Environmental constraints can explain clutch size differences between urban and forest blue tits: Insights from an egg removal experiment

This blog post is provided by Mark Pitt and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Environmental constraints can explain clutch size differences between urban and forest blue tits: Insights from an egg removal experiment” which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. The authors find that urban blue tits lay fewer eggs than their non-urban counterparts, possibly as a response to limited resources. … Continue reading Environmental constraints can explain clutch size differences between urban and forest blue tits: Insights from an egg removal experiment

EFFECTS OF CHANGING HABITATS ON BAT-VIRUS DYNAMICS

This blog post is provided by Tamika Lunn, Alison Peel, Hamish McCallum, Peggy Eby, Maureen Kessler, Raina Plowright and Olivier Restif, and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for their article “Spatial dynamics of pathogen transmission in communally roosting species: impacts of changing habitats on bat-virus dynamics”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. A flying-fox hangs from a eucalypt branch, nodding in and out … Continue reading EFFECTS OF CHANGING HABITATS ON BAT-VIRUS DYNAMICS