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Palaeohistology Reveals a Slow Pace of Life for the Dwarfed Sicilian Elephant
dc.contributor.author | Köhler, Meike | |
dc.contributor.author | Herridge, Victoria | |
dc.contributor.author | Nacarino-Meneses, Carmen | |
dc.contributor.author | Fortuny, Josep | |
dc.contributor.author | Moncunill-Solé, Blanca | |
dc.contributor.author | Rosso, Antonietta | |
dc.contributor.author | Sanfilippo, Rossana | |
dc.contributor.author | Palombo, Maria Rita | |
dc.contributor.author | Moyà-Solà, Salvador | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-14T12:01:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-14T12:01:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-11-24 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Köhler, M., Herridge, V., Nacarino-Meneses, C. et al. Palaeohistology reveals a slow pace of life for the dwarfed Sicilian elephant. Sci Rep 11, 22862 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02192-4 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 2045-2322 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2183/29980 | |
dc.description.abstract | [Abstract] The 1-m-tall dwarf elephant Palaeoloxodon falconeri from the Pleistocene of Sicily (Italy) is an extreme example of insular dwarfism and epitomizes the Island Rule. Based on scaling of life-history (LH) traits with body mass, P. falconeri is widely considered to be ‘r-selected’ by truncation of the growth period, associated with an early onset of reproduction and an abbreviated lifespan. These conjectures are, however, at odds with predictions from LH models for adaptive shifts in body size on islands. To settle the LH strategy of P. falconeri, we used bone, molar, and tusk histology to infer growth rates, age at first reproduction, and longevity. Our results from all approaches are congruent and provide evidence that the insular dwarf elephant grew at very slow rates over an extended period; attained maturity at the age of 15 years; and had a minimum lifespan of 68 years. This surpasses not only the values predicted from body mass but even those of both its giant sister taxon (P. antiquus) and its large mainland cousin (L. africana). The suite of LH traits of P. falconeri is consistent with the LH data hitherto inferred for other dwarfed insular mammals. P. falconeri, thus, not only epitomizes the Island Rule but it can also be viewed as a paradigm of evolutionary change towards a slow LH that accompanies the process of dwarfing in insular mammals. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research has received support of the Grant PID2020-117118GB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (MK and JF), and of the grant PID2020-116908GB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (SMS); by Generalitat de Catalunya (CERCA Program; S.M.-S. consolidated research groups 2017 SGR 86 GRC and 2017 SGR 116 GRC). The research is recognized without financial support by Generalitat de Catalunya (M.K. 2017 SGR 960). C.N.-M. is supported by DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences (CoE-Pal, South Africa, Grants COE2019-PD03 and COEPD2020-39). B. M.-S. is supported by Xunta de Galicia, Spain (ED481B 2018/046); A.R. and R.S. by PIACERI (UniCT) | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Generalitat de Catalunya; 2017 SGR 86 GRC | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Generalitat de Catalunya; 2017 SGR 116 GRC | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Generalitat de Catalunya; 2017 SGR 960 | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | República de Sudáfrica. Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences; COE2019-PD03 | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | República de Sudáfrica. Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences; COEPD2020-39 | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Xunta de Galicia; ED481B 2018/046 | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Springer Nature | es_ES |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-117118GB-I00/ES/COMO CONSTRUIR UN GIGANTE? LIFE HISTORY Y TEORIA DE OPTIMIZACION ELEMENTOS CLAVES PARA RESOLVER LA EVOLUCION EN LAS MAYORES ESPECIES INSULARES ENDEMICAS/ | |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-116908GB-I00/ES/LOS PRIMATES DEL CENOZOICO DE LA PENINSULA IBERICA Y SU CONTRIBUCION A LA RECONSTRUCCION DE LA HISTORIA EVOLUTIVA DEL GRUPO/ | |
dc.relation.uri | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02192-4 | es_ES |
dc.rights | Atribución 4.0 Internacional | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.title | Palaeohistology Reveals a Slow Pace of Life for the Dwarfed Sicilian Elephant | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.access | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
UDC.journalTitle | Scientific Reports | es_ES |
UDC.volume | 11 | es_ES |
UDC.startPage | 22862 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41598-021-02192-4 |
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