{"title":"A call to integrate non-visual functions of pigments and their interactions with visual functions to understand global change impacts on visual systems","authors":"Beth A. Reinke, Julian D. Avery, Jessica Hua","doi":"10.1111/1365-2435.14656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14656","url":null,"abstract":"<h2>1 INTRODUCTION</h2>\u0000<p>Vision plays a central role in the ecology of many organisms, shaping the outcomes of their interactions with each other and the environment (e.g. predator–prey; host–parasite). The evolution of visual systems is impacted by variation in visual traits (e.g. coloration; Endler et al., <span>2005</span>), which can have signalling roles but which may also have <i>non-signalling functions</i> that have significant and synergistic effects (Koneru & Caro, <span>2022</span>). Importantly, animal coloration, which derives from diverse pigments and structures and is shaped by numerous biotic and abiotic factors, occurs in both integumentary structures (i.e. skin, fur, feathers, beaks, scales and shells), and non-integumentary structures (i.e. inner organs and blood; Hill & McGraw, <span>2006</span>). Because integumentary structures are the component that interacts directly with the environment, this is the tissue that is most likely to have an impact on the evolution of visual systems and is thus the focus of this perspective. To date, substantial progress has been made on our understanding of how organisms detect visual cues including the precise estimations of colour vision and visual capabilities (e.g. Maia et al., <span>2019</span>; van den Berg et al., <span>2020</span>; Vorobyev & Osorio, <span>1998</span>) and how specific visual systems may be influenced by their environments (e.g. Endler, <span>1992</span>; Härer et al., <span>2018</span>; Leal & Fleishman, <span>2002</span>). However, given the range of pigmented integumentary tissues that occur in nature (Figure 1), there is still much to learn about the non-visual functional significance of these pigments and how they may subsequently influence visual systems, particularly as global change alters selective landscapes (Koneru & Caro, <span>2022</span>; Rojas, <span>2016</span>).</p>\u0000<figure><picture>\u0000<source media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" srcset=\"/cms/asset/94a9c412-9249-4738-af22-4d7536a95a5b/fec14656-fig-0001-m.jpg\"/><img alt=\"Details are in the caption following the image\" data-lg-src=\"/cms/asset/94a9c412-9249-4738-af22-4d7536a95a5b/fec14656-fig-0001-m.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/cms/asset/8f3c678a-dc9e-4d42-a7f2-aa2c9bbe2ad9/fec14656-fig-0001-m.png\" title=\"Details are in the caption following the image\"/></picture><figcaption>\u0000<div><strong>FIGURE 1<span style=\"font-weight:normal\"></span></strong><div>Open in figure viewer<i aria-hidden=\"true\"></i><span>PowerPoint</span></div>\u0000</div>\u0000<div>Pigments are used to make the wide variety of animal coloration displayed here. Pigments used for signals have to date been given the most attention for the likely impacts of global change on their display. However, many of the pigments above actually have non-visual or unknown functions. (a) The function of the low and high melanin concentrations in the, respectively, light and dark polymorphs of these timber rattlesnakes (<i>Crotalus horridus</i>) are unknown. (","PeriodicalId":172,"journal":{"name":"Functional Ecology","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142256507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seasonal acclimation of photosynthetic thermal tolerances in six woody tropical species along a thermal gradient","authors":"Alyssa T. Kullberg, Kenneth J. Feeley","doi":"10.1111/1365-2435.14657","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1365-2435.14657","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><p>Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.</p>","PeriodicalId":172,"journal":{"name":"Functional Ecology","volume":"38 11","pages":"2493-2505"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2435.14657","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142256509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marjolein E. M. Toorians, Isabel M. Smallegange, T. Jonathan Davies
{"title":"Host community structure can shape pathogen outbreak dynamics through a phylogenetic dilution effect","authors":"Marjolein E. M. Toorians, Isabel M. Smallegange, T. Jonathan Davies","doi":"10.1111/1365-2435.14641","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1365-2435.14641","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><p>Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.</p>","PeriodicalId":172,"journal":{"name":"Functional Ecology","volume":"38 10","pages":"2169-2183"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2435.14641","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142256508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zijian Guo, Wenhao Miao, Yueming Lyu, Xiangping Wang
{"title":"Soil fungi lead to stronger ‘diminishing returns’ in fine-root length versus mass allometry towards earlier successional tropical forests","authors":"Zijian Guo, Wenhao Miao, Yueming Lyu, Xiangping Wang","doi":"10.1111/1365-2435.14654","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1365-2435.14654","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><p>Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.</p>","PeriodicalId":172,"journal":{"name":"Functional Ecology","volume":"38 11","pages":"2406-2420"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2435.14654","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142181424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changing plant phosphorus acquisition strategies in relation to altered soil phosphorus fractions after wetland drainage","authors":"Zhenhui Jiang, Wanqing Luo, Erxiong Zhu, Yunpeng Zhao, Chengzhu Liu, Lei Zhou, Xiaojuan Feng","doi":"10.1111/1365-2435.14653","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1365-2435.14653","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><p>Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.</p>","PeriodicalId":172,"journal":{"name":"Functional Ecology","volume":"38 11","pages":"2433-2446"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2435.14653","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142181425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Delia M. Acuña-Acosta, Alejandro E. Castellanos, José M. Llano-Sotelo, Jordi Sardans, Josep Peñuelas, José R. Romo-Leon, George W. Koch
