Hummingbird community structure and nectar resources modulate the response of interspecific competition to forest conversion. [PDF]
Oecologia, 2023 Guevara EA +6 more
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Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.Geckos and anoline iguanid lizards are well‐known for their possession of adhesive toepads, which are generally regarded as being convergent structures. We show that the anatomical configuration of the foot in these two lineages differs markedly and that these differences likely relate to the contrasing ways they deploy their adhesive systems and ...
Anthony P. Russell +2 more
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Divergent Functional Roles of Shredder Size: Interspecific Versus Intraspecific Effects on Aquatic Leaf Litter Decomposition. [PDF]
Ecol EvolYegon MJ +4 more
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Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.In our recent study, we examined whether ants in the Brazilian Cerrado follow the “grain‐size hypothesis,” which proposes that larger ants should have proportionally longer legs to move efficiently across different environments. We used Ectatomma permagnum, a common predatory ant in the Cerrado, measuring hundreds of individuals collected from various ...
A. Sandim, R. Aranda
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Wild boar feeding habits before versus after wolf recolonization
Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.By analyzing wild boar diet before and after wolf recolonization in a Mediterranean coastal area, we evaluated whether the return of wolves facilitated feeding on deer carcasses by wild boar. While deer hair was never reported in samples of wild boar feces in 1991–1994, we found it in c.
I. Belardi +4 more
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The Influence of Habitat Heterogeneity and Human Disturbance on Trophic Interactions of <i>Sebastiscus marmoratus</i> and <i>Scorpaenopsis cirrosa</i> in Wanshan Archipelago. [PDF]
Ecol EvolXie H +11 more
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Differences in mycelial turnover and persistence of wood‐decay fungi at the microscale
New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary How long do fungal hyphae persist in the environment? And how does this differ between groups and species of fungi? Despite growing knowledge of fungal contributions to decomposition and soil carbon cycles, surprisingly little is known about the turnover of mycelia: What happens to fungal hyphae over time? And how this impacts different fungi's
Roos‐Marie I. J. van Bokhoven +2 more
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Investigating interspecific mating in the thelytokous predatory mite Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae), with comparative observations from three sexually reproducing phytoseiid species. [PDF]
Exp Appl AcarolZhang K, Cao J, Li X, Zhang ZQ.
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New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary Generation of competent offspring is vital for the prosperity of flowering plants. The pistil not only functions as a conduit for pollen tubes to grow to the ovary but also provides a selective venue for facilitating the growth of compatible pollen tubes and discouraging invaders and incompatible pollen.
Tong Zhang +3 more
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Comparative Analysis of Phytochemical Profile and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Green Extracts from Quercus ilex and Quercus robur Acorns. [PDF]
MoleculesGonzalez-Iglesias D +5 more
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