Data from: Metagenomic analysis reveals changes of the Drosophila suzukii...
The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is a highly polyphagous pest of a wide variety of wild or cultivated berry and stone fruit. Originating from...
View ArticleData from: Genetic variation and clonal diversity in introduced populations...
Background: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are increasingly being used to study non-native populations. SNPs are relatively information poor on a per locus basis, but allow genotyping more loci...
View ArticleData from: Periphyton density is similar on native and non-native plant species
Non-native plants increasingly dominate the vegetation in aquatic ecosystems and thrive in eutrophic conditions. In eutrophic conditions, submerged plants risk being overgrown by epiphytic algae;...
View ArticleData from: Unlocking the story in the swab: a new genotyping assay for the...
One of the most devastating emerging pathogens of wildlife is the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which affects hundreds of amphibian species around the world. Genomic data from...
View ArticleData from: Convergent adaptation to dangerous prey proceeds through the same...
Convergent phenotypes often result from similar underlying genetics, but recent work suggests convergence may also occur in the historical order of substitutions en route to an adaptive outcome. We...
View ArticleData from: Ecology of ontogenetic body-mass scaling of gill surface area in a...
Several studies have documented ecological effects on intra- and interspecific body-size scaling of metabolic rate. However, little is known about how various ecological factors may affect the scaling...
View ArticleData from: Population density and structure drive differential investment in...
Sexual selection theory predicts a trade-off between premating (ornaments and armaments) and postmating (testes and ejaculates) sexual traits, assuming that growing and maintaining these traits is...
View ArticleData from: Cell-size distribution in epithelial tissue formation and homeostasis
How cell growth and proliferation are orchestrated in living tissues to achieve a given biological function is a central problem in biology. During development, tissue regeneration and homeostasis,...
View ArticleData from: Chronic exposure to a neonicotinoid increases expression of...
Bumblebees are important pollinators in wild and agricultural settings. In recent decades pollinator declines have been linked to the effects of increased pesticide use and the spread of disease....
View ArticleData from: Functional morphological adaptations of the bony labyrinth in...
Diprotodontia represents the largest and ecologically most distinct order of marsupials occurring in Australasian being highly divers in size, locomotion, habitat preferences, feeding, and activity...
View ArticleData from: Bacteriocins and the assembly of natural Pseudomonas fluorescens...
When competing for space and resources, bacteria produce toxins known as bacteriocins to gain an advantage over competitors. Recent studies in the laboratory have confirmed theoretical predictions that...
View ArticleData from: Genome reduction and microbe-host interactions drive adaptation of...
As the most ancient metazoan, sponges have established close relationships with particular microbial symbionts. However, the characteristics and physiology of thioautotrophic symbionts in deep-sea...
View ArticleData from: Conflicting phylogenomic signals reveal a pattern of reticulate...
High-throughput sequencing is helping biologists to overcome the difficulties of inferring the phylogenies of recently diverged taxa. The present study analyzes the phylogenetic signal of genomic...
View ArticleData from: Double cuticle barrier in two global pests, the whitefly...
The integument protects the organism against penetration of xenobiotics and water that would potentially interfere with homeostasis. In insects that play key roles in a variety of agricultural and...
View ArticleData from: Modeling adaptive and non-adaptive responses of populations to...
Understanding how the natural world will be impacted by environmental change over the coming decades is one of the most pressing challenges facing humanity. Addressing this challenge is difficult...
View ArticleData from: Metapopulation patterns of additive and non-additive genetic...
Describing and explaining the geographic within-species variation in phenotypes (‘phenogeography’) in the sea over a species distribution range is central to our understanding of a variety of...
View ArticleData from: Plant defense negates pathogen manipulation of vector behavior
1. Although many vector-borne plant pathogens can alter vector behavior to the pathogen's benefit, how plants might counter such manipulation is unknown. 2. In the Tomato yellow leaf curl virus...
View ArticleData from: Integrating lipid storage into general representations of fish...
1. Fish, even of the same species, can exhibit substantial variation in energy density (energy per unit wet weight). Most of this variation is due to differences in the amount of storage lipids. In...
View ArticleData from: Climatic variation modulates the indirect effects of large...
Large mammalian herbivores (LMH) strongly shape the composition and architecture of plant communities. A growing literature shows that negative direct effects of LMH on vegetation frequently propagate...
View ArticleData from: Effects of predatory ants within and across ecosystems in...
Predation is one of the most fundamental ecological processes affecting biotic communities. Terrestrial predators that live at ecosystem boundaries may alter the diversity of terrestrial organisms, but...
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