{"title":"Higher phosphorus and water use efficiencies and leaf stoichiometry contribute to legume success in drylands","authors":"Delia M. Acuña-Acosta, Alejandro E. Castellanos, José M. Llano-Sotelo, Jordi Sardans, Josep Peñuelas, José R. Romo-Leon, George W. Koch","doi":"10.1111/1365-2435.14648","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1365-2435.14648","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><p>Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.</p>","PeriodicalId":172,"journal":{"name":"Functional Ecology","volume":"38 10","pages":"2271-2285"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2435.14648","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142181378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah F. Worsley, Elin Videvall, Xavier A. Harrison, Johannes R. Björk, Florent Mazel, Klara M. Wanelik
{"title":"Probing the functional significance of wild animal microbiomes using omics data","authors":"Sarah F. Worsley, Elin Videvall, Xavier A. Harrison, Johannes R. Björk, Florent Mazel, Klara M. Wanelik","doi":"10.1111/1365-2435.14650","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1365-2435.14650","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><p>Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.</p>","PeriodicalId":172,"journal":{"name":"Functional Ecology","volume":"38 11","pages":"2329-2349"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2435.14650","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142181458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matilda L. Andersson, Kristin Scharnweber, Peter Eklöv
{"title":"Environmental and ecological drivers of eye size variation in a freshwater predator: A trade-off between foraging and predation risk","authors":"Matilda L. Andersson, Kristin Scharnweber, Peter Eklöv","doi":"10.1111/1365-2435.14655","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1365-2435.14655","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><p>Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.</p>","PeriodicalId":172,"journal":{"name":"Functional Ecology","volume":"38 11","pages":"2470-2477"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2435.14655","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142223785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Greta La Bella, Alicia T. R. Acosta, Tommaso Jucker, Alessandro Bricca, Daniela Ciccarelli, Angela Stanisci, Melania Migliore, Marta Carboni
{"title":"Below-ground traits, rare species and environmental stress regulate the biodiversity–ecosystem function relationship","authors":"Greta La Bella, Alicia T. R. Acosta, Tommaso Jucker, Alessandro Bricca, Daniela Ciccarelli, Angela Stanisci, Melania Migliore, Marta Carboni","doi":"10.1111/1365-2435.14649","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1365-2435.14649","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><p>Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.</p>","PeriodicalId":172,"journal":{"name":"Functional Ecology","volume":"38 11","pages":"2378-2394"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2435.14649","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142181379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stav Livne‐Luzon, Hagar Fox, Rotem Cahanovitc, Alon Rapaport, Tamir Klein
{"title":"Context‐dependent effects of below‐ground carbon transfer: Limited benefits from sunlit pines to shaded oaks","authors":"Stav Livne‐Luzon, Hagar Fox, Rotem Cahanovitc, Alon Rapaport, Tamir Klein","doi":"10.1111/1365-2435.14645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14645","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:list> <jats:list-item>Despite gaining significant attention in recent years, it remains unclear whether mycorrhizal fungi distribute meaningful amounts of resources among trees in ways that increase the fitness of the receiving trees. To investigate this, we used pairs of shaded and unshaded <jats:italic>Pinus halepensis</jats:italic> or <jats:italic>Quercus calliprinos</jats:italic> saplings, growing in both inter‐ and intra‐specific combinations outdoors in forest soil. We examined the combined effects of indirect and direct below‐ground connections on tree performance and Non‐Structural Carbohydrate (NSC) pools.</jats:list-item> <jats:list-item>Although we did not observe any growth benefits, shaded recipient oaks exhibited higher levels of root and branch NSC compared to their control counterparts, which were not connected below‐ground. This finding suggests a potential benefit of establishing below‐ground connections. However, no such benefits were observed among the unshaded pairs or in the other inter‐ and intra‐specific pairs of pines and oaks.</jats:list-item> <jats:list-item>We monitored the carbon (C) flow from a <jats:sup>13</jats:sup>CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>‐labelled donor pine tree to a below‐ground connected oak tree and demonstrated C transfer from pines to shaded oaks. We also identified the main fungal symbionts interacting with pines and oaks.</jats:list-item> <jats:list-item>Our findings indicate that the effects of below‐ground C transfer are context‐dependent, manifesting in nuanced alterations in plant NSC that are not readily apparent through conventional growth metrics.</jats:list-item> </jats:list>Read the free <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://fesummaries.wordpress.com/2024/08/16/context-dependent-effects-of-belowground-carbon-transfer-limited-benefits-from-sunlit-pines-to-shaded-oaks/\">Plain Language Summary</jats:ext-link> for this article on the Journal blog.","PeriodicalId":172,"journal":{"name":"Functional Ecology","volume":"145 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142181413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}