When Does Form Reflect Function? Acknowledging and Supporting Ecomorphological Assumptions
When Does Form Reflect Function? Acknowledging and Supporting Ecomorphological Assumptions
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DOI：
10.1093/icb/icz070
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发表时间：
2019-08-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Lopez-Fernandez, Hernan
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作者：
Feilich, Kara L.;Lopez-Fernandez, Hernan
生态形态学是研究生物形态学和生态学之间关系的学科。因此，这是唯一的方法来确定是否形态测量数据可以用作感兴趣的生态变量的信息代理。为了实现这一目标，生态形态学往往依赖于，或直接测试，形态，性能和生态之间的关系的性质的假设。我们讨论了生态形态学研究的三种方法：形态学驱动，功能驱动，生态驱动和研究设计选择固有的每种方法。我们还确定了10个假设，生态形态学研究的基础：其中4个是所有生态形态学研究的核心，其余6个是适用于上述的一些具体方法。我们讨论这些假设可能会影响生态形态学研究，并影响他们的研究结果的解释。我们还指出了生态形态学研究的一些局限性，并强调了一些方法，我们可以加强，验证，或消除系统的假设。
Ecomorphology is the study of relationships between organismal morphology and ecology. As such, it is the only way to determine if morphometric data can be used as an informative proxy for ecological variables of interest. To achieve this goal, ecomorphology often depends on, or directly tests, assumptions about the nature of the relationships among morphology, performance, and ecology. We discuss three approaches to the study of ecomorphology: morphometry-driven, function-driven, and ecology-driven and study design choices inherent to each approach. We also identify 10 assumptions that underlie ecomorphological research: 4 of these are central to all ecomorphological studies and the remaining 6 are variably applicable to some of the specific approaches described above. We discuss how these assumptions may impact ecomorphological studies and affect the interpretation of their findings. We also point out some limitations of ecomorphological studies, and highlight some ways by which we can strengthen, validate, or eliminate systematic assumptions.