Data from: Adaptive differentiation in floral traits in the presence of high...
Plant-pollinator interactions are thought to be major drivers of floral trait diversity. However, the relative importance of divergent pollinator-mediated selection versus neutral processes in floral...
View ArticleData from: The genetics of extreme microgeographic adaptation: an integrated...
Microgeographic adaptation provides a particularly interesting context for understanding the genetic basis of phenotypic divergence, and may also present unique empirical challenges. In particular,...
View ArticleData from: Resource predictability and specialization in avian malaria parasites
We tested the hypothesis that avian haemosporidian (malaria) parasites specialize on hosts that can be characterized as predictable resources at a site in Amazonian Ecuador. We incorporated host...
View ArticleData from: Coral reef degradation is not correlated with local human...
The global decline of reef-building corals is understood to be due to a combination of local and global stressors. However, many reef scientists assume that local factors predominate and that isolated...
View ArticleData from: Combined structural, biochemical and cellular evidence...
Recent findings have highlighted the role of the Old World alphavirus non-structural protein 3 (nsP3) as a host defence modulator that functions by disrupting stress granules, subcellular phase-dense...
View ArticleData from: Deep COI sequencing of standardized benthic samples unveils...
High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) of DNA barcodes (metabarcoding), particularly when combined with standardized sampling protocols, is one of the most promising approaches for censusing overlooked...
View ArticleData from: Landscape genomics reveals altered genome wide diversity within...
In order to contribute to evolutionary resilience and adaptive potential in highly modified landscapes, revegetated areas should ideally reflect levels of genetic diversity within and across natural...
View ArticleData from: The wings before the bird: an evaluation of flapping-based...
Background. Powered flight is implicated as a major driver for the success of birds. Here we examine the effectiveness of three hypothesized pathways for the evolution of the flight stroke, the...
View ArticleData from: Methodological congruence in phylogenomic analyses with...
A well-known issue in phylogenetics is discordance among gene trees, species trees, morphology, and other data types. Gene-tree discordance is often caused by incomplete lineage sorting, lateral gene...
View ArticleData from: Altered development of synapse structure and function in striatum...
Mutations in the gene encoding leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) can cause Parkinson's disease (PD), and the most common disease-associated mutation, G2019S, increases kinase activity. Because LRRK2...
View ArticleData from: Phylogeographic model selection leads to insight into the...
Phylogeographic research investigates biodiversity at the interface between populations and species, in a temporal and geographic context. Phylogeography has benefited from analytical approaches that...
View ArticleData from: Observed forest sensitivity to climate implies large changes in...
Predicting long-term trends in forest growth requires accurate characterisation of how the relationship between forest productivity and climatic stress varies across climatic regimes. Using a network...
View ArticleData from: Resource distribution mediates social and mating behavior in a...
The distribution of resources should influence mate availability and the costs and benefits of pursuing different mating strategies. Where resources are dispersed, males may be constrained in the...
View ArticleData from: Plant-herbivore interactions: silicon concentration in tussock...
1. It has been hypothesized that the induction of silicon (Si)-based plant defence in response to herbivore damage may engender rodent population cycles. Many studies have also considered accumulation...
View ArticleData from: Willet be one species or two?: a genomic view of the evolutionary...
The Willet (Tringa semipalmata; Scolopacidae) is composed of 2 morphologically and vocally distinct subspecies with broadly disjunct breeding distributions in North America. Nominate T. s. semipalmata...
View ArticleData from: Genomic response to selection for predatory behavior in a...
If genetic architectures of various quantitative traits are similar, as studies on model organisms suggest, comparable selection pressures should produce similar molecular patterns for various traits....
View ArticleData from: Camera-based occupancy monitoring at large scales: power to detect...
Monitoring carnivores is critical for conservation, yet challenging because they are rare and elusive. Few methods exist for monitoring wide-ranging species over large spatial and sufficiently long...
View ArticleData from: Experimentally decoupling reproductive investment from energy...
The ubiquitous life-history trade-off between reproduction and survival has long been hypothesized to reflect underlying energy-allocation trade-offs between reproductive investment and processes...
View ArticleData from: Mutation is a sufficient and robust predictor of genetic variation...
Different types of phenotypic traits consistently exhibit different levels of genetic variation in natural populations. There are two potential explanations: either mutation produces genetic variation...
View ArticleData from: Effects of experimental warming on biodiversity depend on...
Climatic warming is a primary driver of change in ecosystems worldwide. Here, we synthesize responses of species richness and evenness from 187 experimental warming studies in a quantitative...
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