Tag: phenotypic plasticity

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Tropical fishes can benefit more from novel than familiar species interactions at their cold-range edges

This blog post is provided by Angus Mitchell, Chloe Hayes, Erick Coni, David Booth, and Ivan Nagelkerken, and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Tropical fishes can benefit more from novel than familiar species interactions at their cold-range edges”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Mitchell and colleagues investigated the challenges faced by tropical fish shifting their ranges … Continue reading Tropical fishes can benefit more from novel than familiar species interactions at their cold-range edges

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Life in the Fast Lane: Developmental Responses of Tadpoles to Life in the City

This blog post is provided by Andrew Cronin and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Urban developmental environments alter tadpole phenotypes depending on origin”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Cronin and colleagues investigated the effects of urbanisation on a species with a complex life history, the túngara frog. Crouching next to a sickly-looking puddle adjacent to the … Continue reading Life in the Fast Lane: Developmental Responses of Tadpoles to Life in the City

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Are multi-brooded birds the current “winners” of climate change?

This blog post is provided by Abigail Kimmitt and Daniel Becker and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Plasticity in female timing may explain earlier breeding in a North American songbird“, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, they explored breeding success of the dark-eyed junco from long term datasets, to see if birds respond to climate change in … Continue reading Are multi-brooded birds the current “winners” of climate change?

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Announcements

Rapid and repeated shifts in chemical signals in Greece

Elton Prize shortlisted Article This blog post is provided by Colin Donihue and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Rapid and Repeated Divergence of Animal Chemical Signals in an Island Introduction Experiment”. Colin has been shortlisted for the 2020 Elton Prize for this article. Colin is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society. He is interested in understanding the causes … Continue reading Rapid and repeated shifts in chemical signals in Greece

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Open call for papers: Special Feature on understanding climate change response in the age of genomics

Anthropogenic climate change is rapidly transforming environments and poses a major threat to species and ecosystems worldwide. Understanding how animal populations respond to these changing environments is crucial for developing conservation and mitigation strategies as global temperatures continue to rise. It is now becoming increasingly feasible to generate data at genome and population-wide scales for many species, including those at the greatest risk from the … Continue reading Open call for papers: Special Feature on understanding climate change response in the age of genomics

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