Androgen dependent seasonal changes in muscle fiber type in the dewlap neuromuscular system of green anoles |
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Authors: | Holmes Melissa M Bartrem Casey L Wade Juli |
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Affiliation: | Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. holmes@cns.umass.edu |
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Abstract: | Green anoles (Anolis carolinensis) possess two sexually dimorphic neuromuscular systems involved in reproductive behaviors. One controls extension of a red throat fan (dewlap), which males employ during courtship, and the other controls intromission of copulatory organs (hemipenes). Although seasonal changes in circulating androgens mediate both courtship and copulatory behaviors, testosterone has differential effects on the underlying neuromuscular morphology. The present experiments were designed to test whether changes in muscle fiber type correspond to seasonal and androgenic regulation of reproductive behaviors in gonadally intact males (Experiment 1) or castrated males treated with either testosterone propionate or vehicle (Experiment 2). Gonadally intact males housed in breeding environmental conditions had a higher percentage of fast oxidative glycolytic fibers in the dewlap muscle than non-breeding males, but no effect of season on copulatory fibers was detected. Interestingly, testosterone treatment increased the percentage of fast oxidative glycolytic dewlap fibers independent of season, suggesting that routine changes in this hormone may mediate fiber type in gonadally intact males. In contrast, testosterone manipulation had little to no effect on copulatory muscle fiber type, demonstrating that a change in this feature is not the primary mediator for seasonal changes in male copulatory behaviors. |
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Keywords: | Anolis carolinensis Ceratohyoideus Lizard Muscle Myosin ATPase Retractor penis magnus Season Succinate dehydrogenase Testosterone |
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