@article{MTMT:34140740, title = {Measures of morphological complexity of microalgae and their linkage with organism size}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34140740}, author = {Lerf, Verona and Borics, Gábor and Tóth, István and Kisantal, Tibor and Lukács, Áron and Tóthmérész, Béla and Buczolich, Zoltán and Bárány, Balázs and Végvári, Zsolt and Török-Krasznai, Enikő}, doi = {10.1007/s10750-023-05338-9}, journal-iso = {HYDROBIOLOGIA}, journal = {HYDROBIOLOGIA}, volume = {851}, unique-id = {34140740}, issn = {0018-8158}, abstract = {In phytoplankton ecology the shape of microalgae appears predominantly as a categorical variable. Using shape-realistic 3D models of 220 microalgae we proposed and calculated six shape metrics and tested how these relate to each other and to the size of the microalgae. We found that some of the metrics are more sensitive to elongation, while others are related to multicellularity. We found a linear relationship between shape measures and the greatest axial linear dimensions of the microalgae. Our findings suggest that there is an evolutionary trade-off between the shape and size of the microalgae. It is important to stress that we found that surface area to volume ratio of the microalgae are hyperbolic functions of the length and volume for each shape. In our study, we demonstrated that the proposed shape metrics serve as suitable quantitative traits, and help to understand better how simple shapes evolved to more complex outlines.}, keywords = {Fractal dimension; Surface-to-volume ratio; compactness; sphericity; Length/width ratio}, year = {2024}, eissn = {1573-5117}, pages = {751-764}, orcid-numbers = {Tóthmérész, Béla/0000-0002-4766-7668; Buczolich, Zoltán/0000-0001-5481-8797; Bárány, Balázs/0000-0002-0129-8385} } @article{MTMT:34435738, title = {Opportunistic citizen science data reveals habitat selection of lesser black‐backed gulls in Central Europe}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34435738}, author = {Lánczos, Zsuzsanna and Végvári, Zsolt and Ecsedi, Zoltán and Boros, Emil}, doi = {10.1002/ece3.10802}, journal-iso = {ECOL EVOL}, journal = {ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION}, volume = {13}, unique-id = {34435738}, issn = {2045-7758}, abstract = {This study is the first attempt to find a relation between the opportunistic observation data of an easily identifiable but locally rare bird, in our case the lesser black‐backed gull ( Larus fuscus fuscus ), and the Corine Land Cover habitat map by applying a resource selection function model to reveal the habitat selection of the species. We provide a scientific analysis using the valuable citizen science dataset sourced from the www.birding.hu website, collected by hundreds of volunteers over a span of more than a decade in Hungary. Birds selected for landfills, river and lake habitats and showed a significant but much smaller attraction towards urban areas, while they selected against arable lands. We found that in the case of rare and moderately common birds, we can obtain a representative picture of the habitat selection of the species, even if the data are collected by non‐standardized means.}, year = {2023}, eissn = {2045-7758} } @article{MTMT:34231266, title = {Evolution of reproductive modes in sharks and rays}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34231266}, author = {Katona, Gergely and Szabó, Flóra and Végvári, Zsolt and Székely, Tamás and Liker, András and Freckleton, Robert P. and Vági, Balázs and Székely, Tamás}, doi = {10.1111/jeb.14231}, journal-iso = {J EVOLUTION BIOL}, journal = {JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY}, volume = {2023}, unique-id = {34231266}, issn = {1010-061X}, abstract = {The ecological and life history drivers of the diversification of reproductive modes in early vertebrates are not fully understood. Sharks, rays and chimaeras (group Chondrichthyes) have an unusually diverse variety of reproductive modes and are thus an ideal group to test the factors driving the evolution of reproductive complexity. Here, using 960 species representing all major Chondrichthyes taxa, we reconstruct the evolution of their reproduction modes and investigate the ecological and life history predictors of reproduction. We show that the ancestral Chondrichthyes state was egg‐laying and find multiple independent transitions between egg‐laying and live‐bearing via an intermediate state of yolk‐only live‐bearing. Using phylogenetically informed analysis, we also show that live‐bearing species have larger body size and larger offspring than egg‐laying species. In addition, live‐bearing species are distributed over shallow to intermediate depths, while egg‐layers are typically found in deeper waters. This suggests that live‐bearing is more closely associated with pelagic, rather than demersal habitats. Taken together, using a basal vertebrate group as a model, we demonstrat how reproductive mode co‐evolves with environmental conditions and life‐history traits.