p = 0,0014). Acredita-se que as diferenças estejam relacionadas à defesa territorial, tarefa executada quase que exclusivamente por machos, que mantêm territórios estabelecidos ao longo de todo ano mesmo na ausência de fêmeas. Rêmiges e retrizes mais longas incrementam a capacidade de vôo e devem favorecer os indivíduos com asas e caudas maiores durante a aquisição e defesa de territórios, processos essenciais à conquista de fêmeas e conseqüente sucesso reprodutivo.

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          The henna-capped foliage-gleaner Hylocryptus rectirostris is an endemic bird of the gallery forests of the Cerrado region of central South America. The species is considered rare to uncommon and a priority for research. The lack of apparent sexual dimorphism is the common pattern Furnariidae family. However, sexual size dimorphism was found for some species of this family, suggesting evolutionary pressures and distinct ecological requirements between males and females. The aim of this work was to verify the existence sexual size dimorphism in a population of H. rectirostris at 'Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó', Minas Gerais. We took seven body measures of 21 individuals (13 males and eight females) captured from April 2004 to November 2005. Each individual was sexed using molecular sexing techniques. The males had significantly larger wings and tails than females (wing: U = 5.5, p = 0.0008; tail: U = 8.0, p = 0.0014). These results clearly shows the differences of each sex. These differences seem to be related to territorial defense, a male duty in most of the time, who hold territories throughout all year long, even in the absence of a partner. Longer wing and tail increase flight performance, favoring those bigger individuals during the acquisition and defense of territories, female attraction and consequently enhancement of reproductive success.

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            Birds are difficult to sex. Nestlings rarely show sex-linked morphology and we estimate that adult females appear identical to males in over 50% of the world's bird species. This problem can hinder both evolutionary studies and human-assisted breeding of birds. DNA-based sex identification provides a solution. We describe a test based on two conserved CHD (chromo-helicase-DNA-binding) genes that are located on the avian sex chromosomes of all birds, with the possible exception of the ratites (ostriches, etc.; Struthioniformes). The CHD-W gene is located on the W chromosome; therefore it is unique to females. The other gene, CHD-Z, is found on the Z chromosome and therefore occurs in both sexes (female, ZW; male, ZZ). The test employs PCR with a single set of primers. It amplifies homologous sections of both genes and incorporates introns whose lengths usually differ. When examined on a gel there is a single CHD-Z band in males but females have a second, distinctive CHD-W band.
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              Behavioral Causes and Consequences of Sexual Size Dimorphism

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                Journal
                rbzool
                Revista Brasileira de Zoologia
                Rev. Bras. Zool.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia (Curitiba, PR, Brazil )
                0101-8175
                March 2007
                : 24
                : 1
                : 207-212
                Affiliations
                [01] Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais orgnameUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais orgdiv1Departamento de Zoologia orgdiv2Laboratório de Ornitologia Brasil ornito@ 123456mono.icb.ufmg.br
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                S0101-81752007000100027 S0101-8175(07)02400127
                dba3d670-77cf-49ab-8109-af8a842de128

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 07 March 2007
                : 20 April 2006
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                territorialismo,sexagem,morfometria,cauda,Asa,wing,territory,tail,sexing,Morphometric

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