A5036143734- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant and animal studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica
2012-2024
Academia Sinica
2007-2024
National Taiwan Normal University
2022-2024
Zero to Three
2019-2020
Abstract Population divergence in geographic isolation is due to a combination of factors. Natural and sexual selection may be important shaping patterns population differentiation, pattern referred as ‘isolation by adaptation’ ( IBA ). can complementary the well‐known distance’ IBD ), which closely related populations (via any evolutionary process) associated with isolation. The barn swallow Hirundo rustica complex comprises six subspecies, where divergent phenotypic differentiation among...
The ability to form cooperative societies may explain why humans and social insects have come dominate the earth. Here we examine ecological consequences of cooperation by quantifying fitness (large groups) non-cooperative (small phenotypes in burying beetles (Nicrophorus nepalensis) along an elevational temperature gradient. We experimentally created large small groups gradient manipulated interspecific competition with flies heating carcasses. show that performed as thermal generalists...
Cooperatively breeding animals occur in virtually every ecosystem on earth. Comparative and biogeographic studies suggest that both benign harsh-as well as stable fluctuating-environments can favor the evolution of cooperative behavior. The fact societies environments such contrasting quality creates a paradox environmental sociality. dual benefits framework-which leads to prediction ecological consequences sociality (e.g., range size) vary depending individuals each species receive by...
Both benign and harsh environments promote the evolution of sociality. This paradox-societies occur in such contrasting quality-may be explained by different types benefits that individuals receive from grouping: resource defense derive group-defended critical resources versus collective action result social cooperation among group members. Here, we investigate cooperative behavior burying beetle Nicrophorus nepalensis along an elevational gradient where environmental quality (climate...
Deforestation is a major contributor to biodiversity loss, yet the impact of forest loss on daily microclimate variability and its implications for species with different activity patterns remain poorly understood. Using recently developed model, we investigated effects deforestation temperature range (DTR) in low-elevation tropical regions high-elevation temperate regions. Our results show that substantially increases DTR these areas, suggesting potential interactions. To test this...
Understanding how climate-mediated biotic interactions shape thermal niche width is critical in an era of global change. Yet, most previous work on niches has ignored detailed mechanistic information about the relationship between temperature and organismal performance, which can be described by a performance curve. Here, we develop model that predicts curves will narrower presence interspecific competitors, causing species’ optimal breeding to diverge from its competitor. We test this...
Despite two centuries of research, the mechanisms underlying formation species’ elevational range limits remain poorly understood. The climatic variability hypothesis highlights role conditions in shaping thermal tolerance and distribution ranges, while species interactions–abiotic stress underscores relative importance biotic factors abiotic along environmental gradients. We emphasize Darwin's perspective on ubiquity interspecific competition across gradients understanding how climate...
Abstract Biodiversity is threatened by both climate and land‐use change. However, the synergistic impacts of these stressors underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study seeks to bridge this knowledge gap testing two competing hypotheses regarding concept realized thermal niche. The Fixed Niche Breadth hypothesis suggests that a species' niche remains constant despite fluctuations in population density resulting from changes. links habitat loss directly reduced availability...
Abstract Land-use change not only affects habitat availability, it can also reduce population density and limit opportunities for interactions with conspecifics, further influencing species resilience to environmental challenges. For social whose conspecific are typically cooperative in nature, little is known about how land-use influences demography behavior, this interaction impacts a species’ climatic niche. Here, we develop spatially explicit, individual-based model explore changes...
Abstract Understanding how climate-mediated biotic interactions shape thermal niche width is critical in an era of global change. Yet, most previous work on niches has ignored detailed mechanistic information about the relationship between temperature and organismal performance, which can be described by a performance curve. Here, we develop model that predicts curves will narrower presence interspecific competitors, causing species’ optimal breeding to diverge from competitor. We test this...