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      Sympatric competitors have driven the evolution of temporal activity patterns in Cnemaspis geckos in Southeast Asia

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          It is often assumed that animals’ temporal activity patterns are highly conserved throughout evolution. While most geckos are nocturnal, the species in the Cnemaspis genus are mostly diurnal (only a few are nocturnal). This raises a question about the evolution of a diel niche in the Cnemaspis genus. Cnemaspis geckos are distributed across Southeast Asia and are often sympatric with Cyrtodactylus, another widespread gecko genus in the same area. Since both genera are mainly rocky habitat specialists, we hypothesize that Cyrtodactylus may influence the temporal activity pattern of Cnemaspis when they are sympatric through competition. By analyzing habitat data, diel activity, and the existence of sympatric Cyrtodactylus species across the phylogeny of the Cnemaspis genus, we found (1) strong phylogenetic signals in the habitat use trait but not in temporal activity, suggesting that the diel niche of this genus is more labile compared with habitat niche, and (2) a significant association with the temporal activity pattern of Cnemaspis and the sympatry between the two genera, with the former tending to be diurnal when they are sympatric. Originated from a diurnal common ancestor, the release from competition with Cyrtodactylus species might open an opportunity for some Cnemaspis species to shift to nocturnal niches.

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                lizard.dna@gmail.com
                Journal
                Sci Rep
                Sci Rep
                Scientific Reports
                Nature Publishing Group UK (London )
                2045-2322
                8 January 2020
                8 January 2020
                2020
                : 10
                : 27
                Affiliations
                [1 ]ISNI 0000 0001 2105 6888, GRID grid.267849.6, Department of Zoology, Southern Institute of Ecology, , Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, ; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
                [2 ]ISNI 0000 0001 2158 7670, GRID grid.412090.e, School of Life Science, , National Taiwan Normal University, ; Taipei, Taiwan
                [3 ]ISNI 0000 0001 2287 1366, GRID grid.28665.3f, Biodiversity Program, , Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, ; Taipei, Taiwan
                [4 ]ISNI 0000 0001 2287 1366, GRID grid.28665.3f, Biodiversity Research Center, , Academia Sinica, ; Taipei, Taiwan
                Author information
                http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7008-8800
                http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-706X
                Article
                56549
                10.1038/s41598-019-56549-x
                6949239
                31913297
                12be4fbc-47f4-49ab-a3eb-4a5843fababd
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                : 8 August 2019
                : 10 December 2019
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                Funded by: FundRef https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004663, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan);
                Award ID: MOST 108-2311-B-003-001-MY3
                Award ID: MOST 108-2621-B-003-003-MY3
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                evolutionary ecology,evolutionary theory,phylogenetics
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