Zootoca vivipara; adaptation; body size; evolutionary ecology; function-valued trait; non-linear animal model
Abstract :
[en] Body size is an iconic trait in quantitative genetics. For species with indeterminate growth however, growth curve, a function-valued trait, is the actual trait of interest and requires a specialised framework to study its quantitative genetics. Here, we use such a framework in the common lizard (Zootoca vivipara), using two large datasets (wild and mesocosm populations) with pedigrees, decomposing the total heritability in growth dynamics into two components: the heritability of "intrinsic size" (being small or large across ages) and the heritability of the shape of growth curve. We found slower growth and larger asymptotic sizes in the wild population. We show very low to moderate heritabilities in the parameters of growth curves, varying across populations and sexes. We show a small to moderate heritability in the growth curves, with a stronger importance of the heritability in the shape of growth curves than on average intrinsic sizes. Genetic variation in growth curves differed between the two populations and sexes. Our results highlight the importance of discussing the full dynamics of growth by showing that there is more adaptive potential in the earlier ages for males and in the later ages for females, with differences between the studied populations.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Aragon, Anaïs; Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), École Pratique des Hautes Études, PSL University, MNHN, CNRS, SU, UA, Paris, France
Rutschmann, Alexis ; Station d'Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale, UAR 2029, CNRS, Moulis, France ; Sorbonne Université, UPEC, UPCité, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris (iEES Paris - UMR 7618), Paris, France
Richard, Murielle ; Station d'Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale, UAR 2029, CNRS, Moulis, France
Bestion, Elvire ; Station d'Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale, UAR 2029, CNRS, Moulis, France
Pellerin, Félix ; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE,UMR 5300), CNRS-IRD-TINP-UT3, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Bât. 4R1, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
Winandy, Laurane ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch (FOCUS) ; Station d'Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale, UAR 2029, CNRS, Moulis, France ; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE,UMR 5300), CNRS-IRD-TINP-UT3, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Bât. 4R1, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
San Jose, Luis-Martin ; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE,UMR 5300), CNRS-IRD-TINP-UT3, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Bât. 4R1, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
Di Gesu, Lucie; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE,UMR 5300), CNRS-IRD-TINP-UT3, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Bât. 4R1, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
Darnet, Élodie; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE,UMR 5300), CNRS-IRD-TINP-UT3, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Bât. 4R1, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
Cribellier, Jehan; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE,UMR 5300), CNRS-IRD-TINP-UT3, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Bât. 4R1, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
Massot, Manuel ; Sorbonne Université, UPEC, UPCité, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris (iEES Paris - UMR 7618), Paris, France
Clobert, Jean ; Station d'Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale, UAR 2029, CNRS, Moulis, France
Cote, Julien ; Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l'Environnement (CRBE,UMR 5300), CNRS-IRD-TINP-UT3, Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, Bât. 4R1, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
de Villemereuil, Pierre ; Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), École Pratique des Hautes Études, PSL University, MNHN, CNRS, SU, UA, Paris, France ; Institut Universitaire de France, France
CNRS - French National Centre for Scientific Research ERC - European Research Council EU - European Union IUF - Institut Universitaire de France ANR - Agence Nationale de la Recherche MNHN - Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
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