Data from: Inflorescence and flower development in Musa velutina H. Wendl. &...
Premise of research. Inflorescence and flower structure in the Musaceae is unique in the Zingiberales. The inflorescence lacks the obvious cincinnus structure that characterizes the order, and the...
View ArticleData from: Optimizing mating encounters by sexually dimorphic movements
All organisms with sexual reproduction undergo a process of mating, which essentially involves the encounter of two individuals belonging to different sexes. During mate search, both sexes should...
View ArticleData from: Low fossilization potential of keratin protein revealed by...
Recent studies have suggested the presence of keratin in fossils dating back to the Mesozoic. However, ultrastructural studies revealing exposed melanosomes in many fossil keratinous tissues suggest...
View ArticleData from: Stimulus discriminability may bias value-based probabilistic learning
Reinforcement learning tasks are often used to assess participants' tendency to learn more from the positive or more from the negative consequences of one's action. However, this assessment often...
View ArticleData from: Orientation of native versus translocated juvenile Lesser Spotted...
The ontogeny of migration routines used by wild birds remains unresolved. Here we investigated the migratory orientation of juvenile lesser spotted eagles (LSE) (Clanga pomarina) based on translocation...
View ArticleData from: Allopreening in birds is associated with parental cooperation and...
Individuals of many species form bonds with their breeding partners, yet the mechanisms maintaining these bonds are poorly understood. In birds, allopreening is a conspicuous feature of interactions...
View ArticleData from: Larval nutritional stress affects vector life history traits and...
Exposure to stress during an insect’s larval development can have carry-over effects on many adult life history traits and affect host susceptibility to pathogens. Studies on mosquitoes have shown that...
View ArticleData from: Pythons, parasites and pests: anthropogenic impacts on Sarcocystis...
Parasites are essential components of ecosystems and can be instrumental in maintaining host diversity and populations; however their role in trophic interactions has often been overlooked. Three...
View ArticleData from: Specific 50-kHz vocalizations are tightly linked to particular...
Rat ultrasonic vocalizations have been suggested to be either a byproduct of physical movement or, in the case of 50-kHz calls, a means to communicate positive affect. Yet there are up to 14 distinct...
View ArticleData from: Carnivoran resource and habitat use in the context of a Late...
We investigate resource and habitat use by apex predators through stable isotope analysis at two Spanish Late Miocene localities: Los Valles de Fuentidueña (~9.6 Ma, LVF) and Cerro de los Batallones...
View ArticleData from: Predator-mediated negative effects of overabundant snow geese on...
Overabundant species can strongly impact ecosystem functioning through trophic cascades. The strong increase in several arctic geese populations, primarily due to changes in agricultural practices in...
View ArticleData from: Teosinte in Europe – searching for the origin of a novel weed
A novel weed has recently emerged, causing serious agronomic damage in one of the most important maize-growing regions of Western Europe, the Northern Provinces of Spain. The weed has morphological...
View ArticleData from: Silicon-induced root nodulation and synthesis of essential amino...
Ecologists have become increasingly aware that silicon uptake by plants, especially the Poaceae, can have beneficial effects on both plant growth and herbivore defence. The effects of silicon on other...
View ArticleData from: On the relative importance of CSR ecological strategies and...
PLEASE NOTE, PART OF THESE DATA ARE ALSO REFERRED TO ANOTHER ARTICLE. PLEASE SEE http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01119.x FOR MORE INFORMATION. 1. Identifying ecological strategies based on...
View ArticleData from: Present conditions may mediate the legacy effect of past land-use...
1. In forest ecosystems, the influence of landscape history on contemporary biodiversity patterns has been shown to provide a convenient framework to explain shifts in plant assemblages. However, very...
View ArticleData from: Neighborhood effects determine plant-herbivore interactions below...
1. Plant neighbors can strongly influence the interactions between herbivores and focal plants, for instance by providing food of different quality (consumptive effects) or by changing the behavior and...
View ArticleData from: Colour patch size and measurement error using reflectance...
1. Over the past twenty years, portable and relatively affordable spectrophotometers have greatly advanced the study of animal coloration. However, the small size of many colour patches poses...
View ArticleData from: Genetic assignment with isotopes and habitat suitability (GAIAH),...
1. Identifying migratory connections across the annual cycle is important for studies of migrant ecology, evolution, and conservation. While recent studies have demonstrated the utility of...
View ArticleData from: Safety and immunogenicity of the Na-GST-1 hookworm vaccine in...
Necator americanus Glutathione-S-Transferase-1 (Na-GST-1) plays a role in the digestion of host hemoglobin by adult N. americanus hookworms. Vaccination of laboratory animals with recombinant Na-GST-1...
View ArticleData from: A new model for ancient DNA decay based on paleogenomic meta-analysis
The persistence of DNA over archaeological and paleontological timescales in diverse environments has led to a revolutionary body of paleogenomic research, yet the dynamics of DNA degradation are still...
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