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The Secret Journeys of Brook Charr: How Fish Choose Their Own Worlds Underwater

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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Les voyages secrets de l’omble de fontaine : comment les poissons choisissent leurs propres mondes sous l’eau

Cet article de blog est proposé par Aliénor Stahl, Marc Pépino, Andrea Bertolo et Pierre Magnan, et raconte les #CoulissesDeLArticle pour “Behavioural tactics across thermal gradients align with partial morphological divergence in brook charr”, récemment publié dans le Journal of Animal Ecology. Dans cette étude, Stahl et ses collègues révèlent comment l’omble de fontaine utilise les couches thermiques dans ses lacs natifs au Canada, offrant … Continue reading Les voyages secrets de l’omble de fontaine : comment les poissons choisissent leurs propres mondes sous l’eau

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Deciphering the 10-year Snowshoe Hare Cycle

This blog post is provided by Charles Krebs, Stan Boutin and Rudy Boonstra and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Demographic Mechanisms of Snowshoe Hare Population Cycles in Yukon, Canada”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In this study, the authors present a summary of more than 400-person-years’ worth of research on the population cycles of the snowshoe hare, providing a deeper understanding … Continue reading Deciphering the 10-year Snowshoe Hare Cycle

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From above to below: how large herbivores affect forests soils

This blog post is provided by Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Belowground effects of ground-dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study reviewed the ways that various types of herbivores affect forest soils in different contexts. A famous quote is “Seeing is believing”, but when we spot a deer or a … Continue reading From above to below: how large herbivores affect forests soils

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Beavers boost bat biodiversity

This blog post is provided by Valentin Moser and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Habitat heterogeneity and food availability in beaver-engineered streams foster bat richness, activity and feeding”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study shows that beaver engineering creates structurally diverse habitats that support a broader range of bat species. Beavers are recolonizing large areas in their former range in … Continue reading Beavers boost bat biodiversity

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How Co-BreeD can change how we see cooperation in animals

This blog post is provided by Maike Woith and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “An integrative, peer-reviewed and open-source cooperative-breeding database (Co-BreeD)“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This publication presents the Co-BreeD database, a collaborative tool for studying cooperative breeding across mammals and birds. From wild dogs to warblers, animals across the globe share the work of raising young. But … Continue reading How Co-BreeD can change how we see cooperation in animals

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Only the Smarter Stay: How Brain Size Determines Migrating Decisions in a Montane Breeding Swallow

This blog post is provided by Yu-Wen Yang and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Relative brain size explains migratory/resident tendency in birds: Partial altitudinal migration in Asian house martins“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study explores why some martins choose to stay while others migrate by comparing their morphological traits and breeding performance. In the valleys of Lishan at Taiwan’s … Continue reading Only the Smarter Stay: How Brain Size Determines Migrating Decisions in a Montane Breeding Swallow

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Mountain living shapes reproductive demography

This blog post is provided by Kevin White and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Life-history trade-offs and environmental variability shape reproductive demography in a mountain ungulate“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study explored how life-history trade-offs and environmental variability influence demography of mountain goats in extreme environments. Living on a steep mountainside, blanketed in snow nine months of the … Continue reading Mountain living shapes reproductive demography

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How a remote oil rig can tell us more about hoverflies

This blog post is provided by Oliver M. Poole and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Long-range pollen transport across the North Sea: Insights from migratory hoverflies landing on a remote oil rig”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study utilised samples from an oil rig operator to determine migratory movements of hoverflies and the pollen they transport across the North … Continue reading How a remote oil rig can tell us more about hoverflies

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Um achado fortuito em uma floresta familiar: Descobrindo uma nova espécie onde cresci

Esta blog foi escrito por Henrique Negrello-Oliveira e conta a #StoryBehindThePaper do artigo “Across the edge: Spatial segregation drives community structure in tri-trophic multilayer networks at a forest-grassland edge“, publicado recentemente no Journal of Animal Ecology. Este estudo buscou responder se a borda campo/floresta funcionaria como uma barreira ou contínuo ecológico, dada a distribuição espacial das interações entre espécies ao longo da borda Florestas e … Continue reading Um achado fortuito em uma floresta familiar: Descobrindo uma nova espécie onde cresci

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