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title

Morphological Adaptations and Kinematic Adjustments for Terrestrial Locomotion in Amphibious Fishes

author

Giammona, Francesca Filippa

abstract

Amphibious fishes have an array of physical modifications that allow for their survival in terrestrial environments. These modifications are overt in some groups and very subtle or are yet undiscovered in others. The mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) falls into this latter category. K. marmoratus is an amphibious Cyprinodontiform fish that has a fusiform body shape similar to that of closely related non-amphibious species. Given this fish’s partially terrestrial lifestyle and complex mangrove habitat, it likely possesses some anatomical differences compared to its non-amphibious counterparts, as well as physiological and behavioral adaptations that enable it to survive in air and water. The overall goal of this dissertation was to determine what, if any, anatomical specializations K. marmoratus has for land, and detail behavioral responses to terrestrial environmental conditions.

subject

amphibious fishes

comparative anatomy

functional morphology

mangrove rivulus

contributor

Ashley-Ross, Miriam A (advisor)

Anderson, Todd M (committee member)

Pease, James B (committee member)

Zeyl, Clifford W (committee member)

date

2023-07-25T17:48:35Z (accessioned)

2023 (issued)

degree

Biology (discipline)

embargo

2025-06-06 (terms)

2025-06-06 (liftdate)

identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/102245 (uri)

language

en (iso)

publisher

Wake Forest University

type

Dissertation