Body size, swimming speed, or thermal sensitivity? Predator-imposed selection on amphibian larvae

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0522-y" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0522-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0522-y" target="_blank" >10.1186/s12862-015-0522-y</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Body size, swimming speed, or thermal sensitivity? Predator-imposed selection on amphibian larvae

Original language description

Many animals rely on their escape performance during predator encounters. Because of its dependence on body size and temperature, escape velocity is fully characterized by three measures, absolute value, size-corrected value, and its response to temperature (thermal sensitivity). The primary target of the selection imposed by predators is poorly understood. We examined predator (dragonfly larva)-imposed selection on prey (newt larvae) body size and characteristics of escape velocity using replicated andcontrolled predation experiments under seminatural conditions. Specifically, because these species experience a wide range of temperatures throughout their larval phases, we predict that larvae achieving high swimming velocities across temperatures willhave a selective advantage over more thermally sensitive individuals. Nonzero selection differentials indicated that predators selected for prey body size and both absolute and size-corrected maximum swimming velocity. Comparison of sele

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EG - Zoology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

BMC Evolutionary Biology

ISSN

1471-2148

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

238

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000364184200002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84945919370