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DOI | 10.1111/geb.13198 |
A global test of Allen's rule in rodents | |
Alhajeri, Bader H.; Fourcade, Yoan; Upham, Nathan S.; Alhaddad, Hasan | |
通讯作者 | Alhajeri, BH |
来源期刊 | GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
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ISSN | 1466-822X |
EISSN | 1466-8238 |
出版年 | 2020 |
卷号 | 29期号:12页码:2248-2260 |
英文摘要 | Aim We test whether geographical variation in the length of appendages in rodent species follows predictions of Allen's rule (a positive relationship between appendage length and temperature) at a broad taxonomic scale (order Rodentia). We also test whether the applicability of this rule varies based on the unit of analysis (species or assemblage), the appendage examined (tail, hind foot, ear), body size, occupied habitat, geographical range size, life mode and saltatorial ability. Location World-wide. Time period Current. Major taxa studied Rodents (order Rodentia). Methods We assembled data on the morphology, ecology and phylogeny for <= 2,212 rodent species, representing c. 86% of all the described rodent species and c. 95% of the described genera. We tested the predicted Allen's rule associations among size-corrected appendage lengths and both latitudinal and climatic variables (temperature and precipitation). We applied a cross-species approach based on phylogenetic regressions and a cross-assemblage approach based on spatial regressions in equal-area 1.5 degrees grid cells. Results Support for Allen's rule was greatest for the tail and was stronger across assemblages than across species. We detected a negative relationship between tail length and (absolute) latitude, which was accounted for by a positive association between tail length and temperature of the coldest month. This association was greatest in desert species. In addition, we observed a negative relationship between ear length and precipitation. Main conclusions In rodents, Allen's rule is confirmed only for tails, and this association seems to be driven by adaptation to the cold, rather than warm temperatures. Habitat type seems to influence conformity to this rule. Conformity to Allen's rule is likely to be the result of complex evolutionary trade-offs between temperature regulation and other essential species traits. |
英文关键词 | Allen's rule body size ear length geographical range habitat hind-foot length macroecology rodent tail length temperature |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000576598200001 |
WOS关键词 | BERGMANNS RULE ; BODY-SIZE ; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION ; PHYLOGENETIC TEST ; RANGE MAPS ; BILL SIZE ; R PACKAGE ; EVOLUTION ; THERMOREGULATION ; TEMPERATURE |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Geography, Physical |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Physical Geography |
来源机构 | Arizona State University ; French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/326698 |
作者单位 | [Alhajeri, Bader H.; Alhaddad, Hasan] Kuwait Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Safat 13060, Kuwait; [Fourcade, Yoan] Sorbonne Univ, CNRS, IRD, INRAE,UPEC,Inst Ecol & Sci Environm,IEES, Paris, France; [Upham, Nathan S.] Yale Univ, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, New Haven, CT USA; [Upham, Nathan S.] Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Alhajeri, Bader H.,Fourcade, Yoan,Upham, Nathan S.,et al. A global test of Allen's rule in rodents[J]. Arizona State University, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development,2020,29(12):2248-2260. |
APA | Alhajeri, Bader H.,Fourcade, Yoan,Upham, Nathan S.,&Alhaddad, Hasan.(2020).A global test of Allen's rule in rodents.GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY,29(12),2248-2260. |
MLA | Alhajeri, Bader H.,et al."A global test of Allen's rule in rodents".GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY 29.12(2020):2248-2260. |
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