哺乳动物阴茎骨长度与延长性插入模式之间存在正相关的关系3.PDFVIP

动物学报 　50 (4) :490 - 503 , 2004 A cta Zoologica S inica 　　　　　 　 A positive relationship bet ween baculum length and prolonged in tromission patterns in mammals Alan DIXSON , Jenna N YHOL T , Matt ANDERSON Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species , Zoological Society of San Diego , P. O. Box 120551 , San Diego , California 　92112 0551 , USA Abstract 　Elongation of the baculum may have evolved , in part , in association with copulatory patterns which involve a prolonged intromission. However , this hypothesis has been disputed , for North American carnivores. To test the hypoth esis , we assembled data on baculum length and body weight for a sample of 315 species , representing 144 genera of carni vores , bats and primates. A linear multiple regression (ANCOVA) was undertaken for 39 genera for which intromission durations are known , in addition to baculum length and body size. This revealed a highly significant , positive association between baculum length and intromission duration ( r2 = 0 65 , F = 40 48 , P 0 0001) . Subsequently , data were ana lyzed at species level ( n = 57) after controlling for phylogenetic bias in the dataset (using Comparative Analysis of Inde pendent Contrasts : CAIC) . This analysis confirmed a strong correlation between baculum length and intromission duration ( r2 = 0 69 , F = 34 23 , P 0 001) . Results of this study support the prolonged intromission hypothesis for the evolu tion of baculum length [ Acta Zoologica Sinica 50 (4) : 490 - 503 , 2004 ]. Key words 　Baculum , Sexual selection , Intromission duration , Carnivores , Bats , Primates 哺乳动物阴茎骨长度与延长性插入模式之间存在正相关的关系 Alan DIXSON , Jenna N YHOL T , Matt ANDERSON