All traits are functional: an evolutionary viewpoint
There is increasing confusion regarding the term ‘functional trait’ and its links with ecosystem functioning. Functional traits are defined as traits that affect individual fitness. I use an evolutionary rationale that considers the integration of the phenotype, the environmental variation, and the...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC) |
| Repository: | Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/45819 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45819 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Ecosystem function Fitness Functional trait Integrated phenotype Phenotypic trait Selective coefficient |
| Summary: | There is increasing confusion regarding the term ‘functional trait’ and its links with ecosystem functioning. Functional traits are defined as traits that affect individual fitness. I use an evolutionary rationale that considers the integration of the phenotype, the environmental variation, and the relationship between both, to propose that all traits are functional |
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