A comparative study of body size evolution in moths: evidence of correlated evolution with feeding and phenology-related traits
Jazyk angličtina Země Velká Británie, Anglie Médium print
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články, srovnávací studie
Grantová podpora
PPN/ULM/2019/1/00248/U/00001
Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange
PubMed
38847298
DOI
10.1093/jeb/voae072
PII: 7689394
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- body size, evolution, evolutionary ecology, insects, macroevolution,
- MeSH
- biologická evoluce * MeSH
- fylogeneze * MeSH
- můry * fyziologie růst a vývoj genetika anatomie a histologie MeSH
- stravovací zvyklosti MeSH
- velikost těla * MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- zvláštnosti životní historie MeSH
- Check Tag
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- srovnávací studie MeSH
Interspecific variation in body size is one of the most popular topics in comparative studies. Despite recent advances, little is known about the patterns and processes behind the evolution of body size in insects. Here, we used a robust data set comprising all geometrid moth species occurring in Northern Europe to examine the evolutionary associations involving body size and several life-history traits under an explicitly phylogenetic framework. We provided new insights into the interactive effects of life-history traits on body size and evidence of correlated evolution. We further established the sequence of trait evolution linking body size with the life-history traits correlated with it. We found that most (but not all) of the studied life-history traits, to some extent, influenced interspecific variation in body size, but interactive effects were uncommon. Both bi- and multivariate phylogenetic analyses indicated that larger species tend to be nocturnal flyers, overwinter in the larval stage, feed on the foliage of trees rather than herbs, and have a generalist feeding behaviour. We found evidence of correlated evolution involving body size with overwintering stage, host-plant growth form, and dietary specialization. The examination of evolutionary transitions within the correlated evolution models signalled that overwintering as larvae commonly preceded the evolution of large sizes, as did feeding on tree foliage and the generalist feeding behaviour. By showing that both body size and all life-history traits correlated with it evolve at very slow rates, we caution against uncritical attempts to propose causal explanations for respective associations based on contemporary ecological settings.
Department of Ecology and Biogeography Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun Torun Poland
Department of Zoology Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
GeoBio Center Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Munich Germany
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle Jena Leipzig Leipzig Germany
Institute of Biodiversity Friedrich Schiller University Jena Jena Germany
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