Integrating function and ecology in studies of adaptation: Investigations of locomotor capacity as a model system

By D. Irschick, Theodore Garland Jr.. 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change

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How does selection operate on whole-organism functional performance capacities? A review and synthesis (2008, background): “mate choice (Huey and Stevenson, 1979; Garland and Losos, 1994; Irschick and Garland, 2001; Oufiero and Garland,”
Let the concept of trait be functional (2007, background): “Following animal ecologists (Irschick and Garland 2001, Irschick 2003), we propose that the response of the whole-organism performance to an environmental variable be called an ‘‘ecological performance’’.”
Horn size predicts physical performance in the beetle Euoniticellus intermedius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) (2005, background): “Whole-organism performance abilities, defined as any measurement of an organism conducting an ecologically relevant task such as locomotion, have long been the subject of investigation because of their presumed importance to Darwinian fitness (see Irschick & Garland 2001 for a review).”
A functional approach to sexual selection (2007, background): “…an instrumental role in the growth of functional morphology and evolutionary ecology (e.g. Huey & Stevenson 1979; Arnold 1983; Bennett & Huey 1990; Irschick & Garland 2001), and now are rapidly making forays into the arena of sexual selection, particularly for understanding the role of sexually…”
Timing of locomotor impairment and shift in thermal preferences during gravidity in a viviparous lizard (2003, unknown): “Locomotor performances set physiological limits on ecologically relevant tasks, such as foraging, predator avoidance or mate-searching abilities (Bennett & Huey 1990), although empirical evidences of this link are still scant (Garland & Losos 1994; Irschick & Garland 2001).”
Intraspecific correlations among morphology, performance and habitat use within a green anole lizard ( Anolis carolinensis ) population (2005, background): “Many researchers have documented interspecific variation in various aspects of performance capacity, with the usual interpretation being that such differences are adaptive (e.g. for occupying different habitats; see reviews by Pough, 1989; Garland & Losos, 1994; Irschick & Garland, 2001).”
Bite force in vertebrates: opportunities and caveats for use of a nonpareil whole-animal performance measure (2008, methodology): “Locomotor performance traits, for example, have been useful tools for analysing the design, function, and evolution of locomotor systems in vertebrates (Irschick & Garland, 2001).”
Locomotor performance and social dominance in male Anolis cristatellus (2004, background): “Locomotor performance, the focus of the current study, can directly affect foraging abilities, predator avoidance and reproductive success (references in Garland & Losos 1994; Clobert et al. 2000; Irschick & Garland 2001 ).”
Relationships between head size, bite force, prey handling efficiency and diet in two sympatric lacertid lizards (2002, background): “The measurement of whole-animal performance in ecologically relevant functions has become pivotal in this endeavour (Wainwright & Reilly 1994; Irschick & Garland 2001 ).”