Diet diversification shapes broad-scale distribution patterns in European bats
Alberdi, A.; Razgour, O.; Aizpurua, O.; Novella-Fernandez, R.; Aihartza, J.; Budinski, I.; Garin, I.; Ibanez, C.; Izagirre, E.; Rebelo, H.; Russo, D.; Vlaschenko, A.; Zhelyazkova, V.; Zrncic, V.; Gilbert, M. T. P.
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Large-scale species distributions have been traditionally attributed to physiological traits related to abiotic factors, while behavioural features linked to biotic interactions have received little attention. We tested the relationship between trophic and spatial niche breadths through combining species distribution modelling with dietary DNA metabarcoding of over 400 bats sampled across Europe belonging to seven species. Our results point to a causality cascade between hunting plasticity, trophic niche breadth and spatial niche breadth, and thus indicate that behavioral plasticity and dietary diversification can contribute to shaping broad-scale species distributions.
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