This blog post is provided by Jean-Dominique Lebreton and Madan K. Oli and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Reproductive value as a key concept in ecology and evolutionary biology”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Lebreton, Oli and colleagues break down the meaning of reproductive value, an idea first proposed by R. A. Fisher almost a century ago to … Continue reading The Value of Reproductive Value
This blog post is provided by Rafael Carvalho da Silva, Maëlys Prost, Angélique Bultelle, and Thibaud Monnin, and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Effects of heat stress on the foraging activity of incipient ant colonies”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, da Silva and colleagues explored the impacts of prolonged heat exposure on the foraging activities of black garden … Continue reading Small colonies, big environmental challenges: how the intensity and duration of heat exposure shape ant colony foraging
This blog post is provided by Yangheshan Yang and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Unexpected asymmetric Qinghai-Tibetan wildlife dietary response to anthropause: rapid initial shifts and a slow return”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Yang and colleagues show the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diets of roadside pika populations on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. We did … Continue reading When the Roads Went Quiet: What Pikas Taught Us About Wildlife Responses to the Anthropause
This blog post is provided by Federico Garrido-de León and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “A new approach to quantify isotopic (co)variation across levels of biological organization using double-hierarchical generalized linear models”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Garrido-de León and colleagues quantified patterns of trophic variability from the individual to the community level, revealing surprising flexibility that can … Continue reading Trophic ecology beyond averages: uncovering hidden variation in animal diets using stable isotopes
This blog post is provided by M. Florencia Miguel and colleagues and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article, “Species loss alters the mesoscale structure of mutualistic networks”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, M. Florencia Miguel and colleagues shed new light on the patterns of species loss, exploring how these losses can shape network structure at the mesoscale. Biodiversity … Continue reading The Hidden Architecture of Ecological Networks Under Biodiversity Loss
This blog post is provided by Angus Mitchell and colleagues and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article, “Ocean acidification, more than warming or heatwaves, constrains shoaling behaviour in a range-extending fish through habitat simplification”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Mitchell and colleagues reveal the hidden impact that climate change can have on the social lives and shoaling behaviour … Continue reading When fish lose their crowd: how ocean acidification quietly dismantles the social lives of reef fish
This blog post is provided by Lucy Johanson and Heloise Gibb and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article, “Digging into dirt: rewilding with threatened mammals shapes soil insect assemblages”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Johanson, Gibb and colleagues explore the insect communities of the Australian desert and how they are impacted as ecosystem engineers are reintroduced. In Australia, … Continue reading Digging into dirt: how rewilded mammals shape the hidden insect communities beneath our feet
This blog post is provided by Solange Alexandra Batista-Nunes and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article, “Contrasting properties of predation and scavenging networks governed by megaherbivores in an African savannah”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Batista-Nunes and colleagues conduct the first comparison of predation and scavenging networks within a Kenyan ecosystem, revealing the value of scavenging in … Continue reading What happens when predators eat without hunting? A new look at food webs
This blog post is provided by Arthemis Moraru, Stefano Anile, and Sébastien Devillard and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article, “Global determinants of home range sizes in Felids: evidence of human disturbance impact”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Moraru and colleagues conduct the first global meta-analysis of home range size across wild felids, identifying the factors that … Continue reading Why Some Wildcats Need More Space- and How Humans Limit It
This blog post is provided by Aliénor Stahl, Marc Pépino, Andrea Bertolo and Pierre Magnan and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Behavioural tactics across thermal gradients align with partial morphological divergence in brook charr”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Stahl and colleagues reveal how the Brook charr uses thermal layers in its native lakes of Canada, … Continue reading The Secret Journeys of Brook Charr: How Fish Choose Their Own Worlds Underwater
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