Sharing is living: The role of habitat heterogeneity in the coexistence of closely related species

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dc.contributor.authorSanches, Fábio H. C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Grande, Fernando R. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Tânia M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBarreto, Rodrigo E. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T13:51:05Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T13:51:05Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-01
dc.description.abstractIn biologically diverse ecosystems, an essential process to support competing species to coexist is ecological differentiation. Habitat heterogeneity is, hence, important in establishing species abundance and richness, favoring the coexistence of species due to habitat partition. In this context, shading and species thermal tolerance can be good factors to elucidate the role of habitat heterogeneity in the habitat partition among closely related species. Herein, we study shading effects in microhabitat selection, behavior, and physiological limitation on two species of fiddler crabs (Leptuca leptodactyla and Leptuca uruguayensis). Indeed, shading conditions influenced fiddler crabs species proportion over time, with L. leptodactyla more associated with nonshaded/warmer areas while the L. uruguayensis to shaded/cooler ones. They also adjusted their behavior differently from each other to deal with thermal stress. Finally, we have demonstrated that these effects are related to species' physiological limitations. We conclude that biologically diverse ecosystems, such as intertidal regions from estuaries (e.g., mudflats and mangroves), support the coexistence between closely related species by reducing competition due to habitat partition.en
dc.description.affiliationInstitute of Marine Science Federal University of São Paulo (IMar/UNIFESP)
dc.description.affiliationPostgraduate Program in Biological Sciences (Zoology) Biosciences Institute São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationBiosciences Institute São Paulo State University (UNESP), Coastal Campus
dc.description.affiliationAquaculture Center (CAUNESP) São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Structural and Functional Biology Biosciences Institute São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationUnespPostgraduate Program in Biological Sciences (Zoology) Biosciences Institute São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationUnespBiosciences Institute São Paulo State University (UNESP), Coastal Campus
dc.description.affiliationUnespAquaculture Center (CAUNESP) São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Structural and Functional Biology Biosciences Institute São Paulo State University (UNESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 140515/2014-3
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2010/09763-9
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2015/50300-6
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9930
dc.identifier.citationEcology and Evolution, v. 13, n. 3, 2023.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.9930
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85152653390
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/248698
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEcology and Evolution
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectbehavioral ecology
dc.subjectfiddler crab
dc.subjecthabitat partition
dc.subjectheat stress
dc.subjectspatial distribution
dc.subjectsunlight shading
dc.subjectthermoregulation
dc.titleSharing is living: The role of habitat heterogeneity in the coexistence of closely related speciesen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-1105-4894[1]

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