Habitat effects on intra‐species variation in functional morphology: Evidence from freshwater fish

Fangmin Shuai; Shixiao Yu; Sovan Lek; Xinhui Li

doi:10.1002/ece3.4555

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Habitat effects on intra‐species variation in functional morphology: Evidence from freshwater fish

Fangmin Shuai

Shixiao Yu

Sovan Lek Xinhui Li

Ecology and Evolution Vol. 8 No. 22 pp. 10902-10913 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractBiotic‐environment interactions have long been considered an important factor in functional phenotype differentiation in organisms. The differentiation processes determining functional phenotypes can reveal important mechanisms yielding differences in specific functions of animal traits in the ecosystem. In the present study, we examined functional morphological variations in relation to increasing geographic altitude. Six fish species were examined for how environment factors affect intra‐specific functional morphology in the subtropical Pearl River in southern China. Functional morphology traits revealed variable effects due to geographic elevation, although spatial autocorrelation existed among the species tested. The results showed that high‐elevation individuals had a more narrow‐bodied morphology, with more flexible maneuvrability when swimming, and more evenly distributed musculature than low‐elevation individuals. Low‐elevation individuals preyed upon larger food sources than high‐elevation individuals in some species. Fish functional morphology was strongly affected by regional environmental factors (such as elevation and water temperature) and physical characteristics of local rivers (such as flow velocity, river fractals, and coefficients of fluvial facies). In addition, the effects of the regional factors were stronger than those of the local factors in the Pearl River. Furthermore, it was found that morphological traits associated with locomotion were primarily effected by the river's physical characteristics. While morphological traits associated with food acquisition were primarily affected by water chemical factors (such as DO, water clarity, NH4‐N concentration, and TDS). These results demonstrated that habitat has an influence on the biological morphology of fish species, which further affects the functioning of the organism within the ecosystem.

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Published: Oct 25, 2018
Vol/Issue: 8(22)
Pages: 10902-10913
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Authors

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Fangmin Shuai

Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute CAFS Guangzhou China; Ministry of Agriculture Experimental Station for Scientific Observation on Fishery Resources and Environment in the Middle and Lower Reaches of Pearl River Guangdong China

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Shixiao Yu

State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol Department of Ecology School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China

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Sovan Lek

Université de Toulouse ‐ Paul Sabatier Toulouse Cedex France

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Xinhui Li

Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute CAFS Guangzhou China; Ministry of Agriculture Experimental Station for Scientific Observation on Fishery Resources and Environment in the Middle and Lower Reaches of Pearl River Guangdong China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 31870527

Cite This Article

Fangmin Shuai, Shixiao Yu, Sovan Lek, et al. (2018). Habitat effects on intra‐species variation in functional morphology: Evidence from freshwater fish. Ecology and Evolution, 8(22), 10902-10913. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4555

Habitat effects on intra‐species variation in functional morphology: Evidence from freshwater fish

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