}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1420-9101}, orcid-numbers = {Katona, Gergely/0000-0002-2889-7396; Székely, Tamás/0000-0001-5761-6509; Liker, András/0000-0001-8545-4869; Freckleton, Robert P./0000-0002-8338-864X; Vági, Balázs/0000-0002-0469-6784} } @article{MTMT:34167125, title = {Multilevel climatic responses in migratory insects}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34167125}, author = {Juhász, Edit and Németh, Zoltán and Gór, Ádám and Végvári, Zsolt}, doi = {10.1111/een.13270}, journal-iso = {ECOL ENTOMOL}, journal = {ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY}, volume = {48}, unique-id = {34167125}, issn = {0307-6946}, abstract = {Evidence is mounting that migration in ectotherms is more widespread than formerly believed. Thus, a number of insects living in temperate climates, including locusts, butterflies, moths and dragonflies, following seasonal migration strategies show high responsiveness to alterations in climatic processes, similar to a broad taxonomic range of birds. On global scales, migratory insects include iconic large butterflies, dragonflies and also a number of crop pests. However, insect migrations are ecologically distinct from those of vertebrates, often relying heavily on seasonal winds and multiple generations to complete a full annual cycle, due to short insect life spans. Here, we review publicly available online resources to identify key patterns of spatial, taxonomic scales and complexity of climatic responsiveness to environmental predictors in migratory insects. We found that migratory insects respond to various levels of complexity in climatic patterns, and these responses are predicted by life history and ecological traits: (i) responses to climatic effect type were predicted by climate zone(s) of the distribution area, whereas (ii) response to climatic complexity was predicted by body size. In conclusion, migratory insects respond to various levels of complexity in climatic processes, and this responsiveness is governed by a substantially wider array of environmental predictors than demonstrated in vertebrates.}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1365-2311}, pages = {755-764} } @article{MTMT:33752524, title = {Better safe than sorry – Understanding the attitude and habits of drivers can help mitigating animal-vehicle collisions}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33752524}, author = {Borza, Sándor and Godó, Laura and Valkó, Orsolya and Végvári, Zsolt and Deák, Balázs}, doi = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117917}, journal-iso = {J ENVIRON MANAGE}, journal = {JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT}, volume = {339}, unique-id = {33752524}, issn = {0301-4797}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1095-8630}, orcid-numbers = {Godó, Laura/0000-0001-8752-7996; Valkó, Orsolya/0000-0001-7919-6293; Deák, Balázs/0000-0001-6938-1997} } @article{MTMT:33640316, title = {High functional diversity of avian breeders of the mammoth steppe during the last glacial maximum}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33640316}, author = {Végvári, Zsolt}, doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.107977}, journal-iso = {QUATERN SCI REV}, journal = {QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS}, volume = {304}, unique-id = {33640316}, issn = {0277-3791}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1873-457X} } @article{MTMT:33461222, title = {Polygamy and purifying selection in birds}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33461222}, author = {Kees, Wanders and Guangji, Chen and Shaohong, Feng and Guojie, Zhang and Székely, Tamás and Mike, Bruford and Végvári, Zsolt and Götz, Eichhorn and Araxi, Urrutia}, doi = {10.1093/evolut/qpac010}, journal-iso = {EVOLUTION}, journal = {EVOLUTION}, volume = {77}, unique-id = {33461222}, issn = {0014-3820}, abstract = {Good genes theories of sexual selection predict that polygamy will be associated with more efficient removal of deleterious alleles (purifying selection), due to the alignment of sexual selection with natural selection. On the other hand, runaway selection theories expect no such alignment of natural and sexual selection, and may instead predict less efficient purifying selection in polygamous species due to higher reproductive variance. In an analysis of polymorphism data extracted from 150-bird genome assemblies, we show that polygamous species carry significantly fewer nonsynonymous polymorphisms, relative to synonymous polymorphisms, than monogamous bird species (p = .0005). We also show that this effect is independent of effective population size, consistent with the alignment of natural selection with sexual selection and "good genes" theories of sexual selection. Further analyses found no impact of polygamy on genetic diversity, while polygamy in females (polyandry) had a marginally significant impact (p = .045). We also recapitulate previous findings that smaller body mass and greater geographic range size are associated with more efficient purifying selection, more intense GC-biased gene conversion, and greater genetic diversity. © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE).