Functional trait network analysis in birds

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De Mendoza, Ricardo Santiago; Carril, Julieta; Tambussi, Claudia Patricia
Año de publicación
2025
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Functional traits are those whose variation affects fitness. We compared the interdependence of beak and postcranial functional morphological traits across birds with different lifestyle strategies and trophic niches to identify those traits that drive major phenotypic changes, and tested for differences in modular organization and integration among groups. Body mass consistently emerged as influencing all other traits. We found a lower integration in aquatic birds, although this may mask the presence of distinct morphotypes. Integration is highest in vertivore birds, revealing constraints imposed by the feeding habit. Overall, phenotypes were more modular according to their trophic niches, and beak and postcranial traits were distributed in unexpected patterns among modules. The ability of functional traits to evolve independently appears to be a necessary condition for specialization.
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
Materia
Biología
Functional traits
Morphological integration
Trophic niches
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Functional trait network analysis in birds
title Functional trait network analysis in birds
spellingShingle Functional trait network analysis in birds
De Mendoza, Ricardo Santiago
Biología
Functional traits
Morphological integration
Trophic niches
title_short Functional trait network analysis in birds
title_full Functional trait network analysis in birds
title_fullStr Functional trait network analysis in birds
title_full_unstemmed Functional trait network analysis in birds
title_sort Functional trait network analysis in birds
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv De Mendoza, Ricardo Santiago
Carril, Julieta
Tambussi, Claudia Patricia
author De Mendoza, Ricardo Santiago
author_facet De Mendoza, Ricardo Santiago
Carril, Julieta
Tambussi, Claudia Patricia
author_role author
author2 Carril, Julieta
Tambussi, Claudia Patricia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biología
Functional traits
Morphological integration
Trophic niches
topic Biología
Functional traits
Morphological integration
Trophic niches
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Functional traits are those whose variation affects fitness. We compared the interdependence of beak and postcranial functional morphological traits across birds with different lifestyle strategies and trophic niches to identify those traits that drive major phenotypic changes, and tested for differences in modular organization and integration among groups. Body mass consistently emerged as influencing all other traits. We found a lower integration in aquatic birds, although this may mask the presence of distinct morphotypes. Integration is highest in vertivore birds, revealing constraints imposed by the feeding habit. Overall, phenotypes were more modular according to their trophic niches, and beak and postcranial traits were distributed in unexpected patterns among modules. The ability of functional traits to evolve independently appears to be a necessary condition for specialization.
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
description Functional traits are those whose variation affects fitness. We compared the interdependence of beak and postcranial functional morphological traits across birds with different lifestyle strategies and trophic niches to identify those traits that drive major phenotypic changes, and tested for differences in modular organization and integration among groups. Body mass consistently emerged as influencing all other traits. We found a lower integration in aquatic birds, although this may mask the presence of distinct morphotypes. Integration is highest in vertivore birds, revealing constraints imposed by the feeding habit. Overall, phenotypes were more modular according to their trophic niches, and beak and postcranial traits were distributed in unexpected patterns among modules. The ability of functional traits to evolve independently appears to be a necessary condition for specialization.
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