Is it possible to use behavior characters for evolutionary reconstruction in marine invertebrates? A methodological approach using Ethokit logger

• Autor(a) principal: De Godoy, Isabela A. [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Alberts, Carlos C. [UNESP], Nespolo, Caio H. [UNESP], De Oliveira, Juliana [UNESP], Stampar, Sérgio Nascimento [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202120191468; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/229156
• topic: Behavioral data; Feeding; Marine biology; Phylogeny

The use of behavioral data is quite common in studies of chordate animals and some groups of arthropods; however, these data are usually used in ecological and conservation studies. Their use remains uncommon in phylogenetic reconstructions, especially for non-model groups in behavioral studies. This study aims to evaluate the methodological use of behavioral (feeding process) data with EthoKit Logger in the phylogenetic reconstruction of the Cnidaria, a group in the so-called ‘lower’ Metazoa. The results indicate considerable cohesion with reconstructions based on molecular data available in previous studies. We therefore suggest that the use of behavioral characters can possible be a useful secondary tool or a proof test for molecular evolutionary reconstructions.