| Abstract: | We used a phylogenetically based comparative approach to evaluate the potential for physiological studies to reveal patterns of diversity in traits related to susceptibility to an environmental stressor, the trace metal cadmium (Cd). Physiological traits related to Cd bioaccumulation, compartmentalization, and ultimately susceptibility were measured in 21 aquatic insect species representing the orders Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera. We mapped these experimentally derived physiological traits onto a phylogeny and quantified the tendency for related species to be similar (phylogenetic signal). All traits related to Cd bioaccumulation and susceptibility exhibited statistically significant phylogenetic signal, although the signal strength varied among traits. Conventional and phylogenetically based regression models were compared, revealing great variability within orders but consistent, strong differences among insect families. Uptake and elimination rate constants were positively correlated among species, but only when effects of body size and phylogeny were incorporated in the analysis. Together, uptake and elimination rates predicted dramatic Cd bioaccumulation differences among species that agreed with field-based measurements. We discovered a potential tradeoff between the ability to eliminate Cd and the ability to detoxify it across species, particularly mayflies. The best-fit regression models were driven by phylogenetic parameters (especially differences among families) rather than functional traits, suggesting that it may eventually be possible to predict a taxon‘s physiological performance based on its phylogenetic position, provided adequate physiological information is available for close relatives. There appears to be great potential for evolutionary physiological approaches to augment our understanding of insect responses to environmental stressors in nature. ?? 2008 by The National Academy of Sciences of the USA. |
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| Citation Author: | Buchwalter, D. B.; Cain, D. J.; Martin, C. A.; Xie, L.; Luoma, S. N.; Garland, Jr. , T. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Aquatic insect ecophysiological traits reveal phylogenetically based differences in dissolved cadmium susceptibility; 2008; Article; Journal; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; Buchwalter, D. B.; Cain, D. J.; Martin, C. A.; Xie, L.; Luoma, S. N.; Garland, Jr. , T. |
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| Citation Volume: | 105 |
| Citation Year: | 2008 |
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| Text: | Aquatic insect ecophysiological traits reveal phylogenetically based differences in dissolved cadmium susceptibility; 2008; Article; Journal; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; Buchwalter, D. B.; Cain, D. J.; Martin, C. A.; Xie, L.; Luoma, S. N.; Garland, Jr. , T. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0801686105 |
| Date Other: | Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:09 -0500 |
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