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Are Large Gori Salamander (Hynobius yangi) Males Dominant in Mating Competition than Small Males?

고리도롱뇽(Hynobius yangi) 큰수컷이 작은 수컷보다 짝짓기 경쟁에서 우세한가?

  • 박희원 (강원대학교 과학교육학부) ;
  • 김자경 (강원대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 이헌주 (강원대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 구교성 (강원대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 박대식 (강원대학교 과학교육학부)
  • Received : 2015.06.25
  • Accepted : 2015.11.04
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

Body size is one of the important factors that determine mating success in various animal taxa. Nevertheless, only few related studies have been conducted on Korean salamanders. In this study, we have investigated whether large male Gori salamander (Hynobius yangi), which is a Korean endemic species and is unknown for its mating behaviors, is dominant in the mating competition than small males. Thirteen sets of mating trials composed of one large male, one small male, and one female per each group were analyzed in the categories of courtship display towards females, male competition and egg fertilizing behavior. The results show that the mating behaviors between large and small males towards females or with each other did not significantly differ. These results may have been caused by a small size variation among males and the presence of plenty of oviposition locations in breeding sites. This is the first report on Gori salamander's mating behaviors.

신체크기는 다양한 동물그룹에서 짝짓기의 성공을 결정짓는 중요한 요소로 알려져 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고, 한국산 유미양서류의 짝짓기 경쟁에 있어 수컷도롱뇽들의 신체크기가 어떻게 영향을 미치는 지는 연구가 잘 수행되어 있지 않다. 우리는 한국 고유종으로 짝짓기 행동이 알려져 있지 않은 고리도롱뇽(Hynobius yangi)을 이용하여, 큰 고리도롱뇽 수컷이 작은 수컷에 비하여 짝짓기 경쟁에서 우세한지 여부를 연구하였다. 큰 수컷, 작은 수컷, 암컷 각 한 마리를 그룹으로 수행된 짝짓기 행동을 암컷에 대한 구애행동, 수컷간 경쟁행동, 알의 수정행동으로 구분하여 분석한 결과, 큰 수컷과 작은 수컷 사이의 구애, 경쟁, 수정행동 어느 것에서도 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 아마도 고리도롱뇽 수컷들 간 크기 변이 정도가 작으며, 암컷이 알을 산란할 장소가 서식처 내에 풍부함에 기인한 것으로 판단된다. 이 연구는 고리도롱뇽의 짝짓기 행동에 관한 첫 번째 보고이다.

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