}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1558-5646}, pages = {276-288} } @article{MTMT:33282833, title = {Rarity of microalgae in macro, meso, and microhabitats}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33282833}, author = {Görgényi, Judit and Török-Krasznai, Enikő and Ács, Éva and Kiss, Keve Tihamér and Botta-Dukát, Zoltán and Végvári, Zsolt and Lukács, Áron and Várbíró, Gábor and Bácsiné Béres, Viktória and Kókai, Zsuzsanna and Tóthmérész, Béla and Borics, Gábor}, doi = {10.1080/20442041.2022.2152247}, journal-iso = {INLAND WATERS}, journal = {INLAND WATERS}, volume = {13}, unique-id = {33282833}, issn = {2044-2041}, abstract = {Climate change and human-induced habitat degradations result in loss of species diversity in natural ecosystems. While the extinction of macroscopic organisms has been well documented in both the scientific literature and the public media, we have only limited knowledge on the loss of microscopic elements of the ecosystems. Since rarity coincides with the increased risk of extinction, we investigated the commonness and rarity of microalgae in the Pannonian ecoregion. We reviewed the published literature of microalgal research in Hungary over the last 140 years and created a species-by-site matrix containing 2489 algae species and 1145 localities. Analysing this dataset, we found that although the core-satellite hypothesis suggests a bimodal site occupancy distribution, microalgae displayed a unimodal pattern with high number of rarely occurring species. We also demonstrated that the well-known negative relationship between the body size of organisms and the number of occupied habitats also holds for microalgae. Rarity values of taxa have a phylogenetic signal indicating that in terms of rarity, closely related species (desmids, dinoflagellates, euglenophytes) show considerable similarities. The various habitat types showed differences in the number of rare taxa. Small and medium-sized habitats (bog lakes, streams, oxbows) hosted the majority of rare species. These results highlight the conservation importance of small habitats in preserving microbial diversity.}, keywords = {PHYTOPLANKTON; MICROALGAE; Habitat types; rarity; habitat specificity; rarity metrics}, year = {2023}, eissn = {2044-205X}, pages = {231-246}, orcid-numbers = {Ács, Éva/0000-0003-1774-157X; Botta-Dukát, Zoltán/0000-0002-9544-3474; Várbíró, Gábor/0000-0001-5907-3472; Kókai, Zsuzsanna/0000-0003-0315-9343; Tóthmérész, Béla/0000-0002-4766-7668} } @article{MTMT:33211162, title = {A two‐dimensional morphospace for cyanobacteria and microalgae: Morphological diversity, evolutionary relatedness, and size constraints}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33211162}, author = {Borics, Gábor and Várbíró, Gábor and Falucskai, János and Végvári, Zsolt and Török-Krasznai, Enikő and Görgényi, Judit and Bácsiné Béres, Viktória and Lerf, Verona}, doi = {10.1111/fwb.14013}, journal-iso = {FRESHWATER BIOL}, journal = {FRESHWATER BIOLOGY}, volume = {68}, unique-id = {33211162}, issn = {0046-5070}, abstract = {Body metrics are considered as master traits that regulate physiological, behavioural and life history features of planktic cyanobacteria and microalgae. Although the distribution of their morphological traits reflects the various trade-offs and strategies needed for survival in pelagic habitats, previous methods for quantifying phytoplankton body shape do not adequately represent the intricate details of surface variation that are so important for their nutrient- and light-harvesting capabilities. Therefore, here we provide a new framework to quantify and illustrate the morphological diversity of cyanobacteria and microalgae. Essential components of formulae used for surface area (A = Cs x d(2)) and volume (V = Cv x d(3)) calculations are provided by the shape-specific surface area and volume constants (Cs, Cv). Cs, the surface shape factor, characterises the coarseness of the object surface, and Cv, the volumetric shape factor, characterises the shape deviation from a sphere. Using these morphologically and biologically relevant variables, we defined a two-dimensional morphological space, in which all three-dimensional objects have well-defined positions. By analysing morphologies of taxa representing various forms in major cyanobacterial and microalgal groups, we demonstrated that these groups show considerable differences in the area occupied within the morphospace and these differences are not affected by evolutionary relatedness. We showed that the ratio of surface and volume constants correlated with organism size, suggesting that the development of basic morphologies is constrained by their linear dimensions. Using surface and volumetric shape factors, we created a two-dimensional Euclidean morphospace in which all three-dimensional objects have a specific position. Positioning uni- and multicellular cyanobacteria and microalgae of various shapes into this morphospace allows their geometrical and ecological limitations to be understood. Because of the close linkage between phytoplankton morphology and ecology, the proposed morphospace may serve as a proxy for an ecospace. Thus, in future the proposed morphospace can be used to visualise current ecological processes such as eutrophication or seasonal succession of phytoplankton.}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1365-2427}, pages = {115-126}, orcid-numbers = {Várbíró, Gábor/0000-0001-5907-3472} } @article{MTMT:33124459, title = {Waterbird guilds predict environmental attributes of inland saline aquatic ecosystems on multi-spatial scales}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33124459}, author = {Boros, Emil and Inelova, Zarina and Lánczos, Zsuzsanna and Végvári, Zsolt}, doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158845}, journal-iso = {SCI TOTAL ENVIRON}, journal = {SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT}, volume = {855}, unique-id = {33124459}, issn = {0048-9697}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1879-1026} }