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Metabolic consequences of sex-reversal in two lizard species: A test of the like genotype and like phenotype hypotheses
Journal of experimental biology, Vol.226(13), jeb245657
2023
Abstract
Vertebrate sex is typically determined genetically, but in many ectotherms sex can be determined by genes (Genetic Sex Determination: GSD), temperature (Temperature-dependent Sex Determination: TSD), or interactions between genes and temperature during development. Temperature dependent sex determination may involve GSD systems with either male or female heterogamety (XX/XY or ZZ/ZW) where temperature overrides chromosomal sex determination to cause a mismatch between genetic sex and phenotypic sex (sex-reversal). In these temperature-sensitive lineages, phylogenetic investigations point to recurrent evolutionary shifts between genotypic and temperature-dependent sex determination. These evolutionary transitions in sex determination can occur rapidly if selection favours the reversed sex over their concordant phenotypic sex. To investigate the consequences of sex-reversal on offspring phenotypes, we measured two energy-driven traits (metabolism and growth) and 6-month survival in two species of reptile with different patterns of temperature-induced sex-reversal. Male sex-reversal occurs in Bassiana duperreyi when chromosomal females (femaleXX) develop male phenotypes (maleSRXX), while female sex-reversal occurs in Pogona vitticeps when chromosomal males (maleZZ) develop female phenotypes (femaleSRZZ). We show metabolism in maleSRXX was like that of maleXY, that is, reflective of phenotypic sex and lower than genotypic sex. In contrast, for Pogona vitticeps, femaleSRZZ metabolism was intermediate between maleZZ and femaleZW metabolic rate. For both species, our data indicate that differences in metabolism become more apparent as individuals become larger. Our findings provide some evidence for an energetic advantage from sex-reversal in both species but do not exclude energetic processes as a constraint on the distribution of sex-reversal in nature.
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- Title
- Metabolic consequences of sex-reversal in two lizard species: A test of the like genotype and like phenotype hypotheses
- Authors/Creators
- Kristoffer H Wild - Australian National UniversityJohn H Roe - University of North Carolina at PembrokeLisa Schwanz - UNSW SydneyEssie Rodgers - Murdoch UniversityDuminda S B Dissanayake - University of CanberraArthur Georges - University of CanberraStephen D Sarre - University of CanberraDaniel W A Noble - Australian National University
- Publication Details
- Journal of experimental biology, Vol.226(13), jeb245657
- Publisher
- The Company of Biologists
- Identifiers
- 991005586605907891
- Copyright
- © 2023 The authors
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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