Temporal and spatial differentiation in microhabitat use: Implications for reproductive isolation and ecological niche specification
作者机构:Department of Life Sciences and Division of EcoScienceEwha Womans UniversitySeoulKorea Interdisciplinary Program of EcoCreativeEwha Womans UniversitySeoulKorea School of Biological SciencesSeoul National UniversityKorea
出 版 物:《Integrative Zoology》 (整合动物学(英文版))
年 卷 期:2016年第11卷第5期
页 面:375-387页
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主 题:harmonic direction finding hylid treefrog pre-mating isolation mechanisms spatial isolation temporal isolation
摘 要:Niche differentiation enables ecologically similar species to coexist by lessening competition over food and/or shelters and may be critical for reproductive isolation between closely related species in close ***cause no extra traits need to evolve,spatial and temporal differentiation may readily take place to complement other isolating *** closely related treefrog species occur together in Korea:the endangered Hyla suweonensis and the widespread Hyla *** calls are differentiated,but it is unclear whether call difference is sufficient for reproductive *** tracked individuals of both species to study fine-scale differentiation in microhabitat use in the diel cycle of the breeding season using a harmonic direction *** male movement patterns of both species revealed spatial and temporal differentiation in microhabitat use for calling and resting during the breeding *** of both *** and *** occurred in all 5 microhabitats identified in this study:rice paddy,ground,buried,grass and *** treefrog species showed general similarities in calling from rice paddies and resting in grass and ***,*** moved into rice paddies and produced advertisement calls 3 h earlier than *** differences likely minimize contact between the species and provide an additional isolating *** addition,the activity of *** may be contributing to the decline of this species,as resting in grass would increase dangers from predatory birds and habitat disturbance.