Strong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in North American ground beetle (Carabidae) morphology

Abstract Functional traits mediate species' responses to, and roles within, their environment and are constrained by evolutionary history. While we have a strong understanding of trait evolution for macro‐taxa such as birds and mammals, our understanding of invertebrates is comparatively limite...

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Autores principales:	Jacob D. Stachewicz, Nicholas M. Fountain‐Jones, Austin Koontz, Hillary Woolf, William D. Pearse, Amanda S. Gallinat
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Publicado:	Wiley 2021
Materias:	Carabidae effect trait functional trait NEON phylogeny response trait Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:406b3ddfd39c40b1a4ecf4b51cfc783b2021-11-29T07:06:42ZStrong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in North American ground beetle (Carabidae) morphology2150-892510.1002/ecs2.3832https://doaj.org/article/406b3ddfd39c40b1a4ecf4b51cfc783b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3832https://doaj.org/toc/2150-8925Abstract Functional traits mediate species' responses to, and roles within, their environment and are constrained by evolutionary history. While we have a strong understanding of trait evolution for macro‐taxa such as birds and mammals, our understanding of invertebrates is comparatively limited. Here, we address this gap in North American beetles with a sample of ground beetles (Carabidae), leveraging a large‐scale collection and digitization effort by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). For 154 ground beetle species, we measured seven morphological traits, which we placed into a recently developed effect–response framework that characterizes traits by how they predict species' effects on their ecosystems or responses to environmental stressors. We then used cytochrome oxidase 1 sequences from the same specimens to generate a phylogeny and tested the evolutionary tempo and mode of the traits. We found strong phylogenetic signal in, and correlations among, ground beetle morphological traits. These results indicate that, for these species, beetle body shape trait evolution is constrained, and phylogenetic inertia is a stronger driver of beetle traits than (recent) environmental responses. Strong correlations among effect and response traits suggest that future environmental drivers are likely to affect both ecological composition and functioning in these beetles.Jacob D. StachewiczNicholas M. Fountain‐JonesAustin KoontzHillary WoolfWilliam D. PearseAmanda S. GallinatWileyarticleCarabidaeeffect traitfunctional traitNEONphylogenyresponse traitEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcosphere, Vol 12, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
institution	DOAJ
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topic	Carabidae effect trait functional trait NEON phylogeny response trait Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	Carabidae effect trait functional trait NEON phylogeny response trait Ecology QH540-549.5 Jacob D. Stachewicz Nicholas M. Fountain‐Jones Austin Koontz Hillary Woolf William D. Pearse Amanda S. Gallinat Strong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in North American ground beetle (Carabidae) morphology
description	Abstract Functional traits mediate species' responses to, and roles within, their environment and are constrained by evolutionary history. While we have a strong understanding of trait evolution for macro‐taxa such as birds and mammals, our understanding of invertebrates is comparatively limited. Here, we address this gap in North American beetles with a sample of ground beetles (Carabidae), leveraging a large‐scale collection and digitization effort by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). For 154 ground beetle species, we measured seven morphological traits, which we placed into a recently developed effect–response framework that characterizes traits by how they predict species' effects on their ecosystems or responses to environmental stressors. We then used cytochrome oxidase 1 sequences from the same specimens to generate a phylogeny and tested the evolutionary tempo and mode of the traits. We found strong phylogenetic signal in, and correlations among, ground beetle morphological traits. These results indicate that, for these species, beetle body shape trait evolution is constrained, and phylogenetic inertia is a stronger driver of beetle traits than (recent) environmental responses. Strong correlations among effect and response traits suggest that future environmental drivers are likely to affect both ecological composition and functioning in these beetles.
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author	Jacob D. Stachewicz Nicholas M. Fountain‐Jones Austin Koontz Hillary Woolf William D. Pearse Amanda S. Gallinat
author_facet	Jacob D. Stachewicz Nicholas M. Fountain‐Jones Austin Koontz Hillary Woolf William D. Pearse Amanda S. Gallinat
author_sort	Jacob D. Stachewicz
title	Strong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in North American ground beetle (Carabidae) morphology
title_short	Strong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in North American ground beetle (Carabidae) morphology
title_full	Strong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in North American ground beetle (Carabidae) morphology
title_fullStr	Strong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in North American ground beetle (Carabidae) morphology
title_full_unstemmed	Strong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in North American ground beetle (Carabidae) morphology
title_sort	strong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in north american ground beetle (carabidae) morphology
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/406b3ddfd39c40b1a4ecf4b51cfc783b
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Strong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in North American ground beetle (Carabidae) morphology

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