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ArticleMovement ecology2023

Linking changes in individual specialization and population niche of space use across seasons in the great evening bat (Ia io).

Zhiqiang Wang, Lixin Gong, Zhenglanyi Huang, Yang Geng, Wenjun Zhang, Man Si, Hui Wu, Jiang Feng, Tinglei Jiang

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Zhiqiang WangJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China.
Lixin GongJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China.
Zhenglanyi HuangJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China.
Yang GengJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China.
Wenjun ZhangJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China.
Man SiJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China.
Hui WuCollege of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, 130118, China.
Jiang FengJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China. fengj@nenu.edu.cn.
Tinglei JiangJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, China. jiangtl730@nenu.edu.cn.

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds 2412023YQ002Fund of the Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Project 20220101273JCNational Natural Science Foundation of China 31922050Special Foundation for National Science and Technology Basic research program of China 2021FY100301
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Abstract

backgroundThe niche breadth of an animal population comprises both within-individual and between-individual variation (individual specialization). Both components can be used to explain changes in population niche breadth, and this has been extensively investigated in dietary niche dimension studies. However, little is known about how changes in food resources or environmental factors across seasons affect changes in individual and population space use within the same population.

methodsIn this study, we used micro-GPS loggers to capture the space use of individuals and of a population of the great evening bat (Ia io) in summer and autumn. We used I. io as a model to investigate how individual spatial niche breadth and spatial individual specialization affect changes in population niche breadth (home range and core area sizes) across seasons. Additionally, we explored the drivers of individual spatial specialization.

resultsWe found that the population home range and the core area of I. io did not increase in autumn when insect resources were reduced. Moreover, I. io showed different specialization strategies in the two seasons: higher spatial individual specialization in summer and lower individual specialization but broader individual niche breadth in autumn. This trade-off may maintain the dynamic stability of the population spatial niche breadth across seasons and facilitate the population response to changes in food resources and environmental factors.

conclusionsLike diet, spatial niche breadth of a population also may be determined by a combination of individual niche breadth and individual specialization. Our work provides new insights into the evolution of niche breadth from the spatial dimension.

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BatsIndividual specializationNiche evolutionResource changesSpatial ecology

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PMID37287053
PMCPMC10249169

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