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| Title |
Life-history strategy, resource dispersion and phylogenetic associations shape dispersal of a fig wasp community
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| Published in |
Movement Ecology, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40462-017-0117-x |
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| Authors |
Vignesh Venkateswaran, Amitabh Shrivastava, Anusha L. K. Kumble, Renee M. Borges |
| Abstract |
The combined influence of life-history strategy and resource dispersion on dispersal evolution of a biological community, and by extension, on community assemblage, has received sparse attention. Highly specialized fig wasp communities are ideal for addressing this question since the life-history strategies that affect their pace of life and the dispersion of their oviposition resources vary. We compared dispersal capacities of the wasp community of a widespread tropical fig, Ficus racemosa, by measuring flight durations, somatic lipid content and resting metabolic rates. Wasp species exhibiting greater flight durations had higher energy reserves and resting metabolic rates. "Fast"-paced species showed higher dispersal capacities reflecting requirements for rapid resource location within short adult lifespans. Longer-lived "slow"-paced species exhibited lower dispersal capacities. Most dispersal traits were negatively related with resource dispersion while their variances were positively related with this variable, suggesting that resource dispersion selects for dispersal capacity. Dispersal traits exhibited a phylogenetic signal. Using a combination of phylogeny, trait functionality and community features, we explain how dispersal traits may have co-evolved with life-history strategies in fig wasps and influenced a predisposition for dispersal. We speculate how processes influencing dispersal trait expression of community members may affect resource occupancy and community assemblage. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 63% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
| Germany | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 1 | 13% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 50% |
| Scientists | 3 | 38% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 39 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 15% |
| Researcher | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 59% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 December 2017.
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