Affiliation:
1. Department of Animal Ecology, Faculty of Biology University of Marburg Marburg Germany
2. Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Department of Life Science Systems TUM School of Life Science, Technical University of Munich Freising Germany
3. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Yale University New Haven Connecticut USA
4. Center for Biodiversity and Global Change New Haven Connecticut USA
5. Department of Conservation Ecology, Faculty of Biology University of Marburg Marburg Germany
Abstract
AbstractAimSo far, latitudinal body size clines have been discussed primarily in the context of thermoregulation, sensu Bergmann. However, body size patterns are ambiguous in ectotherms, and this heterogeneity remains poorly understood. We tested whether Bergmann's rule and the resource availability rule, which states that energetic requirements determine species body size, apply to damselflies and dragonflies (Odonata). Furthermore, we hypothesized that the contrasting effects of thermoregulation and resource availability (e.g., productivity) can obscure the overall gradient in body size variation.LocationGlobal.Time periodContemporary.Major taxa studiedOdonata.MethodsUsing data for 43% of all odonate species described so far, we tested our hypotheses in phylogenetically and spatially comparative analyses at assemblage and species levels. For the distribution data, we integrated expert range maps and ecoregional ranges based on all available occurrence records. To distinguish between long‐term and evolutionarily recent responses of environmental drivers in body size, we constructed a phylogenetically informed classification of all odonate species and decomposed the body size into its phylogenetic and specific components for our subset of species.ResultsWe documented a weak positive relationship between body length and latitude but found strong and contrasting effects for temperature between dragonflies and damselflies and consistent positive effects for productivity that explained 35–57% of body size variation. Moreover, we showed a strong phylogenetic signal in sized‐based thermoregulation that shaped the distribution of dragonflies, but not of damselflies.Main conclusionsWe concluded that temperature, productivity and conservatism in size‐based thermoregulation synergistically determine the distribution of ectotherms, while the taxon‐specific importance of these factors can lead to contrasting and weak latitude–size relationships. Our results reinforce the importance of body size as a determinant of species distributions and responses to climate change.
Funder
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Subject
Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Global and Planetary Change
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