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Little penguins select more isolated nest boxes for breeding, but lay date influences breeding success

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
We determined that more isolated and possibly older nest boxes were selected by little penguins for breeding at Pōhatu/Flea Bay, New Zealand. However, breeding success was influenced by lay date in comparison to nest box characteristics. These findings inform immediate conservation recommendations regarding nest box design and placement.
Georgia S. M. Gwatkin, Rachel P. Hickcox, Chris N. Niebuhr, Alexandra J. Strang, Sarah P. Flanagan, Michelle A. LaRue   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relative influence of inter- and intraspecific competition in an ungulate assemblage modified by introduced species. [PDF]

J Mammal, 2023
Zini V, Wäber K, Dolman PM.
europepmc   +1 more source

T(w)o Patch or Not T(w)o Patch: A Novel Biocontrol Model

Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A number of top‐down biocontrol models have been proposed where the introduced predators' efficacy is enhanced via the provision of additional food (AF). However, if the predator has a pest‐dependent monotone functional response, pest extinction is unattainable. In the current manuscript, we propose a model where a predator with pest‐dependent
Urvashi Verma, Aniket Banerjee, Rana D. Parshad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing trade-offs between light transmittance and intraspecific competition under varying crop layouts in a maize–soybean strip relay cropping system

Crop Journal
Light is one of the most important environmental factors for plant growth and development. In relay cropping systems, crop layouts influence light distribution, affecting light use efficiency (LUE).
Liang Feng, Kai Shi, Xin Liu, Huan Yang, Tian Pu, Yushan Wu, Taiwen Yong, Feng Yang, Xiaochun Wang, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Wenyu Yang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Response and Intraspecific Competition of Three Ladybird Species Feeding on Aphids on Goji Berry Plants in Laboratory and Semi-Field Conditions. [PDF]

Insects, 2023
Wu P, He J, Dong H, Zhang R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Community composition mediates interannual shifts in pollinators' roles within networks

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Plant–pollinator networks are complex structures that describe interactions between plants and pollinators within ecological communities. Understanding how these networks are organized is crucial for the preservation of populations, communities, and ecosystem services, because network structure is linked to the function and resilience of communities ...
Io Kazantzidou, Carmelo Gómez‐Martínez, Miguel A. González‐Estévez, Amparo Lázaro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linking regional and global functional trait data: insights from mammal communities in a fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape

Oikos, EarlyView.
Accurate functional trait data are essential for understanding ecosystem services and processes in fragmented landscapes. We evaluated whether the global EltonTraits 1.0 database adequately represents the functional structure of mammal communities in forest fragments and restoration sites in a highly fragmented Atlantic Forest landscape.
Maria F. R. Godoi, Fábio Z. Farneda, Alan D. Pereira, Marcos Akira‐ Umeno, Fernanda C. Marques, Marcos Robalinho Lima   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequalities in intraspecific plant–lemur interactions drive seed dispersal patterns

Oikos, EarlyView.
Biotic interactions occur between individuals and accumulate to shape species‐level interaction structure across a community. Skewed interaction structures, where a few individuals are highly connected and most have few interactions, are increasingly identified at the individual‐level.
Jadelys Tonos, Hasinavalona Rakotoarisoa, Onja H. Razafindratsima   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of intraspecific competition and body mass on diet specialization in a mammalian scavenger. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2022
Lewis AC, Hughes C, Rogers TL.
europepmc   +1 more source

The niche variation hypothesis predicts hunting returns across human cultures

Oikos, EarlyView.
The niche variation hypothesis (NVH) proposes that a broader population niche arises from greater individual specialization. Despite decades of empirical testing, research remains constrained to non‐human foragers, and the generality of NVH may extend beyond wildlife. The analysis of > 8000 hunting records from 12 human societies across four continents
Raul Costa‐Pereira
wiley   +1 more source