Trophic niche and adaptation in highland lizards:sex has greater influences than species matching
作者机构:Chengdu Institute of BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesChengduChina Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Restoration Ecology for Cold RegionNorthwest lnstitute of Plateau BiologyChinese Academy of SciencesXiningChina University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina Qinghai UniversityXiningChina
出 版 物:《Integrative Zoology》 (整合动物学(英文版))
年 卷 期:2024年第19卷第3期
页 面:564-576页
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学科分类:0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 071002[理学-动物学]
基 金:supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(2022NSFSC0125) the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32071544,31770568,and 32271737) the Qinghai Natural Science Fund Innovation Team Project(2021-ZJ-902) the Interdisciplinary Innovation Team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)“Light ofWest China”Program(xbzgzdsys-202207)
主 题:environmental adaptation Phrynocephalus Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau sexual dimorphism stable isotope
摘 要:The plateau environments are typically arid,cool,and high altitude,posing formidable challenges to wildlife survival due to resource scarcity and harsh *** ecological adaptability in severe conditions requires a deeper understanding of the niche characteristics of plateau *** niche,which is a comprehensive indicator describing the energy acquisition strategy of animals,remains relatively understudied in plateau ***,by combining stable isotopes and morphological data,we quantified the trophic niches of two allopatric lizard species(Phrynocephalus vlangalii and ***)that live in the hinterland of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau,and explored how their trophic niches correlate with morphological and environmental *** both trophic niche and morphological traits were similar between species,noteworthy distinctions were observed between male and female Phrynocephalus *** morphological traits associated with predation(*** length and head size)and reproduction(*** length),annual mean temperature,and sex played influential roles in shifting trophic *** results imply that sexual dimorphism may facilitate inter-sex divergence in resource utilization,leading to trophic niche variations in the highland ***,extreme environmental stress can constrain interspecific divergence in morphological and trophic *** findings illustrate the dynamic variations of trophic niches in highland lizards,contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the adaptation strategies employed by lizard species in plateau environments.