Latitude-specific urbanization effects on life history traits in the damselfly Ischnura elegans.

ABSTRACT: Many species are currently adapting to cities at different latitudes. Adaptation to urbanization may require eco-evolutionary changes in response to temperature and invasive species that may differ between latitudes. Here, we studied single and combined effects of increased temperatures and an invasive alien predator on the phenotypic response of replicated urban and rural populations of the damselfly Ischnura elegans and contrasted these between central and high latitudes. Adult females were collected in rural and urban ponds at central and high latitudes. Their larvae were exposed to temperature treatments (current [20°C], mild warming [24°C], and heat wave [28°C; for high latitude only]) crossed with the presence or absence of chemical cues released by the spiny-cheek crayfish (<

SUBMITTER: Palomar G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10445092 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature