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Do sun orchids mimic buzz‐pollinated plants? An experimental test of the adaptive significance of false anthers

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Mimicry implies that an organism gains fitness by resembling a model species, and one example is rewardless plants that attract pollinators by resembling co‐flowering species that provide rewards.
Daniela Scaccabarozzi, Nina Sletvold
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Selective logging weakly influences species co‐occurrence in a community of tropical understorey birds

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Our findings reveal a notable resilience in the co‐occurrence patterns of understorey birds to selective logging in Borneo, underscoring the long‐term conservation value of logged tropical forests. Abstract Selective logging is a major driver of tropical land‐use change, causing reductions in forest specialist species with concurrent increases in edge ...
David Costantini, Simone Messina, Julia Weiss, Suzanne Tomassi, Cindy C. P. Cosset, Suzan Benedick, Bruno Bellisario, David P. Edwards   +7 more
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Long‐term population dynamics of western tent caterpillars: History, trends and causes of cycles

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
The length and in‐depth nature of this population study make it unique. It represents perhaps the most extensive monitoring of viral infection in a wild insect population. We have used laboratory and field experiments to test many hypotheses about mechanisms that potentially impact the dynamics of this cyclic species.
Judith H. Myers, Jenny S. Cory
wiley   +1 more source

Life history induces markedly divergent insect responses to habitat loss

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study pioneers the use of deep learning to rapidly assess over 22,000 Amazonian insects, revealing life history‐dependent winners and losers from forest loss. It shows that terrestrial insects decline while aquatic insects thrive, with body size influencing dispersal, offering key insights for biodiversity conservation in tropical fragmented ...
Lucas F. Colares, Carlos A. Peres, Cristian S. Dambros   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Freeze‐tolerant frogs accumulate cryoprotectants using photoperiod: A potential ecological trap

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Climate change is disrupting the reliability of photoperiod as a cue signalling seasonal changes in temperature. We show that gray treefrogs under a late‐season photoperiod accumulated large reserves of ‘antifreeze’ and exhibited greater cold tolerance.
Troy C. Neptune, Diana C. Koester, Michael F. Benard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From cities to refuges for pollinators: Urban practices for enhancing pollinator habitats in changing landscapes

Journal of Applied Ecology, EarlyView.
A framework for the support of pollinators in urban areas is developed here, based on five pillars: nesting, flower resources, artificial support, management and society acceptance, with additional key elements from science and society. Society should incorporate strategies for pollinators as in this framework by means of co‐planning with stakeholders,
Rosa Ranalli, Sara Borghesan, Massimo Labra, Paolo Biella   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping priority areas to mitigate the risk of electrocution of range‐restricted bird species

Journal of Applied Ecology, EarlyView.
Our study proposes a framework to identify areas with higher electrocution risk, which can be used even in data‐scarce regions or adapted to a multi‐species assessment context. This approach can support proactive strategies for energy companies with an initial assessment identifying areas to avoid installing new power lines, evaluating sites for ...
Larissa D. Biasotto, Andreas Kindel, Erica C. Pacífico, Thiago Filadelfo, Fernanda R. Paschotto, Gabriela R. Favoretto, Antônio Emanuel E. A. Sousa, Aldicir Scariot, Fernando Ascensão   +8 more
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Phenological selection mosaic of predispersal seed predation affects gender variation in an andromonoecious plant

Journal of Ecology, EarlyView.
Spatiotemporal variation in seed predation can act as a selective force on floral gender. The floral sex allocation of an alpine andromonoecious herb varied among local populations. Early‐flowering populations suffered from intensive seed predation by moth larvae, where male‐biased sex allocation was advantageous in reducing the risk of oviposition. In
Gaku Kudo, Akari Shibata
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More than fruity scents: Pollination biology, scent, and spectral reflectance of Annonaceae species

Plant Species Biology, EarlyView.
We characterised the floral visual and olfactory cues of numerous Annonaceae species and reported their pollinators. We further assessed the olfactory space of most Annonaceae species available in the literature. Abstract The family Annonaceae possesses a broad array of floral phenotypes and pollination specializations, and are important in the plant ...
Ming‐Fai Liu, Junhao Chen, Chun‐Chiu Pang, Tanya Scharaschkin, Richard M. K. Saunders   +4 more
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On Technics and Technology as a Modification of the Death Drive

Constellations, EarlyView.
Lachlan Ross
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