Article
Does range expansion modify trait covariation? A study of a northward expanding dragonfly.
Oecologia - 1 Feb 2020
Raffard Allan, Therry Lieven, Finn Fia, Koch Kamilla, Brodin Tomas, Blanchet Simon, Cote Julien
Abstract excerpt
The adaptive value of correlations among phenotypic traits depends on the prevailing environmental conditions. Differences in selection pressures during species range expansions may therefore shape phenotypic integration. In this study, we assessed variation in behavioral and morphological traits, as well as their covariations, in replicated southern and northern European populations of the northward expanding...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
