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Importance of woody patches and vegetation heterogeneity in Texas tortoise microhabitat use

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Microhabitat sites provide important resources and thermal conditions to reptile species that can vary spatially and temporally. This study assessed Texas tortoise Gopherus berlandieri microhabitat use and its relationship with carapace temperature during their active (April–October) and inactive seasons (November–March) between January 2023 and ...
Camryn M. Kiel, Danielle K. Walkup, Sandra Rideout‐Hanzak, Evan P. Tanner, Ashley M. Tanner, Andrea B. Montalvo, Toby J. Hibbitts   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of researcher presence towards nest attendance and breeding of barn owls Tyto javanica javanica

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Human disturbance to nesting raptors can influence breeding success, especially during early breeding. This study examined the impact of researcher presence, a relatively low impact human disturbance, on eastern barn owls Tyto javanica javanica during monitoring of 57 nest‐boxes in oil palm plantations in Malaysia over a period of 30 months.
Shakinah Ravindran, Paula L. Enríquez, Noor Hisham Hamid, Cik Mohd Rizuan Zainal Abidin, Afif Farhan Adnan, Abu Hassan Ahmad, Hasber Salim   +6 more
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Interactions between prairie dogs and arthropods in grassland ecosystems: a review and research gaps

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) are an important component of grassland ecosystems of North America where they can alter vegetation composition/structure and physical attributes of grassland habitats through their feeding and burrowing behavior. Impacts of prairie dog presence on many wildlife and plant taxa have been widely studied but research on prairie
Joshua W. Campbell, Alexandra Tsalickis, Ellen A. R. Welti, Itai Namir   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Peanut Burrower Bug, Pangaeus bilineatus (Say) (Hemiptera: Cydnidae)

EDIS
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
Kathi Malfa, Ethan Carter, Xavier Martini, Isaac Esquivel   +3 more
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Out of the fire and into the frying pan: Hostile post‐fire thermal conditions reduce activity windows for reptiles

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate change and intensified fire regimes are reshaping ecosystems globally. Reptiles, as ectotherms, rely on microhabitat shelters to buffer against thermal extremes, yet the capacity of these shelters to persist or function following fire remains poorly understood ...
Max Tibby, Heather Neilly, Karl Vernes, Eric Nordberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drought and soil macrofauna functional diversity effects on Mediterranean tree growth in an Ecotron ecosystem experiment

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The intensity, frequency and severity of drought events are projected to increase in the Mediterranean region under ongoing climate change. This may impact plant growth and survival in Mediterranean forests leading to altered ecosystem dynamics. The functional diversity
Justine Laoué, Alexandru Milcu, Johanne Nahmani, Sandra Barantal, Sylvain Coq, Nathalie Fromin, Emmanuel S. Gritti, Lenka Kovácsová, Stephan Hättenschwiler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rising temperature non‐additively alters how different dimensions of biodiversity affect ecosystem‐scale processes

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
The authors distil how dimensions of biodiversity drive ecosystem processes with increasing temperature. Specifically, species physiology more greatly affected ecosystem primary production than did foraging behaviour, and physiology mediated non‐additive interactions with temperature.
Sean Pierce Richards, Maximilian H. K. Hesselbarth, Jacob Edward Allgeier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contextually conspicuous species are more likely to be venomous: Habitat‐dependent aposematic colouration found throughout snakes

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Conspicuous colouration signals venomous nature throughout snakes. Abstract Many animals use conspicuous colours to advertise their unprofitability to potential predators, a phenomenon known as aposematism. For example, conspicuous banded patterns in snakes are often highlighted as aposematic signalling of their venomous nature.
Amy Duclaux, Michel Dugon, Kevin Healy
wiley   +1 more source

Night application of insecticides to burrower bug control in peanuts

, 2020
The burrower bug, Cyrtomenus mirabilis (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) has been shown to be an important soil pest in the peanut crop in Brazil by damage caused. Laboratory studies have shown that some insecticides are efficient for control. However, the form of application can have great interference in its effectiveness. Thus, the objective was to evaluate the
Rincão, Rodolfo de Oliveira, Pivaro, Rodolfo da Silveira, Xavier , Alessandro Martins, Ferraz, Maycon, Domene , Renan Agostinho, Michelotto, Marcos Doniseti   +5 more
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Why don't all birds lay early? Causes and consequences of breeding timing for a long‐lived migratory seabird

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Why don't all birds lay early? Our 16‐year study of Manx shearwater behaviour shows that selection on breeding timing fluctuates among years. We also find that lay dates are influenced by persistent individual differences, variation in non‐breeding duration, and pair synchrony, potentially constraining breeding phenological advancement under ongoing ...
Katrina Siddiqi‐Davies, Natasha Gillies, Hector Bailey, Sarah Bond, Annette Fayet, Holly Kirk, Lewis Lancaster‐Reeves, Joe Morford, Oliver Padget, Akiko Shoji, Martyna Syposz, Joe Wynn, Tim Guilford   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source