Nested Effects of Climate and Substrate in Functional Trait Investment: Insights from Chemical Communication in Geckos
Madhura Agashe, Aritra Biswas, K. Praveen Karanth
The paper examines how climate and substrate influence chemical communication traits in geckos, finding substrate has the strongest direct effect while climate acts indirectly through substrate availability.
bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2025 · PreprintEcology