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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Large-sized insects show stronger seasonality than small-sized ones: a case study of fruit-feeding butterflies

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Author(s):
Ribeiro, Danilo B. [1] ; Freitas, Andre V. L.
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Programa Posgrad Ecol, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society; v. 104, n. 4, p. 820-827, DEC 2011.
Web of Science Citations: 20
Abstract

Animal species have a restricted period during the year when conditions for development are optimal, and this is known as the temporal window. Duration of the temporal window can vary among species, although the causes of variation are still poorly understood. In the present study, examining butterflies, we assume that the temporal window duration is correlated with the seasonal period of flight (termed seasonality). To understand how species characteristics are correlated with this, we examine whether there is a relationship between body size and length of flight period of fruit-feeding butterflies in forest fragments, and whether these two parameters have a phylogenetic signal. Using wing size as a measure of body size and the period of adult flight as a measure of seasonality, we found significant positive correlations between body size and seasonality among subfamilies but not within subfamilies. We also found a clear phylogenetic signal in size but not in seasonality. The results obtained suggest the existence of a trade-off between insect size and seasonality, with size limiting flight period length. The relationship between body size and seasonality and the synchrony with their resources may be one factor explaining the vulnerability of large insects to forest fragmentation. (C) 2011 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2011, 104, 820-827. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 03/11697-0 - Effects of anthropic activity and forest fragmentation on the lepidoptera guild
Grantee:Danilo Bandini Ribeiro
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
FAPESP's process: 98/05101-8 - Lepidoptera of the State of São Paulo: diversity, distribution, resources, and use for analysis and environmental monitoring
Grantee:Keith Spalding Brown Junior
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 02/08558-6 - Biodiversity and social processes in São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo
Grantee:Paulo Inácio de Knegt López de Prado
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 00/01484-1 - Butterfilies as environmental indicators: monitoring with Nymphalidae (Eurytelinae and Satyrinae)
Grantee:André Victor Lucci Freitas
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral