Data from: Ecomorphological adaptation in three mudskippers (Teleostei:...
We hypothesise that the body shapes of three mudskipper species (Boleophthalmus dussumieri, Periophthalmus waltoni, and Scartelaos tenuis) are ecomorphological adaptations to different epi- and...
View ArticleData from: Marine soundscape shaped by fishing activity
Marine communities face anthropogenic pressures that degrade ecosystems. Because underwater soundscapes carry information about habitat quality, we explored whether destructive impacts of fishing could...
View ArticleData from: Can terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) and hemispherical...
Tropical dry forests (TDFs) are ecosystems with long drought periods, a mean temperature of 25 °C, a mean annual precipitation that ranges from 900 to 2000 mm, and that possess a high abundance of...
View ArticleData from: Population genomic analysis of Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis...
Informed conservation of stream fishes requires detailed understanding of the effects of both natural processes and anthropogenic activities on genetic diversity. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis, a...
View ArticleData from: A whole-transcriptome approach to evaluating reference genes for...
While quantitative PCR (qPCR) is widely recognized as being among the most accurate methods for quantifying gene expression, it is highly dependent on the use of reliable, stably expressed reference...
View ArticleData from: Does warming by open-top chambers induce change in the...
Climate change may alter mycorrhizal communities, which impact ecosystem characteristics such as carbon sequestration processes. These impacts occur at a greater magnitude in Arctic ecosystems, where...
View ArticleData from: Lock-picks: fungal infection facilitates the intrusion of...
Studies investigating host-parasite systems rarely deal with multispecies interactions, and mostly explore impacts on hosts as individuals. Much less is known about the effects at colony level, when...
View ArticleData from: Predator foraging response to a resurgent dangerous prey
Prey switching occurs when a generalist predator kills disproportionately more of an abundant prey species and correspondingly spares a rarer species. Although this behaviour is a classic stabilizing...
View ArticleData from: Genetic characterisation of dog personality traits
The genetic architecture of behavioural traits in dogs is of great interest to owners, breeders and professionals involved in animal welfare, as well as to scientists studying the genetics of animal...
View ArticleData from: Climate and competition effects on tree growth in Rocky Mountain...
1. Climate is widely assumed to influence physiological and demographic processes in trees, and hence forest composition, biomass and range limits. Growth in trees is an important barometer of climate...
View ArticleData from: Safari science: assessing the reliability of citizen science data...
1. Protected areas are the cornerstone of global conservation, yet financial support for basic monitoring infrastructure is lacking in 60% of them. Citizen science holds potential to address these...
View ArticleData from: Dispersal and establishment limitation slows plant community...
1. Abandoned agricultural lands often have distinct plant communities from areas with no history of agriculture because plant species fail to recolonize. This may be due to dispersal limitation from a...
View ArticleData from: Effects of deer on woodland structure revealed through terrestrial...
Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) captures the three-dimensional structure of habitats. Compared to traditional methods of forest mensuration, it allows quantification of structure at increased...
View ArticleData from: A worldwide phylogeography of the whiteworm lichen Thamnolia...
Thamnolia vermicularis is a lichenized fungus with an extremely wide distribution, being encountered in arctic and alpine environments in most continents. In this study, we used molecular markers to...
View ArticleData from: Phenotypic plasticity in female mate choice behavior is mediated...
Female mate choice is a complex decision-making process that involves many context-dependent factors. In Drosophila melanogaster, a model species for the study of sexual selection, indirect genetic...
View ArticleData from: Applying the multistate capture-recapture robust design to...
1. Population structure must be considered when developing mark-recapture (MR) study designs as the sampling of individuals from multiple populations (or subpopulations) may increase heterogeneity in...
View ArticleData from: Using phylogenomics to understand the link between biogeographic...
Globally distributed groups may show regionally distinct rates of diversification, where speciation is elevated given timing and sources of ecological opportunity. However, for most organisms, nearly...
View ArticleData from: A new phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria, Ornithischia)
The stegosaurs are some of the most easily recognizable dinosaurs, but are surprisingly rare as fossils. Consequently much remains unknown about their palaeobiology, and every new stegosaurian find...
View ArticleData from: Genetic divergence for physiological response to temperature...
Premise of the Research - Local adaptation ultimately arises as a result of adaptive divergence in phenotypic characters. Within a species, a large portion of the phenotypic traits that confer local...
View ArticleData from: The role of exotic ladybeetles in the decline of native ladybeetle...
Ladybeetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are ubiquitous predators which play an important role in suppressing pest insects. In North America, the coccinellid community is increasingly dominated by...
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