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

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