Author: Beth Preston

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Male rock hyraxes that maintain an isochronous song rhythm achieve higher reproductive success

This blog post is provided by Vlad Demartsev, Michal Haddas-Sasson, Amiyaal Ilany, Lee Koren and Eli Geffen and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘Male rock hyraxes that maintain an isochronous song rhythm achieve higher reproductive success‘, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, they explore whether singing ability in male hyraxes is linked to the number of offspring that … Continue reading Male rock hyraxes that maintain an isochronous song rhythm achieve higher reproductive success

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Are multi-brooded birds the current “winners” of climate change?

This blog post is provided by Abigail Kimmitt and Daniel Becker and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Plasticity in female timing may explain earlier breeding in a North American songbird“, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, they explored breeding success of the dark-eyed junco from long term datasets, to see if birds respond to climate change in … Continue reading Are multi-brooded birds the current “winners” of climate change?

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Perda de cauda em serpentes e anfisbênias explicada a partir de espécimes preservados

Este post do blog foi fornecido por Mario Moura e Henrique C. Costa e conta a #StoryBehindthePaper para o jornal “Unwrapping broken tails: biological and environmental correlates of predation pressure in limbless reptiles“, que foi recentemente publicado no Journal of Animal Ecology. Este post também está disponível em inglês aqui. O que uma cauda pode nos contar? Se nós estamos falando sobre cachorros e você … Continue reading Perda de cauda em serpentes e anfisbênias explicada a partir de espécimes preservados

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Tail loss in limbless reptiles explained by specimens from natural history collections

This blog post is provided by Mario Moura and Henrique Costa and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Unwrapping broken tails: biological and environmental correlates of predation pressure in limbless reptiles“, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, they use natural history collections of snakes and limbless lizards from museums to explore where predation occurs. These animals can drop … Continue reading Tail loss in limbless reptiles explained by specimens from natural history collections

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The “gall” of it all – how a latitudinal gradient in the diversity of oak gall formers contributes to the outbreak of a range-expanding species

This blog post is provided by Dylan Jones and Kirsten Prior and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Latitudinal gradient in species diversity provides high niche opportunities for a range-expanding phytophagous insect“, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study they explore how gall wasp communities vary from north to south in the United States of America, and how reduced … Continue reading The “gall” of it all – how a latitudinal gradient in the diversity of oak gall formers contributes to the outbreak of a range-expanding species

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Multiple parasitoid species enhance top-down control, but parasitoid performance is context-dependent

This blog post is provided by Melanie Thierry, Nick Pardikes, Miguel González Ximénez de Embún, Grégoire Proudhom, Jan Hrcek and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Multiple parasitoid species enhance top-down control, but parasitoid performance is context-dependent“, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. They explore how different combinations of hosts and parasitoid species interact in miniature worlds, also known as microcosms, showing … Continue reading Multiple parasitoid species enhance top-down control, but parasitoid performance is context-dependent

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Parasites are just the strings: Microbes as the real puppet masters in phenotypic manipulations of parasitized animals

This blog post is provided by Priscila Salloum, Fátima Jorge and Robert Poulin and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Inter-individual variation in parasite manipulation of host phenotype: a role for parasite microbiomes?“, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. They explore how differences in the microbiome of parasites might impact the way that those parasites can manipulate their hosts’ behaviour. Many parasites … Continue reading Parasites are just the strings: Microbes as the real puppet masters in phenotypic manipulations of parasitized animals

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The Push and Pull of Niche in Rodents

This blog post is provided by Pei-Jen L. Shaner and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Niche overlap in rodents increases with competition but not ecological opportunity: A role of inter-individual difference“, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. She explores how different rodent species in Taiwan have different dietary niches to allow coexistence between individuals and species. Animals living in the … Continue reading The Push and Pull of Niche in Rodents

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Diversity in Ecology, Guest post

Rainbow Research: Learning to be interdisciplinary: queer(ing) practice beyond binaries

The Rainbow Research series returns to the British Ecological Society to celebrate Pride month 2022! These special posts promote visibility and share stories from STEM researchers who belong to the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Each post is connected to one of the themes represented by the colours in the Progress Pride flag (Daniel Quasar 2018). In this post, Ash Brockwell shares his story of Transgender Pride and working in interdisciplinary … Continue reading Rainbow Research: Learning to be interdisciplinary: queer(ing) practice beyond binaries

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LET’S TALK ABOUT HUMMINGBIRDS, SEX & FLOWERS

This blog post is provided by María A. Maglianesi and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Behavioural and morphological traits influence sex-specific floral resource use by hummingbirds“, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, they investigate how the differences in behaviour and physical form of male and female hummingbirds, even of the same species, changes their relationship with the … Continue reading LET’S TALK ABOUT HUMMINGBIRDS, SEX & FLOWERS

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