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Sistēmiskie patogēni un koinfekcijas ir saistītas ar izmaiņām rūsgano mežstrupastu zarnu mikrobiotā

Šī bloga ieraksta autore ir Ilze Brila, un tas ir stāsts par (#StoryBehindthePaper) publikāciju “Idiosyncratic effects of coinfection on the association between systemic pathogens and the gut microbiota of a wild rodent, the bank vole (Myodes glareolus”, kas nesen publicēts žurnālā Journal of Animal Ecology. Publikācijas autori pēta kā patogēnu infekcijas un koinfekcijas ietekmē rūsgano mežstrupastu zarnu mikrobiotu. Read the blog in English here Zarnu mikrobiota … Continue reading Sistēmiskie patogēni un koinfekcijas ir saistītas ar izmaiņām rūsgano mežstrupastu zarnu mikrobiotā

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How dietary competition leads to a native shrew being rapidly replaced by an invasive shrew

This blog post is provided by Allan McDevitt and Samuel Browett and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Resource competition drives an invasion-replacement event among shrew species on an island”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their paper they determine how a recently invading shrew is outcompeting a native shrew for prey resources, ultimately leading to the rapid disappearance of the native … Continue reading How dietary competition leads to a native shrew being rapidly replaced by an invasive shrew

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Cold winters drive 8-year population cycles for a beetle pest in agriculture

This blog post is provided by Sara Emery and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Cold winters drive consistent and spatially synchronous 8-year population cycles of cabbage stem flea beetle”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their paper they explore regular cycles of the cabbage stem flea beetle in Sweden, investigating what impacts these cycles including climatic conditions in the winter. For … Continue reading Cold winters drive 8-year population cycles for a beetle pest in agriculture

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Beyond simple habituation: Anthropogenic habitats influence the escape behavior of spur-winged lapwings in response to both human and non-human threats

This blog post is provided by Bar-Ziv Michael, Sofer Aran, Gorovoy Adel and Spiegel Orr and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Beyond simple habituation: Anthropogenic habitats influence the escape behavior of spur-winged lapwings in response to both human and non-human threats“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their paper they use a unique “Jack-Truck” to simulate a jackal predator, and explore … Continue reading Beyond simple habituation: Anthropogenic habitats influence the escape behavior of spur-winged lapwings in response to both human and non-human threats

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post, Translated

מעבר להתרגלות: סביבה אנושית משפיעה על התנהגות הבריחה של סיקסקים בתגובה לאדם ולתן

בלוג זה מסופק על ידי בר-זיו מיכאל, סופר ארן, גורובוי אדל ושפיגל אור ומספר את #הסיפורשמאחוריהמאמר למאמר “מעבר להתרגלות פשוטה: בתי גידול עירוניים משפיעים על תגובת הבריחה של סיקסקים מאיום אנושי ולא אנושי“, שפורסם לאחרונה בעיתון של Journal of Animal Ecology. במאמר שלהם הם השתמשו בשיטה יחודית עם “ג’יפ-תן” כדי לחכות טורף מסוג תן, וחקרו איך סיקסקים מגיבים לאיום מסוג חדש וכך גם לאדם. Click here for the … Continue reading מעבר להתרגלות: סביבה אנושית משפיעה על התנהגות הבריחה של סיקסקים בתגובה לאדם ולתן

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Dispersal mode and competition type matter for outcomes of the competition-colonization trade-off

This blog post is provided by Ilia Maria Ferzoco and Shannon McCauley and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Breaking down the components of the competition-colonization trade-off: New insights into its role in diverse systems“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their concept paper they explore how dispersal and competition might impact how species compete and coexist, depending on how they … Continue reading Dispersal mode and competition type matter for outcomes of the competition-colonization trade-off

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Determinants of community structure: parasites fight the environment, their hosts and each other

This blog post is provided by Joshua Brian and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘Factors at multiple scales drive parasite community structure’, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In the study, they look at how parasite communities differ depending on host species and spatial scale.   At the heart of ecology are a set of quite simple questions. One of the … Continue reading Determinants of community structure: parasites fight the environment, their hosts and each other

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Survival and dispersal drive population dynamics of UK breeding Pied flycatchers

This blog post is provided by Malcolm Burgess and Chloé Nater and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘Spatial consistency in drivers of population dynamics of a declining migratory bird‘, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, they used long-running nest monitoring and individual mark-recapture data collected mainly by citizen scientists and shared through the SPI-Birds Network and Database. They … Continue reading Survival and dispersal drive population dynamics of UK breeding Pied flycatchers

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Why do birds of a feather flock together?

This blog post is provided by Shannon Buckley Luepold and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Habitat detection, habitat choice copying, or mating benefits: what drives conspecific attraction in a nomadic songbird?“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. The authors explored why wood warblers settle near each other, comparing hypotheses about other birds acting as a signal of good habitat, simply copying … Continue reading Why do birds of a feather flock together?

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What do dung beetles actually do?

This blog post is provided by Joaquín Hortal and Indradatta deCastro-Arrazola and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘ A trait-based framework for dung beetle functional ecology’, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In this blog post you can read how a group of dung beetle ecologists came together to establish a framework for the study of the functional ecology of dung … Continue reading What do dung beetles actually do?

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