The role of vital dietary biomolecules in eco-evo-devo dynamics

Libor Závorka; Andreu Blanco; Fernando Chaguaceda; Julien Cucherousset; Shaun S Killen; Camilla Liénart; Margaux Mathieu-Resuge; Pavel Němec; Matthias Pilecky; Kristin Scharnweber; Cornelia W Twining; Martin J Kainz

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.010

The role of vital dietary biomolecules in eco-evo-devo dynamics

Trends Ecol Evol. 2023 Jan;38(1):72-84. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.010. Epub 2022 Sep 28.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ WasserCluster Lunz - Biologische Station, Inter-university Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research, A-3293 Lunz am See, Austria. Electronic address: libor.zavorka@wcl.ac.at.
² Centro de Investigación Mariña, Universidade de Vigo, EcoCost, Campus de Vigo, As Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
³ Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7050, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
⁴ Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique (UMR 5174 EDB), CNRS, Université Paul Sabatier - Toulouse III, 31062 Toulouse, France.
⁵ School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine, Graham Kerr Building, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
⁶ Tvärminne Zoological Station, University of Helsinki, J.A. Palménin tie 260, Hanko, 10900, Finland.
⁷ WasserCluster Lunz - Biologische Station, Inter-university Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research, A-3293 Lunz am See, Austria; Université de Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, 29280 Plouzané, Brittany, France; UMR DECOD (Ecosystem Dynamics and Sustainability), Ifremer, INRAE, Institut Agro, Plouzané, France.
⁸ Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, CZ-12844 Prague, Czech Republic.
⁹ WasserCluster Lunz - Biologische Station, Inter-university Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research, A-3293 Lunz am See, Austria; Danube University Krems, Dr. Karl Dorrek Straße 30, A-3500 Krems, Austria.
¹⁰ University of Potsdam, Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, Am Mühlenberg 3, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
¹¹ Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Seestrasse 79, CH-6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland.

PMID: 36182405
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.010

Abstract

The physiological dependence of animals on dietary intake of vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids is ubiquitous. Sharp differences in the availability of these vital dietary biomolecules among different resources mean that consumers must adopt a range of strategies to meet their physiological needs. We review the emerging work on omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, focusing predominantly on predator-prey interactions, to illustrate that trade-off between capacities to consume resources rich in vital biomolecules and internal synthesis capacity drives differences in phenotype and fitness of consumers. This can then feedback to impact ecosystem functioning. We outline how focus on vital dietary biomolecules in eco-eco-devo dynamics can improve our understanding of anthropogenic changes across multiple levels of biological organization.

Keywords: adaptation; biosynthesis; eco-evo-devo feedbacks; nutrient flow; plasticity; trophic interactions.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Animals
Diet* / veterinary
Ecosystem*
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / metabolism
Food Chain
Phenotype

Substances

Fatty Acids, Omega-3

Grants and funding

M 2742/FWF_/Austrian Science Fund FWF/Austria