Thermal niche helps to explain the ability of dung beetles to exploit disturbed habitats
| العنوان: | Thermal niche helps to explain the ability of dung beetles to exploit disturbed habitats |
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| المؤلفون: | Gustavo Andres Zurita, Victoria C. Giménez Gómez, José R. Verdú |
| المساهمون: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales, Biodiversidad y Biotecnología aplicadas a la Biología de la Conservación |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020) RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante Universidad de Alicante (UA) CONICET Digital (CONICET) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas instacron:CONICET |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Publishing Group UK, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0301 basic medicine, Range (biology), Physiology, Biología, Niche, Climate change, lcsh:Medicine, Introduced species, Nocturnal, Biology, Article, Ciencias Biológicas, purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https], 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Animals, Zoología, purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 [https], lcsh:Science, Ecosystem, Multidisciplinary, Ecology, lcsh:R, Temperature, Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, Etología, RESPONSE MECHANISMS, Ecología, Disturbed habitats, Coleoptera, 030104 developmental biology, Crepuscular, Habitat, Thermal niche, Thermography, Terrestrial ecosystem, lcsh:Q, Dung beetles, CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| الوصف: | In terrestrial ecosystems, insects face a wide range of temperatures among habitats and time;consequently, the thermal niche is one of the main determinants of habitat selection and temporalpatterns of activity. The replacement of native forests changes micro-climatic conditions and reduces the diversity of dung beetles; however, the physiological mechanisms behind these changes are not clear. We explore the role of the thermal niche in dung beetles to explain the ability of native species to exploit human-created habitats. Using infrared thermography, we measured variables associated with the thermal niche in 17 native species and used linear mixed-effects model and ANOVAs to compare disturbed habitats and the native forest. Endothermy and body mass explained the ability of dung beetles to exploit human-created open habitats. Small and diurnal species with very low endothermy were able to exploit deforested open habitats; evening/nocturnal/crepuscular species showed similar body mass and high endothermy in all habitats. Regarding thermoregulation mechanisms, none of the species (except one) showed defined or efficient mechanisms of physiological thermoregulation. In view of the accelerated process of forest replacement and climate change, a more profound understanding of the physiological requirements of species is essential to predict and mitigate future extinctions. Fil: Gimenez Gomez, Victoria Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina Fil: Verdú, José R.. Universidad de Alicante; España Fil: Zurita, Gustavo Andres. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Sede Puerto Iguazú; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::c845198887af4968e1c68f066399e686Test http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7414905Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....c845198887af4968e1c68f066399e686 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20452322 |
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