Data from: Quantitative ornithology with a commercial marine radar:...
Marine surveillance radars are commonly used for radar ornithology, but they are rarely calibrated. This prevents them from measuring the radar cross-sections (RCS) of the birds under study....
View ArticleData from: A multistate dynamic site occupancy model for spatially aggregated...
1.Estimation of transition probabilities of sessile communities seems easy in principle but may still be difficult in practice because resampling error (i.e., a failure to resample exactly the same...
View ArticleData from: Bioinformatic processing of RAD-seq data dramatically impacts...
Restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) provides high-resolution population genomic data at low cost, and has become an important component in ecological and evolutionary studies. As with...
View ArticleData from: Spatial variability in tree regeneration after wildfire delays and...
Climate change is altering the frequency and severity of forest disturbances such as wildfires and bark beetle outbreaks, thereby increasing the potential for sequential disturbances to interact....
View ArticleData from: Homology-aware phylogenomics at gigabase scales
Obstacles to inferring species trees from whole genome data sets range from algorithmic and data management challenges to the wholesale discordance in evolutionary history found in different parts of a...
View ArticleData from: Bayes factors unmask highly variable information content, bias,...
As the application of genomic data in phylogenetics has become routine, a number of cases have arisen where alternative datasets strongly support conflicting conclusions. This sensitivity to analytical...
View ArticleData from: Large-scale, multi-directional larval connectivity among coral...
Larval dispersal is the key process by which populations of most marine fishes and invertebrates are connected and replenished. Advances in larval tagging and genetics have enhanced our capacity to...
View ArticleData from: The relative response of songbirds to shifts in song amplitude and...
Anthropogenic noise presents a problem for acoustic communication in animal taxa around the world. Many animals respond by modifying their acoustic signals, sometimes along multiple axes, such as song...
View ArticleData from: High evolutionary constraints limited adaptive responses to past...
Interactions among traits that build a complex structure may be represented as genetic covariation and correlation. Genetic correlations may act as constraints, deflecting the evolutionary response...
View ArticleData from: Functional traits of marine macrophytes predict primary production
1.The relationship between community structure and the functioning of ecosystems is the subject of ongoing debate. Biological or functional trait-based approaches that capture life strategy, morphology...
View ArticleData from: The effect of colour producing mechanisms on plumage sexual...
1.Sexual dichromatism (SD) often reflects intense sexual selection on males. It has been hypothesised that sexual selection should favour the elaboration of those male colours that honestly signal...
View ArticleData from: Individual variation in energy-saving heterothermy affects...
1.Given fundamental energetic trade-offs among growth, maintenance, and reproduction, individual differences in energy-saving should have consequences for survival and reproductive success. Many...
View ArticleData from: Lizards paid a greater opportunity cost to thermoregulate in a...
1.The theory of thermoregulation has developed slowly, hampering efforts to predict how individuals can buffer climate change through behaviour. Mixed results of field and laboratory experiments...
View ArticleData from: The carry-over effects of pollen shortage decrease the survival of...
1.Many studies have reported honeybee colony losses in human-dominated landscapes. While bee floral food resources have been drastically reduced over past decades in human-dominated landscapes, no...
View ArticleData from: Demographic stimulation of the obligate understorey herb, Panax...
1.Natural and anthropogenic forest canopy disturbances significantly alter forest dynamics and lead to multi-dimensional shifts in the forest understorey. An understorey plant's ability to exploit...
View ArticleData from: A global test for phylogenetic signal in shifts in flowering time...
1.Shifts in the timing of flowering are a conspicuous biological signal of climate change. These shifts have been documented across the globe for diverse communities. Although many species are...
View ArticleData from: An assessment of carbon and nutrient limitations in the formation...
1. Although the principal mechanism determining treeline formation appears to be carbon (C)-sink limitations due to low temperatures, few studies have assessed the complementary role of reduced soil...
View ArticleData from: Changes in spatial variance during a grassland to shrubland state...
1. State transitions are changes in ecosystem structure and self-reinforcing feedbacks that are initiated when an exogenous driver variable crosses a threshold. Reversing state transitions is difficult...
View ArticleData from: Spartina alterniflora genotypic identity affects plant and...
1. Competition and herbivory are ubiquitous processes known to interactively shape plant performance, distribution and community assembly. Likewise, plant genetic variation and associated trait...
View ArticleData from: Competition and facilitation determine dwarf mistletoe infection...
1. Interspecific interactions have a fundamental role in plant population dynamics, as they may set the conditions for species coexistence. Parasitic plants, like dwarf mistletoes, offer the...
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