Latitudinally structured variation in the temperature dependence of damselfly growth rates

Nilsson-Örtman, Viktor,1984-Umeå universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap (author)

The Metabolic Theory of Ecology predicts that the slope of the rate-temperature relationship, E, remains consistent across traits and organisms, acting as a major determinant of large-scale ecological patterns. Although E has recently been shown to vary systematically, we have a poor understanding of its ecological significance. To address this question, we conducted a common-garden experiment involving six damselfly species differing in distribution, estimating E at the level of full-sib families. Each species was sampled throughout its latitudinal range, allowing us to characterise variation in E along a latitudinal gradient spanning 3600 km. We show that E differs among populations and increases with latitude. E was right-skewness across species, but this was largely an artefact of the latitudinal trend. Increased seasonality towards higher latitude may contribute to the latitudinal trend in E. We conclude that E should be seen as a trait involved in local adaptation.

Stoks, R.University of Leuven (author)
De Block, M.University of Leuven (author)
Johansson, H.Umeå universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap (author)
Johansson, FrankUmeå universitet,Uppsala universitet,Zooekologi,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap(Swepub:umu)frjo0002 (author)
Umeå universitetInstitutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap (creator_code:org_t)

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