Category: #StoryBehindThePaper

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Arm-deep in Arctic rocks: what a changing Arctic means for Little Auks

This blog post is provided by Martyna Syposz and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Snowmelt predicts earlier breeding across the latitudinal range of an Arctic nesting seabird, the Little Auk (Alle alle)“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study examined how snowmelt timing is linked to breeding onset in several little auk colonies over time. The High Arctic is not … Continue reading Arm-deep in Arctic rocks: what a changing Arctic means for Little Auks

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Trophic ecology beyond averages: uncovering hidden variation in animal diets using stable isotopes

This blog post is provided by Federico Garrido-de León and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “A new approach to quantify isotopic (co)variation across levels of biological organization using double-hierarchical generalized linear models”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Garrido-de León and colleagues quantified patterns of trophic variability from the individual to the community level, revealing surprising flexibility that can … Continue reading Trophic ecology beyond averages: uncovering hidden variation in animal diets using stable isotopes

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Ground-nesting birds in agriculture landscapes: what is the negative effect of forest patches and how can parents cope with it?

This blog post is provided by Guillaume Dillenseger, and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Predator-guild-specific parental responses mitigate higher predation risk on ground nests close to forest patches in a mosaic landscape“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study tested whether predation risk of experimental lapwing nests and aggressive responses by breeding lapwings to stuffed nest predators may depend on distance … Continue reading Ground-nesting birds in agriculture landscapes: what is the negative effect of forest patches and how can parents cope with it?

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The Hidden Architecture of Ecological Networks Under Biodiversity Loss

This blog post is provided by M. Florencia Miguel and colleagues and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article, “Species loss alters the mesoscale structure of mutualistic networks”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, M. Florencia Miguel and colleagues shed new light on the patterns of species loss, exploring how these losses can shape network structure at the mesoscale. Biodiversity … Continue reading The Hidden Architecture of Ecological Networks Under Biodiversity Loss

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When fish lose their crowd: how ocean acidification quietly dismantles the social lives of reef fish

This blog post is provided by Angus Mitchell and colleagues and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article, “Ocean acidification, more than warming or heatwaves, constrains shoaling behaviour in a range-extending fish through habitat simplification”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Mitchell and colleagues reveal the hidden impact that climate change can have on the social lives and shoaling behaviour … Continue reading When fish lose their crowd: how ocean acidification quietly dismantles the social lives of reef fish

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Plasticity in Parental Care

This blog post is provided by Casey Patmore and Per T Smiseth and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Plasticity in parental care: Interspecific competitor cues shape biparental cooperation in a burying beetle”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study examined how burying beetle parental care and breeding success was affected by interspecific competition. We investigated how perceived risk of interspecific … Continue reading Plasticity in Parental Care

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The art of doing as little as possible: What howler monkeys can teach us about energy and time

This blog post is provided by Pedro A. D. Dias and Ariadna Rangel-Negrín from the Primate Behavioral Ecology Lab, Universidad Veracruzana, México, and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Does energy minimisation constrain behavioural plasticity? Long-term activity budgets of a model folivore–frugivore“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study examined how activity budgets of mantled howler monkeys in Los Tuxtlas, México, … Continue reading The art of doing as little as possible: What howler monkeys can teach us about energy and time

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Digging into dirt: how rewilded mammals shape the hidden insect communities beneath our feet

This blog post is provided by Lucy Johanson and Heloise Gibb and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article, “Digging into dirt: rewilding with threatened mammals shapes soil insect assemblages”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Johanson, Gibb and colleagues explore the insect communities of the Australian desert and how they are impacted as ecosystem engineers are reintroduced. In Australia, … Continue reading Digging into dirt: how rewilded mammals shape the hidden insect communities beneath our feet

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What happens when predators eat without hunting? A new look at food webs

This blog post is provided by Solange Alexandra Batista-Nunes and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article, “Contrasting properties of predation and scavenging networks governed by megaherbivores in an African savannah”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Batista-Nunes and colleagues conduct the first comparison of predation and scavenging networks within a Kenyan ecosystem, revealing the value of scavenging in … Continue reading What happens when predators eat without hunting? A new look at food webs

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A tale of two forests

This blog post is provided by Felicia Keesing and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Climate warming, acorn masting, and the dynamics of rodent populations: Comparing long-term studies“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study takes advantage of the accidental similarity between two long-term studies of acorns, rodents, and climate, exploring the similarities and differences in their results. More than forty … Continue reading A tale of two forests

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