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Phenotypic Difference by the Indirect Cannibalism in Larvae of the Salamander, Hynobius leechii  

Kim, Eun-Ji (Department of Convergence Science, Sahmyook University)
Hwang, Ji-Hee (Department of Convergence Science, Sahmyook University)
Chung, Hoon (Department of Animal Resource, Sahmyook Universiy)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.26, no.3, 2012 , pp. 342-347 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to demonstrate the relationship between experience of cannibalism and difference of phenotype in the Korean salamander Hynobius leechii from March to April 2011. We examined whether the different polyphenism of larval salamander is induced as a result of indirect cannibalism in early life cycle. We divided into two groups(one group continuously exposed to the indirect cannibalism and the other group never exposed to the cannibalism). We measured the head width at the level of eyes(HWE), the largest head width(LHW) and snout-vent length(SVL) of the each larva then calculated the ratio of the head size by dividing HWE by LHW. We found that exposure of indirect cannibalism in early life cycle cause the different polyphenism. Our result means the larval salamander responded to the chemical cue from conspecific.
Keywords
CANNIBAL MORPH; POLYPHENISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; KOREAN SALAMANDER;
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