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On the Limits of Alpine Plants: A Systematic Review of the Factors Behind Species' Elevational Range Limits. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Weides SE, