Enhanced dispersal capacity in edge population individuals of a rapidly expanding butterfly
Abstract Natural range shifts offer the opportunity to study the phenotypic and genetic changes contributing to colonization success. The recent range shift of the Southern small white butterfly (Pieris mannii) from the South to the North of Europe offers a prime example to examine a potential dispe...
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| author | Anaïs Dederichs Klaus Fischer Peter Michalik Michaël Beaulieu |
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| description | Abstract Natural range shifts offer the opportunity to study the phenotypic and genetic changes contributing to colonization success. The recent range shift of the Southern small white butterfly (Pieris mannii) from the South to the North of Europe offers a prime example to examine a potential dispersal syndrome in range‐expanding individuals. We compared butterflies from the core and edge populations using a multimodal approach addressing behavioral, physiological, and morphological traits related to dispersal capacity. Relative to individuals from the core range (France), individuals from the edge (Germany) showed a higher capacity and motivation to fly, and a higher flight metabolic rate. They were also smaller, which may enhance their flight maneuverability and help them cope with limited resource availability, thereby increasing their settlement success in novel environments. Altogether, the behavioral, physiological, and morphological differences observed between core and edge populations in P. mannii suggest the existence of a dispersal syndrome in range‐expanding individuals. Whether these differences result from genetic and/or phenotypic responses remains, however, to be determined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f2f867c5f9d4d3289b4a31d1bb58e862024-02-29T08:56:39ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582024-02-01142n/an/a10.1002/ece3.10885Enhanced dispersal capacity in edge population individuals of a rapidly expanding butterflyAnaïs Dederichs0Klaus Fischer1Peter Michalik2Michaël Beaulieu3Zoological Institute and Museum University of Greifswald Greifswald GermanyZoological Institute and Museum University of Greifswald Greifswald GermanyZoological Institute and Museum University of Greifswald Greifswald GermanyZoological Institute and Museum University of Greifswald Greifswald GermanyAbstract Natural range shifts offer the opportunity to study the phenotypic and genetic changes contributing to colonization success. The recent range shift of the Southern small white butterfly (Pieris mannii) from the South to the North of Europe offers a prime example to examine a potential dispersal syndrome in range‐expanding individuals. We compared butterflies from the core and edge populations using a multimodal approach addressing behavioral, physiological, and morphological traits related to dispersal capacity. Relative to individuals from the core range (France), individuals from the edge (Germany) showed a higher capacity and motivation to fly, and a higher flight metabolic rate. They were also smaller, which may enhance their flight maneuverability and help them cope with limited resource availability, thereby increasing their settlement success in novel environments. Altogether, the behavioral, physiological, and morphological differences observed between core and edge populations in P. mannii suggest the existence of a dispersal syndrome in range‐expanding individuals. Whether these differences result from genetic and/or phenotypic responses remains, however, to be determined.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10885dispersal syndromeflightmetabolic raterange expansion |
| spellingShingle | Anaïs Dederichs Klaus Fischer Peter Michalik Michaël Beaulieu Enhanced dispersal capacity in edge population individuals of a rapidly expanding butterfly Ecology and Evolution dispersal syndrome flight metabolic rate range expansion |
| title | Enhanced dispersal capacity in edge population individuals of a rapidly expanding butterfly |
| title_full | Enhanced dispersal capacity in edge population individuals of a rapidly expanding butterfly |
| title_fullStr | Enhanced dispersal capacity in edge population individuals of a rapidly expanding butterfly |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhanced dispersal capacity in edge population individuals of a rapidly expanding butterfly |
| title_short | Enhanced dispersal capacity in edge population individuals of a rapidly expanding butterfly |
| title_sort | enhanced dispersal capacity in edge population individuals of a rapidly expanding butterfly |
| topic | dispersal syndrome flight metabolic rate range expansion |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10885 |
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