Maximization of fitness by phenological and phenotypic plasticity in range expanding rabbitfishes (Siganidae).

ABSTRACT: Global warming is modifying the phenology, life-history traits and biogeography of species around the world. Evidence of these effects have increased over recent decades; however, we still have a poor understanding of the possible outcomes of their interplay across global climatic gradients, hindering our ability to accurately predict the consequences of climate change in populations and ecosystems. We examined the effect that changes in biogeography can have on the life-history traits of two of the most successful range-extending fish species in the world: the tropical rabbitfishes Siganus fuscescens and Siganus rivulatus. Both species have established abundant populations at higher latitudes in the northern and southern hemispheres and have been identified as important ecological enginee

SUBMITTER: Zarco-Perello S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9546425 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature