Category: #StoryBehindThePaper

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Rethinking how acclimation shapes ectotherm survival in a warming world

This blog post is provided by Ignacio Peralta-Maraver and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Warm acclimation reduces the sensitivity of Drosophila species to heat stress at ecologically relevant scales”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Ignacio and colleagues tested the acclimation capacity of four Drosophila species, revealing that it is closely associated with temperatures experienced during their development. … Continue reading Rethinking how acclimation shapes ectotherm survival in a warming world

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Seduction Below the Surface: Learning from a Small Marine Fish That Seduction Is an Ever-Changing Game

This blog post is provided by Ivain Martinossi and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “A test of operational sex-ratio theory across latitudes reveals temporal variation in sex-specific behavioural reaction norms”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Martinossi and colleagues shine a light on the nuanced seduction strategies of a small marine fish, the two-spotted goby, which has a … Continue reading Seduction Below the Surface: Learning from a Small Marine Fish That Seduction Is an Ever-Changing Game

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The Hidden Network of Rodent-Seed Interactions

This blog post is provided by Chuan Yan and colleagues and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “The network architecture and phylogeographic drivers of interactions between rodents and seed plants at continental scales”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Yan and colleagues compiled and examined the largest dataset of rodent-seed interactions to date, revealing that rodents play a … Continue reading The Hidden Network of Rodent-Seed Interactions

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The effects of warming on loggerhead turtle nesting counts

This blog post is provided by Diana Sousa-Guedes and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “The effects of warming on loggerhead turtle nesting counts”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, the authors find that while warming sands are leading to increased female and nesting numbers in some locations, sands may be getting too warm, reducing egg viability. Warmer … Continue reading The effects of warming on loggerhead turtle nesting counts

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Only the inefficient die young: how selection drives changes in migration efficiency with age

This blog post is provided by Joe Wynn, and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Selective disappearance based on navigational efficiency in a long-lived seabird“, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Together with colleague, Joe studies improvements in migratory performance with age in common terns and find that improvements are due to selective disappearance of less efficient navigators rather than learning, … Continue reading Only the inefficient die young: how selection drives changes in migration efficiency with age

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Frankenstein matrices: among-population life history variation affects the reliability and predictions of demographic models

This blog post is provided by Giacomo Rosa, Benedikt R. Schmidt, Hugo Cayuela and Stefano Canessa and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Frankenstein matrices: among-population life history variation affects the reliability and predictions of demographic models”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Rosa and colleagues examine the impacts of using “Frankenstein matrices” in practical population ecology, which … Continue reading Frankenstein matrices: among-population life history variation affects the reliability and predictions of demographic models

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Long-term research on elephant seals offers opportunities for undergraduates

This blog post is provided by PhD candidate Allison Payne and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Reproductive success and offspring survival decline for female elephant seals past prime age”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Payne discusses how her research on reproductive senescence emerged from an unconventional setting – an undergraduate field class at UC Santa Cruz. The Northern elephant … Continue reading Long-term research on elephant seals offers opportunities for undergraduates

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How extreme weather is impacting the romantic lives of birds

This blog post is provided by Frigg Speelman and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Rainfall is associated with divorce in the socially monogamous Seychelles warbler”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Speelman and colleagues analysed a 16-year dataset and found that probability of divorce for Seychelles warblers was closely related to the amount of rainfall received during … Continue reading How extreme weather is impacting the romantic lives of birds

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Mediterranean corals: storytellers of the past, clairvoyants of the future

This blog post is provided by Marina J. Vergotti, Juan Pablo D’Olivo, and Diego K. Kersting, and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Reconstruction of long-term sublethal effects of warming on a temperate coral in a climate change hotspot”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Vergotti and colleagues analysed the skeletons of the Mediterranean coral C. caespitosa and … Continue reading Mediterranean corals: storytellers of the past, clairvoyants of the future

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Plant Metabolites and Sawfly Social Lives: Uncovering Nature’s Secret Networks

This blog post is provided by Pragya Singh and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Plant metabolites modulate social networks and lifespan in a sawfly” which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Together with colleagues, Pragya explores how turnip sawflies acquire plant chemicals from non-food plants that not only boost their defenses but also, depending on group compositions concerning chemical access, reshape … Continue reading Plant Metabolites and Sawfly Social Lives: Uncovering Nature’s Secret Networks

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