Contemporary Survival Selection Fails to Explain Observed Patterns of Phenotypic Divergence Between Suburban and Forest Populations of the Cuban Endemic Lizard, Anolis homolechis DOI Creative Commons
Annabelle Vidal, Frank Cézilly, Roger Pradel

et al.

Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(12), P. 1019 - 1019

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

Although urbanization is a major threat to biodiversity, some native species have managed persist in urban areas. Populations of such often show phenotypic differences with their rural counterparts. A crucial question whether result from different selection regimes between habitats. As previous studies showed that suburban and forest populations Anolis homolechis differ both body size sex ratio, we tested the effect on adult survival those based long-term capture-marking-recapture survey replicated design. We assessed evidence for directional stabilizing two by modeling apparent recapture probability separately. Adult did not habitat types. In addition, there was no size-related differential However, irrespective habitat, found significant female size, whereas male independent size. Overall, had type (monthly probability: 0.80 males vs. up 0.89 females optimal size). discuss our results relation potential mechanisms involved observed differentiation A. other lizard areas transformed urbanization.

Language: Английский

Contemporary Survival Selection Fails to Explain Observed Patterns of Phenotypic Divergence Between Suburban and Forest Populations of the Cuban Endemic Lizard, Anolis homolechis DOI Creative Commons
Annabelle Vidal, Frank Cézilly, Roger Pradel

et al.

Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(12), P. 1019 - 1019

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

Although urbanization is a major threat to biodiversity, some native species have managed persist in urban areas. Populations of such often show phenotypic differences with their rural counterparts. A crucial question whether result from different selection regimes between habitats. As previous studies showed that suburban and forest populations Anolis homolechis differ both body size sex ratio, we tested the effect on adult survival those based long-term capture-marking-recapture survey replicated design. We assessed evidence for directional stabilizing two by modeling apparent recapture probability separately. Adult did not habitat types. In addition, there was no size-related differential However, irrespective habitat, found significant female size, whereas male independent size. Overall, had type (monthly probability: 0.80 males vs. up 0.89 females optimal size). discuss our results relation potential mechanisms involved observed differentiation A. other lizard areas transformed urbanization.

Language: Английский

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