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Extensive dune grasslands largely lacking human disturbance are an important refuge for a vole-dependent raptor

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023
Agricultural intensification and abandonment have led to a dramatic decrease of semi-natural grasslands such as low-intensity pastures and hay meadows.
Steffen Kämpfer, Florian Fumy, Thomas Fartmann   +2 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Distinct cell proliferation patterns underlying the development of defensive crests in Daphnia longicephala

Heliyon, 2022
The freshwater crustacean Daphnia is well known for its expression of morphological defenses in the presence of predators. Research into this phenomenon has mostly centered on the ecology and evolution of Daphnia defenses; information is limited on the ...
Annette Graeve, Joshua Huster, Deria Görl, Ioanna Ioannidou, Rocio Gómez, Linda C. Weiss   +5 more
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Diversity of Pharmaceuticals Enhances Antibiotic Resistance in the Invertebrate Gut via Biofilm‐Mediated Mechanisms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Pharmaceutical diversity acts as an independent driver of antibiotic resistance in soil invertebrates. While bulk soil remains unaffected, the collembolan gut microbiome exhibits significant resistance gene enrichment under complex chemical exposure and diurnal warming.
Yi‐Fei Wang, Ya‐Ning Wang, Da Lin, Jia‐Yang Xu, Feng‐Yuan Qi, Hui‐Ling Cui, Hui‐Jie Lu, Min Qiao, Edward Topp, Dong Zhu, Matthias C. Rillig, Yong‐Guan Zhu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil microbial community composition in two distinct preserved habitats [PDF]

Metabarcoding and Metagenomics
This study investigates the taxonomic composition, richness and diversity of microbial and metazoan communities in two adjacent ecosystems — a preserved Native Forest and a Highland Grassland — within a well-conserved area of the Atlantic Forest located ...
Carla Schifino Robles Huber, Luciano Köche Huber, Laura Roberta Pinto Utz   +2 more
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Ecological Adaptation Mechanisms Underlying Successful Plant Reproduction

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
During floral induction, various environmental and endogenous signals converge to regulate the florigen protein, which is transported from leaves to the SAM to initiate flowering. Within the SAM, a complex network of receptor kinases and small peptides orchestrates floral development with high spatiotemporal precision.
Hang Zhao, Shenghui Huo, Yue Xing, Shuxin Zhang, Guilin Li, Yihui Liu, Chongyang Jin, Fuguang Li, Xiaoyang Ge   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular phylogeny of the Palaearctic butterfly genus Pseudophilotes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with focus on the Sardinian endemic P. barbagiae

BMC Zoology, 2018
Background The Palaearctic butterfly genus Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1958 (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae), that today occurs in North Africa and in Eurasia, includes ten described species with various distribution ranges, including endemics such as the ...
Valentina Todisco, Andrea Grill, Konrad Fiedler, Brigitte Gottsberger, Vlad Dincă, Raluca Vodă, Vladimir Lukhtanov, Harald Letsch   +7 more
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Corals and Reef‐Dwelling Fish Regulate Carbon Storage and Cycling Processes in Coral Reef Ecosystems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Coral reefs are biodiversity hotspots, yet their role in carbon storage and cycling remains poorly understood. Using field surveys and modeling in the South China Sea, we reveal the overlooked potential of carbon storage in reef ecosystems and how reef fish, corals, and surface sediment jointly shape reef carbon reservoirs.
Yiting Chen, Wenliang Zhou, Lan Qiu, Han Lai, Mingpan Huang, Qian Li, Wen Yu, Pei‐Yuan Qian, Fuwen Wei   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenotypic plasticity, heritability, and genotype-by-environment interactions in an insect dispersal polymorphism

BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background Evolutionary fitness is determined by the match between an organism’s phenotype and its local environment. When mismatched, individuals may disperse to more suitable habitats.
Lilian Cabon, Mahendra Varma, Gabe Winter, Anne Ebeling, Holger Schielzeth   +4 more
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Mitotic activity patterns and cytoskeletal changes throughout the progression of diapause developmental program in Daphnia

BMC Cell Biology, 2018
Background Diapause is a form of dormancy that is genetically predetermined to allow animals to overcome harsh environmental conditions. It is induced by predictive environmental cues bringing cellular activity levels into a state of suspended animation.
Luxi Chen, Rosemary E. Barnett, Martin Horstmann, Verena Bamberger, Lea Heberle, Nina Krebs, John K. Colbourne, Rocío Gómez, Linda C. Weiss   +8 more
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