EvEel (evolutionary ecology based model for eel): a model to explore the role of phenotypic plasticity as an adaptive response of three temperate eels to spatially structured environments
EvEel : un modèle basé sur l'écologie évolutive pour explorer le rôle de la plasticité phénotypique comme réponse adaptative à la variabilité environnementale chez l'anguille
Résumé
Anguilla anguilla, A. japonica and A. rostrata are three largely distributed catadromous and semelparous species characterized by a long and passive oceanic larval drift between their marine spawning grounds and their nursery areas in continental waters. Their large and spatially heterogeneous environments combined with population panmixia and long and passive larval drift impair the possibility of local adaptation and favour the development of phenotypic plasticity. In this context, we develop EvEel, a model that aims at exploring the role of phenotypic plasticity as an adaptive response of eels. Results suggest that the spatial patterns in terms of sex ratio, length atsilvering and habitat use observed at both the distribution area and the river catchment scales may actually be the result of three adaptive mechanisms to maximize individual fitness in spatially structured environments. We think that considering phenotypic plasticity as a paradigm is required to develop appropriate models for this species.
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