Category: #StoryBehindThePaper

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More Than Hitchhikers: How Epibiotic Crustaceans Help Monitor Dolphin Morbillivirus Epidemics

This blog post is provided by Sofía Ten and Francisco Javier Aznar, and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Long-term trends of epibionts reflect Mediterranean striped dolphin abundance shifts caused by morbillivirus epidemics”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This study explores the epidemiology of dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) and the potential of epibiotic crustaceans to indicate shifts in striped dolphin population abundance … Continue reading More Than Hitchhikers: How Epibiotic Crustaceans Help Monitor Dolphin Morbillivirus Epidemics

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One Bat After Another: Does the Annual Arrival of Baby Bats Lead to Hendra Virus Spillover?

This blog post is provided by Dan Crowley and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Cohorts of immature Pteropus bats show interannual variation in Hendra virus serology”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. Every winter, Hendra virus spills over from Australian flying foxes to horses and humans. The authors of this study spent four years tracking juvenile bats to test whether they … Continue reading One Bat After Another: Does the Annual Arrival of Baby Bats Lead to Hendra Virus Spillover?

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Coping as coral reefs degrade: reef fishes’ diets shift from corals to worms, large to small

This blog post is provided by Friederike Clever and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Dietary resilience of coral reef fishes to habitat degradation“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study investigates the degree to which dietary shifts in coral reef fish can buffer against the effects of habitat degradation. Fishes living on coral reefs under climate change conditions face fundamental changes … Continue reading Coping as coral reefs degrade: reef fishes’ diets shift from corals to worms, large to small

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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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Learning by doing: applying artificial intelligence to biodiversity with BugBox

This blog post and audio abstract are provided by Kelton Welch and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Evaluation of BugBox, a software platform for AI-assisted bioinventories of arthropods”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study explores the integration of AI technology, specifically through BugBox, to aid in rapidly processing entomology data, thereby supporting regenerative farming practices and biodiversity research in North … Continue reading Learning by doing: applying artificial intelligence to biodiversity with BugBox

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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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