Eggshell structure in Caiman latirostris eggs improves embryo survival during nest inundation

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CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:18Z
Fecha de publicación2017-01-01
ResumenEgg inundation often results in poor hatching success in crocodylians. However, how tolerant eggs are to submergence, and/or how eggshell ultrastructure may affect embryo survival when inundated, are not well understood. In this study, our objective was to determine if embryo survival in Caiman latirostris is affected by eggshell surface roughness, when eggs are submerged under water. Tolerance to inundation was tested early (day 30) versus late (day 60) in development, using eight clutches (four per time treatments), subdivided into four groups: (N = 9 per clutch per treatment; 9 x 4 = 36 eggs per group). `Rough' eggshell represented the natural, unmodified eggshell surface structure. `Smooth' eggshell surface structure was created by mechanically sanding the natural rough surface to remove surface columnar elements and secondary layer features, e.g. irregularities that result in `roughness'. When inundated by submerging eggs under water for 10 h at day 30, `smooth' eggshell structure resulted in more than twice as many dead embryos (16 versus 6, smooth versus rough; N = 36), and fewer than half as many healthy embryos (6 versus 13, smooth versus rough, respectively; N = 36). By contrast, at day 60, inundation resulted in very low hatching success, regardless of eggshell surface structure. Only two hatchlings survived the inundation, notably in the untreated group with intact, rough eggshells. Inundation produced a high rate of malformations (58\% at day 30), but did not affect hatchling size. Our results indicate that eggshell roughness enhances embryo survival when eggs are inundated early in development, but not late in development. Apparently, the natural surface `roughness' entraps air bubbles at the eggshell surface during inundation, thereby facilitating gas exchange through the eggshell even when the egg is submerged under water.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2675es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5119
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialROYAL SOCes_ES
RelaciónProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Scienceses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2675es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Palabra clavebroad-snouted caimanes_ES
Palabra claveembryo mortalityes_ES
Palabra clavemalformationses_ES
Palabra claveornamentationes_ES
TítuloEggshell structure in Caiman latirostris eggs improves embryo survival during nest inundationes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorCedillo-Leal, Cesar
AutorSimoncini, Melina S.
AutorLeiva, Pamela M. L.
AutorLarriera, Alejandro
AutorLang, Jeffrey W.
AutorPina, Carlos I.
AutorCedillo-Leal, Cesares_ES
AutorSimoncini, Melina S.es_ES
AutorLeiva, Pamela M. L.es_ES
AutorLarriera, Alejandroes_ES
AutorLang, Jeffrey W.es_ES
AutorPina, Carlos I.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número1854es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2675
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen284es_ES

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