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Terrestrial birds mediating their responses to droughts through biological traits

This blog post is provided by Lyu Bing Zhang and Yang Liu and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Biological traits and biome features mediate responses of terrestrial bird demography to droughts”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, Lyu Bing, Yang and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of 204 species to find that droughts generally have a negative impact … Continue reading Terrestrial birds mediating their responses to droughts through biological traits

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post

Devil in a blue dress: colour morph affects fitness in Arctic foxes

This blog post is provided by Cecilia Di Bernardi and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Fitness and fur colouration – testing the camouflage and thermoregulation hypotheses in an Arctic mammal“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. Living in extreme environments leads to a wide range of adaptations in Arctic and alpine animals, which have drawn scientists’ attention and fascination for a … Continue reading Devil in a blue dress: colour morph affects fitness in Arctic foxes

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