Geographic distributions shape the functional traits in a large mammalian family.

ABSTRACT: Traits of organisms are shaped by their living environments and also determined in part by their phylogenetic relationships. For example, phylogenetic relationships often affect the geographic distributions of animals and cause variation in their living environments, which usually play key roles in the life history and determine the functional traits of species. As an ancient family of mammals, bears widely distribute and have evolved some specific strategies for survival and reproduction during their long-term evolutionary histories. Many studies on the ecology of bears have been conducted in recent decades, but few have focused on the relationships between their geographic distributions and ecological adaptations. Here, using bears as a model system, we collected and reanalyzed data from

SUBMITTER: Ma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8495830 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature