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The effects of morphology, phylogeny and prey availability on trophic resource partitioning in an anuran community
Basic and Applied Ecology ( IF 3.8 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2020.11.005
Matheus de Toledo Moroti , Philip Teles Soares , Mariana Pedrozo , Diogo B. Provete , Diego José Santana

Abstract Several factors influence the partitioning of trophic resources in ecological communities, such as morphology, evolutionary history, and resource availability. Although the effects of morphology, phylogeny, and resource availability on trophic ecology have long been explored by theoretical studies, little has been done to empirically test these relationships. Here, we tested whether phylogenetic and morphological distances correlate with trophic niche overlap using a path analysis of multiple partial regression of distance matrices. Also, we tested whether niche breadth is influenced by body size using Phylogenetic Generalized Least Squares analysis. Trophic niche overlap was better explained by morphology per se than by the phylogenetic distance. We also found that predator's body size influences niche breadth calculated considering prey traits and availability, but not when we do not include these availability data. Additionally, trophic niche breadth was usually smaller when we considered prey traits and availability, differently from niche overlap, whose values increased when we did not consider these data. Our findings show that the interpretation of trophic niche in communities changes if we consider availability data, affecting inferences about coexistence and trophic specialization. Our study contributes to understanding trophic specialization and emphasizes the importance of incorporating prey availability and their traits into diet analysis.

中文翻译:

形态学、系统发育和猎物可用性对无尾类群落营养资源划分的影响

摘要 影响生态群落中营养资源划分的因素有形态、进化史、资源可用性等。尽管理论研究长期以来一直在探索形态学、系统发育和资源可用性对营养生态学的影响,但很少有人对这些关系进行实证检验。在这里,我们使用距离矩阵的多元偏回归的路径分析来测试系统发育和形态距离是否与营养生态位重叠相关。此外,我们使用系统发育广义最小二乘分析测试了生态位宽度是否受体型影响。形态学本身比系统发育距离更好地解释了营养生态位重叠。我们还发现捕食者 考虑到猎物特征和可用性,s 的体型会影响生态位宽度,但如果我们不包括这些可用性数据,则不会。此外,当我们考虑猎物特征和可用性时,营养生态位宽度通常较小,这与生态位重叠不同,当我们不考虑这些数据时,其值会增加。我们的研究结果表明,如果我们考虑可用性数据,对社区中营养生态位的解释会发生变化,从而影响关于共存和营养专业化的推论。我们的研究有助于理解营养专业化,并强调将猎物可用性及其特征纳入饮食分析的重要性。当我们考虑猎物特征和可用性时,营养生态位宽度通常较小,这与生态位重叠不同,当我们不考虑这些数据时,其值会增加。我们的研究结果表明,如果我们考虑可用性数据,对社区中营养生态位的解释会发生变化,从而影响关于共存和营养专业化的推论。我们的研究有助于理解营养专业化,并强调将猎物可用性及其特征纳入饮食分析的重要性。当我们考虑猎物特征和可用性时,营养生态位宽度通常较小,这与生态位重叠不同,当我们不考虑这些数据时,其值会增加。我们的研究结果表明,如果我们考虑可用性数据,对社区中营养生态位的解释会发生变化,从而影响关于共存和营养专业化的推论。我们的研究有助于理解营养专业化,并强调将猎物可用性及其特征纳入饮食分析的重要性。
更新日期:2021-02-01
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