Data from: Whole genome sequence resource of Indian Zaprionus indianus
The present article documents the whole genome sequence information of the Indian Zaprionus indianus, a member of the fruit fly family Drosophilidae. The sequences were generated on an Illumina...
View ArticleData from: Trade-offs and evolution of thermal adaptation in the Irish potato...
Temperature is one of the most important environmental parameters with crucial impacts on nearly all biological processes. Due to anthropogenic activity, average air temperatures are expected to...
View ArticleData from: Phenological shifts in hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae): linking...
An understanding of ecological and evolutionary responses to global environmental change requires both a robust measurement of the change that is occurring and a mechanistic framework for understanding...
View ArticleData from: Ancient mitochondrial genomes clarify the evolutionary history of...
The New Zealand acanthisittid wrens are the sister-taxon to all other “perching birds” (Passeriformes) and – including recently extinct species – represent the most diverse endemic passerine family in...
View ArticleData from: Measuring fecal testosterone in females and fecal estrogens in...
The development of non-invasive methods, particularly fecal determination, has made possible the assessment of hormone concentrations in wild animal populations. However, measuring fecal metabolites...
View ArticleData from: Egg morphology fails to identify nests parasitized by conspecifics...
Conspecific brood parasites lay eggs in nests of other females of the same species. A variety of methods have been developed and used to detect conspecific brood parasitism (CBP). Traditional methods...
View ArticleData from: Introducing resprouters to enhance Mediterranean forest...
Resprouter species are important for Mediterranean ecosystem resilience, but they are scarce in landscapes dominated by pioneer pines. Sound knowledge of resprouter seedling functional responses and...
View ArticleData from: Phenological mismatch and ontogenetic diet shifts interactively...
Climate change may cause phenological asynchrony between trophic levels, which can lead to mismatched reproduction in animals. Although indirect effects of mismatch on fitness are well described,...
View ArticleData from: Does wildlife resource selection accurately inform corridor...
Evaluating landscape connectivity and identifying and protecting corridors for animal movement have become central challenges in applied ecology and conservation. Currently, resource selection analyses...
View ArticleData from: Fuelwood sustainability revisited: integrating size structure and...
Much concern has been expressed about the sustainability of fuelwood harvesting in Africa. Most models predict that demand will outstrip supply within a few decades, resulting in severe deforestation....
View ArticleData from: Taxonomic revision of Stigmatomma Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)...
In this study we present the first taxonomic revision of the ant genus Stigmatomma in the Malagasy biogeographic region, redescribe the previously known S. besucheti Baroni-Urbani, and describe seven...
View ArticleData from: The Nearctic Nedubini: the most basal lineage of katydids is...
This study investigated the systematics of the Nearctic shield-back katydids (“Tettigoniinae”), a paraphyletic group thought to include genera from a distinctive Gondwanan tribe, the Nedubini, among an...
View ArticleData from: Historical contingency in a multigene family facilitates adaptive...
Novel adaptations must originate and function within an already established genome [ 1 ]. As a result, the ability of a species to adapt to new environmental challenges is predicted to be highly...
View ArticleData from: Fitness costs of animal medication: anti-parasitic plant chemicals...
The emerging field of ecological immunology demonstrates that allocation by hosts to immune defense against parasites is constrained by the costs of those defenses. However, the costs of...
View ArticleData from: Habitat specialisation predicts genetic response to fragmentation...
Habitat fragmentation is one of the most severe threats to biodiversity as it may lead to changes in population genetic structure, with ultimate modifications of species evolutionary potential and...
View ArticleData from: Dietary carotenoid availability affects avian colour discrimination
Carotenoid pigments are found in the retinas of many vertebrate species, where they serve a range of functions. In birds, carotenoid-containing retinal oil droplets act as optical filters, modifying...
View ArticleData from: Rodent-avoidance, topography and forest structure shape territory...
Background - Understanding the factors underlying habitat selection is important in ecological and evolutionary contexts, and crucial for developing targeted conservation action in threatened species....
View ArticleData from: Predictable food supplies induce plastic shifts in avian scaled...
Urbanization constitutes one of the most profound forms of land-use change and strongly affects global biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Expansion of urban areas typically leads to species loss...
View ArticleData from: A new resource for the development of SSR markers: millions of...
Premise of the study: The One Thousand Plant Transcriptomes Project (1KP, 1000+ assembled plant transcriptomes) provides an enormous resource for developing microsatellite loci across the plant tree of...
View ArticleData from: Fine scale genetic structure among greater sage-grouse leks in...
Background: Mating systems that reduce dispersal and lead to non-random mating might increase the potential for genetic structure to arise at fine geographic scales. Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus...
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