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Billfish use an oxygen minimum zone boundary to hunt

This blog post is provided by Ryan Logan and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Patrolling the border: billfish exploit the hypoxic boundary created by the world’s largest oxygen minimum zone”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. Blue marlin and sailfish are top predators in the pelagic environment, but little is known about their hunting behavior. Ryan Logan, the lead author of the … Continue reading Billfish use an oxygen minimum zone boundary to hunt

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What’s so great about macroecology?

Hi! I’m Tom, a lecturer at Cardiff University, assistant editor at Journal of Animal Ecology, and a self-described macroecologist. I’m writing on the JAE blog to promote the wonderful subfield of macroecology. JAE is packed with a wealth of great animal macroecology studies. In addition, there is a British Ecological Society Macroecology Special Interest Group Annual Meeting (that’s a serious mouthful) coming up in July. … Continue reading What’s so great about macroecology?

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Human land-uses homogenize stream assemblages and reduce animal biomass production

This blog post is provided by Dieison André Moi and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘Human land-uses homogenize stream assemblages and reduce animal biomass production’, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Dieison and colleagues evaluated the effects of four land-uses on taxonomic richness, functional and trait diversityof fishes, arthropods, and macrophytesbased on data from 61 stream sites in … Continue reading Human land-uses homogenize stream assemblages and reduce animal biomass production

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O uso do solo por humanos homogeniza assembleias de riachos e reduz a produção de biomassa animal

Este post no blog é fornecido por Dieison André Moi e conta o #StoryBehindthePaper para o manuscrito ‘O uso do solo por humanos homogeniza assembleias de riachos e reduz a produção de biomassa animal’, que foi recentemente publicado no Journal of Animal Ecology. Em seu estudo, Dieison e colegas avaliaram os efeitos de quatro usos da terra na riqueza taxonômica, diversidade funcional e de categorias … Continue reading O uso do solo por humanos homogeniza assembleias de riachos e reduz a produção de biomassa animal

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When species can decide whether to disperse or not

This blog post is provided by Xiaozhou Ye and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Maintenance of biodiversity in multitrophic metacommunities: dispersal mode matters”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their paper they investigate whether distinct dispersal modes (such as random or fitness-dependent dispersal) impact residing metacommunity biodiversity. The answer is yes. Read on to find out more. Does species-level dispersal mode … Continue reading When species can decide whether to disperse or not

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Caribou acclimate timing of migration and birth to changes in snowmelt and green-up

This blog post is provided by Michel Laforge and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Plasticity and repeatability in spring migration and parturition dates with implications for annual reproductive success”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their paper they find that caribou acclimate the timing of their migration and when they give birth to the timing of spring snow melt and plant … Continue reading Caribou acclimate timing of migration and birth to changes in snowmelt and green-up

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My long search for rules on how fish communities are put together

This blog post is provided by Andrew L. Rypel and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘Ecosystem size filters life-history strategies to shape community assembly in lakes’, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In this study, he fuses theories from island biogeography and life-history studies to understand how fish assemblages filter along a lake size gradient. As a child, I had the … Continue reading My long search for rules on how fish communities are put together

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COVID-19 lockdowns and citizen science data reveal species traits most vulnerable to mortality on roads

This blog post is provided by Sarah Raymond and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘The impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns on wildlife-vehicle collisions in the UK’, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Sarah and colleagues utilize the reduction of traffic due to COVID-lockdowns and citizen science data on roadkill to study which traits make species vulnerable to being … Continue reading COVID-19 lockdowns and citizen science data reveal species traits most vulnerable to mortality on roads

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Winner Announced: 2022 Elton Prize

We are delighted to announce that Pablo Antiqueira as the 2022 winner of our Elton Prize early career researcher award for the article Pablo is award the Prize for his contribution to the published article Warming and top predator loss drive direct and indirect effects on multiple trophic groups within and across ecosystems. You can read more about Pablo’s #Storybehindthepaper on the blog post, which … Continue reading Winner Announced: 2022 Elton Prize

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