Data from: Diurnal body temperature patterns in free-ranging populations of...
Endotherms allocate large amounts of energy and water to the regulation of a precise body temperature (Tb), but can potentially reduce thermoregulatory costs by allowing Tb to deviate from normothermic...
View ArticleData from: The present and future effects of land use on ecological...
The world is currently experiencing a period of rapid, human-driven biodiversity loss. Over the past decade, numerous metrics for biodiversity have been used to create indicators to track change in...
View ArticleData from: Seed polyphenols in a diverse tropical plant community
1. Polyphenols are one of the most common groups of secondary metabolites in plants and thought to play a key role in enhancing plant fitness by protecting plants against enemies. Although...
View ArticleData from: The differential impact of a native and a non-native ragwort...
Whereas the impact of exotic plant species on above-ground biota is relatively well-documented, far less is known about the effects of non-indigenous plants on the first and second trophic level of the...
View ArticleData from: Does habitat specialization shape the evolutionary potential of...
Because specialist species evolved in more temporally and spatially homogeneous environments than generalist species, they are supposed to experience less fluctuating selection. For this reason, we...
View ArticleData from: Techniques for estimating the size of low density gopher tortoise...
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a candidate species for range-wide listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act; hence reliable population estimates are required to aid management and...
View ArticleData from: Context dependent colonization dynamics: regional reward contagion...
1. Habitat selection by colonizing organisms is an important factor in determining species abundance and community dynamics at multiple spatial scales. Many organisms select habitat patches based on...
View ArticleData from: Balancing yield with resilience and conservation objectives in...
The global overexploitation of fish stocks is endangering many marine food webs. Scientists and managers now call for an ecosystem-based fisheries management, able to take into account the complexity...
View ArticleData from: Comparing direct and indirect selfing rate estimates: when are...
The rate of self-fertilization (that is, selfing) is a key evolutionary parameter in hermaphroditic species, yet obtaining accurate estimates of selfing rates in natural populations can be technically...
View ArticleData from: Joint evolution of differential seed dispersal and self-fertilization
Differential seed dispersal, in which selfed and outcrossed seeds possess different dispersal propensities, represents a potentially important individual-level association. A variety of traits can...
View ArticleData from: Mechanical evidence that flamingos can support their body on one...
Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) often stand and sleep on one leg for long periods, but it is unknown how much active muscle contractile force they use for the mechanical demands of standing on one leg:...
View ArticleData from: Multilevel and sex-specific selection on competitive traits in...
Individuals often interact more closely with some members of the population (e.g. offspring, siblings or group members) than they do with other individuals. This structuring of interactions can lead to...
View ArticleData from: Correlated evolution between colouration and ambush site in...
The evolution of a visual signal will be affected by signaller and receiver behaviour, and by the physical properties of the environment where the signal is displayed. Crab spiders are typical...
View ArticleData from: Top predators constrain mesopredator distributions
Top predators can suppress mesopredators by killing them, competing for resources and instilling fear, but it is unclear how suppression of mesopredators varies with the distribution and abundance of...
View ArticleData from: A temporal banding approach for consistent taxonomic ranking above...
Comparable taxonomic ranks within clades can facilitate more consistent classifications and objective comparisons among taxa. Here we use a temporal approach to identify taxonomic ranks. This is an...
View ArticleData from: Mating patterns and post-mating isolation in three cryptic species...
Determining the extent of reproductive isolation in cryptic species with dynamic geographic ranges can give us important insights into the processes that generate and maintain genetic divergence in the...
View ArticleData from: Conserving phylogenetic diversity can be a poor strategy for...
For decades, academic biologists have advocated for making conservation decisions in light of evolutionary history. Specifically, they suggest that policymakers should prioritize conserving...
View ArticleData from: More on the best evolutionary rate for phylogenetic analysis
The accumulation of genome-scale molecular datasets for non-model taxa brings us ever closer to resolving the tree of life of all living organisms. However, despite the depth of data available, a...
View ArticleData from: Evaluating hybridization capture with RAD probes as a tool for...
Laboratory techniques for high-throughput sequencing have enhanced our ability to generate DNA sequence data from millions of natural history specimens collected prior to the molecular era, but remain...
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