Global warming leads to larger bats with a faster life history pace in the long-lived Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii).
Journal
Communications biology
ISSN: 2399-3642
Titre abrégé: Commun Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101719179
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 07 2022
09 07 2022
Historique:
received:
02
02
2022
accepted:
21
06
2022
entrez:
9
7
2022
pubmed:
10
7
2022
medline:
14
7
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Whether species can cope with environmental change depends considerably on their life history. Bats have long lifespans and low reproductive rates which make them vulnerable to environmental changes. Global warming causes Bechstein's bats (Myotis bechsteinii) to produce larger females that face a higher mortality risk. Here, we test whether these larger females are able to offset their elevated mortality risk by adopting a faster life history. We analysed an individual-based 25-year dataset from 331 RFID-tagged wild bats and combine genetic pedigrees with data on survival, reproduction and body size. We find that size-dependent fecundity and age at first reproduction drive the observed increase in mortality. Because larger females have an earlier onset of reproduction and shorter generation times, lifetime reproductive success remains remarkably stable across individuals with different body sizes. Our study demonstrates a rapid shift to a faster pace of life in a mammal with a slow life history.
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pubmed: 35810175
doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03611-6
pii: 10.1038/s42003-022-03611-6
pmc: PMC9271042
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Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2022. The Author(s).
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