TY  - JOUR
AU  - Alberdi, Antton
AU  - Razgour, Orly
AU  - Aizpurua, Ostaizka
AU  - Novella-Fernandez, Roberto
AU  - Aihartza, Joxerra
AU  - Budinski, Ivana
AU  - Garin, Inazio
AU  - Ibáñez, Carlos
AU  - Izagirre, Eñaut
AU  - Rebelo, Hugo
AU  - Russo, Danilo
AU  - Vlaschenko, Anton
AU  - Zhelyazkova, Violeta
AU  - Zrnčić, Vida
AU  - Gilbert, M. Thomas P.
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32123172
UR  - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC7052159
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3628
AB  - Inferences of the interactions between species' ecological niches and spatial distribution have been historically based on simple metrics such as low-resolution dietary breadth and range size, which might have impeded the identification of meaningful links between niche features and spatial patterns. We analysed the relationship between dietary niche breadth and spatial distribution features of European bats, by combining continent-wide DNA metabarcoding of faecal samples with species distribution modelling. Our results show that while range size is not correlated with dietary features of bats, the homogeneity of the spatial distribution of species exhibits a strong correlation with dietary breadth. We also found that dietary breadth is correlated with bats' hunting flexibility. However, these two patterns only stand when the phylogenetic relations between prey are accounted for when measuring dietary breadth. Our results suggest that the capacity to exploit different prey types enables species to thrive in more distinct environments and therefore exhibit more homogeneous distributions within their ranges.
T2  - Nature Communications
T1  - DNA metabarcoding and spatial modelling link diet diversification with distribution homogeneity in European bats.
IS  - 1
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.1038/s41467-020-14961-2
SP  - 1154
ER  - 

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author = "Alberdi, Antton and Razgour, Orly and Aizpurua, Ostaizka and Novella-Fernandez, Roberto and Aihartza, Joxerra and Budinski, Ivana and Garin, Inazio and Ibáñez, Carlos and Izagirre, Eñaut and Rebelo, Hugo and Russo, Danilo and Vlaschenko, Anton and Zhelyazkova, Violeta and Zrnčić, Vida and Gilbert, M. Thomas P.",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Inferences of the interactions between species' ecological niches and spatial distribution have been historically based on simple metrics such as low-resolution dietary breadth and range size, which might have impeded the identification of meaningful links between niche features and spatial patterns. We analysed the relationship between dietary niche breadth and spatial distribution features of European bats, by combining continent-wide DNA metabarcoding of faecal samples with species distribution modelling. Our results show that while range size is not correlated with dietary features of bats, the homogeneity of the spatial distribution of species exhibits a strong correlation with dietary breadth. We also found that dietary breadth is correlated with bats' hunting flexibility. However, these two patterns only stand when the phylogenetic relations between prey are accounted for when measuring dietary breadth. Our results suggest that the capacity to exploit different prey types enables species to thrive in more distinct environments and therefore exhibit more homogeneous distributions within their ranges.",
journal = "Nature Communications",
title = "DNA metabarcoding and spatial modelling link diet diversification with distribution homogeneity in European bats.",
number = "1",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.1038/s41467-020-14961-2",
pages = "1154"
}

Alberdi, A., Razgour, O., Aizpurua, O., Novella-Fernandez, R., Aihartza, J., Budinski, I., Garin, I., Ibáñez, C., Izagirre, E., Rebelo, H., Russo, D., Vlaschenko, A., Zhelyazkova, V., Zrnčić, V.,& Gilbert, M. T. P.. (2020). DNA metabarcoding and spatial modelling link diet diversification with distribution homogeneity in European bats.. in Nature Communications, 11(1), 1154.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14961-2

Alberdi A, Razgour O, Aizpurua O, Novella-Fernandez R, Aihartza J, Budinski I, Garin I, Ibáñez C, Izagirre E, Rebelo H, Russo D, Vlaschenko A, Zhelyazkova V, Zrnčić V, Gilbert MTP. DNA metabarcoding and spatial modelling link diet diversification with distribution homogeneity in European bats.. in Nature Communications. 2020;11(1):1154.
doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14961-2 .

Alberdi, Antton, Razgour, Orly, Aizpurua, Ostaizka, Novella-Fernandez, Roberto, Aihartza, Joxerra, Budinski, Ivana, Garin, Inazio, Ibáñez, Carlos, Izagirre, Eñaut, Rebelo, Hugo, Russo, Danilo, Vlaschenko, Anton, Zhelyazkova, Violeta, Zrnčić, Vida, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., "DNA metabarcoding and spatial modelling link diet diversification with distribution homogeneity in European bats." in Nature Communications, 11, no. 1 (2020):1154,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14961-2 . .