Data from: A global test for phylogenetic signal in shifts in flowering time...
1.Shifts in the timing of flowering are a conspicuous biological signal of climate change. These shifts have been documented across the globe for diverse communities. Although many species are...
View ArticleData from: An assessment of carbon and nutrient limitations in the formation...
1. Although the principal mechanism determining treeline formation appears to be carbon (C)-sink limitations due to low temperatures, few studies have assessed the complementary role of reduced soil...
View ArticleData from: Changes in spatial variance during a grassland to shrubland state...
1. State transitions are changes in ecosystem structure and self-reinforcing feedbacks that are initiated when an exogenous driver variable crosses a threshold. Reversing state transitions is difficult...
View ArticleData from: Spartina alterniflora genotypic identity affects plant and...
1. Competition and herbivory are ubiquitous processes known to interactively shape plant performance, distribution and community assembly. Likewise, plant genetic variation and associated trait...
View ArticleData from: Competition and facilitation determine dwarf mistletoe infection...
1. Interspecific interactions have a fundamental role in plant population dynamics, as they may set the conditions for species coexistence. Parasitic plants, like dwarf mistletoes, offer the...
View ArticleData from: Genetic diversity and population structure of Mesoamerican jaguars...
Mesoamerican jaguars (Panthera onca) have been extirpated from over 77% of their historic range, inhabiting fragmented landscapes at potentially reduced population sizes. Maintaining and restoring...
View ArticleData from: Possible ballast water transfer of lionfish to the eastern Pacific...
The Indo-Pacific Red Lionfish was first reported off the Florida coast in 1985, following which it has spread across much of the SE USA, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Lionfish negatively impact...
View ArticleData from: Inbreeding depression and drift load in small populations at...
Inbreeding depression is a major driver of mating system evolution and has critical implications for population viability. Theoretical and empirical attention has been paid to predicting how inbreeding...
View ArticleData from: Genetic structure of native ant supercolonies varies in space and...
Ant supercolonies are the largest cooperative units known in nature. They consist of networks of interconnected nests with hundreds of reproductive queens, where individuals move freely between nests,...
View ArticleData from: Alternative splicing substantially diversifies the transcriptome...
Plants use light as source of energy and information to detect diurnal rhythms and seasonal changes. Sensing changing light conditions is critical to adjust plant metabolism and to initiate...
View ArticleData from: Perceptions of research bronchoscopy in Malawian adults with...
Bronchoscopy is an established research tool in Malawi, enabling collection of pulmonary samples for immunological, pharmacological, and microbiological studies. It is, however, an invasive clinical...
View ArticleData from: Weak coordination between leaf structure and function among...
Theory predicts that natural selection should favor coordination between leaf physiology, biochemistry and anatomical structure along a functional trait spectrum from fast, resource-acquisitive...
View ArticleData from: A multivariate study of differentiating characters between three...
Morphological variation in three rarely collected European species of the genus Lasiochernes Beier, 1932 is thoroughly examined in the present study. Detailed descriptions of previously ignored...
View ArticleData from: Influence of introduction history on genetic variation in...
Population introductions and reintroductions have become a common tool for conserving threatened species, but oftentimes introduced populations have reduced the genetic diversity compared with the...
View ArticleData from: High gene flow in the American badger overrides habitat...
Habitat associations are a function of habitat preferences and dispersal capabilities, both of which can influence how species responded to Quaternary climatic changes and contemporary habitat...
View ArticleData from: Host diversity limits the evolution of parasite local adaptation
Specificity in the interactions between hosts and their parasites can lead to local adaptation. However, the degree of local adaptation is predicted to depend upon the diversity of resistance alleles...
View ArticleData from: Rapid postglacial diversification and long-term stasis within the...
Natural systems composed of closely-related taxa that vary in the degree of phenotypic divergence and geographic isolation, provide an opportunity to investigate the rate of phenotypic diversification...
View ArticleData from: Sequence capture and next-generation sequencing of ultraconserved...
Amidst the rapid advancement in next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology over the last few years, salamanders have been left behind. Salamanders have enormous genomes — up to 40 times the size of...
View ArticleData from: Using sounds for making decisions: greater tube-nosed bats prefer...
Bats vocalize extensively within different social contexts. The type and extent of information conveyed via their vocalizations and their perceptual significance, however, remains controversial and...
View ArticleData from: Genetic variation of loci potentially under selection confounds...
Positive species-genetic diversity correlations (SGDCs) are often thought to result from the parallel influence of neutral processes on genetic and species diversity. Yet, confounding effects of...
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