Soil Microarthropod Communities Along Salt Marsh Transects of the Wadden Sea Are Predominantly Structured by Niche Differentiation [0.03%]
Xue Pan,Lara Warnke,Lennart Zwolski et al.
Xue Pan et al.
The relative importance of deterministic versus stochastic processes in community assembly is widely discussed in ecology. Stochastic models explain community assembly by ignoring the niches of species, whereas deterministic models assume t...
Potential Invasive Indo-Pacific Acropora in a Coral Reef of Venezuela: A Contribution to Their Morphological and Molecular Knowledge [0.03%]
Estrella Y Villamizar G,Rossana C Jaspe,Anaurora Yranzo-Duque et al.
Estrella Y Villamizar G et al.
The introduction of invasive species into marine environments is a global crisis, driving significant biodiversity loss. Here, we report the first record of a non-native hermatypic coral in Venezuela, exhibiting biological traits characteri...
A 26-Year Record of Seasonality and Interannual Variability in Marine Mammal Sightings From Northern Marguerite Bay, Antarctica [0.03%]
Andrew Clarke,Alysa Fisher,Hugh J Venables et al.
Andrew Clarke et al.
Whales and seals are an important and often conspicuous component of the Southern Ocean pelagic fauna. Some species have been studied extensively, but almost exclusively in the austral summer, and winter data for any species are sparse. Her...
The Effect of Social Rank on Reproductive Traits Depends on Rank Metric: Evidence From a Group-Living Carnivore [0.03%]
Ella W White,Oliver P Höner,Marta Mosna et al.
Ella W White et al.
Group-living animals form dominance hierarchies to mediate competition among members. The social rank of individuals determines their access to resources such as food and mates, as well as their exposure and opportunities to respond to soci...
Environmental Adaptation Differences Are Key Factors Determining the Speciation and Future Adaptability of the Five Closely Related Species of the Genus Ophioglossum [0.03%]
Zhen-Yan Pan,Jing-Zhong Chen,Fu-Li Gong et al.
Zhen-Yan Pan et al.
Ophioglossum is an herbaceous genus of the Ophioglossaceae family with notable medicinal value and ecological importance in forest ecosystems. However, the impact of rising global temperatures on its distribution and the habitat ranges of i...
Preliminary Evolutionary Trends of Ctenophorus Dragon (Lacertilia: Agamidae) Lifespans, With a New Longevity Record [0.03%]
Daniel Hoops,Martin J Whiting
Daniel Hoops
We reviewed the published literature on the lifespans of dragon lizards in the genus Ctenophorus (Agamidae) and collated all known lifespan records for this genus, both in the wild and in captivity. We found that Ctenophorus species for whi...
Clinal Variation in Reproductive Modes and Offspring Body Condition Across a Contact Zone of a Bimodal Viviparous Salamander [0.03%]
Clara Figueiredo-Vázquez,Lucía Alarcón-Ríos,Guillermo Velo-Antón
Clara Figueiredo-Vázquez
Hybrid zones offer valuable insights into evolutionary processes. In species with bimodal reproduction, hybridization can produce transitional phenotypes that may pinpoint the evolutionary pathways connecting distinct reproductive modes. Th...
Multi-Species Canopy Latrines in Costa Rican Cloud Forests: A Mammal Interactions Hub in a Single Tree Species [0.03%]
Jeremy Quirós-Navarro,Tim Chamberlain,Deiver Espinoza
Jeremy Quirós-Navarro
We report the discovery of arboreal multi-species mammal latrines in montane cloud forests of Costa Rica. We surveyed 169 trees from 29 species. Canopy multi-species latrines were only found in 11 individuals of a single tree species, Ficus...
Exploring Transcriptomic Microsatellite Markers in Hydrangea petiolaris (Hydrangeaceae): A Resource for Population Genetics and Functional Genomic Insights [0.03%]
Seongjun Park,Sumi Choi,Saeyeon Hwang et al.
Seongjun Park et al.
Hydrangea petiolaris Siebold & Zucc., commonly known as climbing hydrangea, is a vine native to the woodlands of Korea, Japan, and Sakhalin Island. It is an economically important ornamental species characterized by both fertile and sterile...
Host Genus and Habitat Use Shape the Distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Lineages in a Hyper-Diverse Tropical Amphibian Community [0.03%]
Shannon Buttimer,Wesley J Neely,Jack M Boyette et al.
Shannon Buttimer et al.
Pathogens often exploit ecological and evolutionary opportunities created by anthropogenic change, with profound consequences for host communities. In Brazil's Atlantic Forest, the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd...