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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1111/jbi.14258
Lizenz creative commons licence
Titel (primär) Reduced host-plant specialization is associated with the rapid range expansion of a Mediterranean butterfly
Autor Neu, A.; Lötters, S.; Nörenberg, L.; Wiemers, M. ORCID logo ; Fischer, K.
Quelle Journal of Biogeography
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
Department NSF
Band/Volume 48
Heft 12
Seite von 3016
Seite bis 3031
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Daten-/Softwarelinks https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b8gtht7d5
Supplements https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2Fjbi.14258&file=jbi14258-sup-0001-Supinfo.docx
Keywords biogeography; host-plant preference; insect-plant interaction; niche evolution; niche following; Pieris mannii; range dynamics; species distribution modelling
Abstract
Aim
Species ranges are highly dynamic, shifting in space and time as a result of complex ecological and evolutionary processes. Disentangling the relative contribution of both processes is challenging but of primary importance for forecasting species distributions under climate change. Here, we use the spectacular range expansion (ca. 1000 km poleward shift within 10 years) of the butterfly Pieris mannii to unravel the factors underlying range dynamics, specifically the role of (i) niche evolution (changes in host-plant preference and acceptance) and (ii) ecological processes (climate change).
Location Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France; North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, Germany.
Taxon
Insect and angiosperms.
Methods
We employed a combination of (i) common garden experiments, based on replicated populations from the species’ historical and newly established range and host-plant species representative for each distribution range, co-occurrence analyses and (ii) grid-based correlative species distribution modelling (SDM) using Maxent.
Results
We observed changes in oviposition preference, with females from the newly established populations showing reduced host-plant specialization and also an overall increased fecundity. These changes in behaviour and life history may have enabled using a broader range of habitats and thus facilitated the recent range expansion. In contrast, our results indicate that the range expansion is unlikely to be directly caused by anthropogenic climate change, as the range was not constrained by climate in the first place.
Main conclusions
We conclude that evolution of a broader dietary niche rather than climate change is associated with the rapid range expansion, and discuss potential indirect consequences of climate change as trigger for the genetic differences found. Our study thus illustrates the importance of species interactions in shaping species distributions and range shifts, and draws attention to indirect effects of climate change. Embracing this complexity is likely the key to a better understanding of range dynamics.
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Neu, A., Lötters, S., Nörenberg, L., Wiemers, M., Fischer, K. (2021):
Reduced host-plant specialization is associated with the rapid range expansion of a Mediterranean butterfly
J. Biogeogr. 48 (12), 3016 - 3031 10.1111/jbi.14258