A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Seeing the trees for the leaves - oaks as mosaics for a host-specific moth
Tekijät: Roslin T, Gripenberg S, Salminen JP, Karonen M, O'Hara RB, Pihlaja K, Pulkkinen P
Kustantaja: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING
Julkaisuvuosi: 2006
Lehti:Oikos
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiOIKOS
Lehden akronyymi: OIKOS
Vuosikerta: 113
Numero: 1
Aloitussivu: 106
Lopetussivu: 120
Sivujen määrä: 15
ISSN: 0030-1299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.14460.x
Tiivistelmä
In conclusion, the large variation observed in the performance of a specialist moth and in the physical traits of the leaves among different parts of single tree crowns refutes the image of an oak tree as an 'island' of internally homogeneous quality. Hence, we may expect little evolutionary adaptation of T. ekebladella at the scale of individual trees. The moths may instead evolve to behaviourally select their resource at a very fine scale. Large variation within trees also calls for extensive replication within trees in ecological sampling designs and/or the sampling of maximally similar leaves.
In conclusion, the large variation observed in the performance of a specialist moth and in the physical traits of the leaves among different parts of single tree crowns refutes the image of an oak tree as an 'island' of internally homogeneous quality. Hence, we may expect little evolutionary adaptation of T. ekebladella at the scale of individual trees. The moths may instead evolve to behaviourally select their resource at a very fine scale. Large variation within trees also calls for extensive replication within trees in ecological sampling designs and/or the sampling of maximally similar leaves.
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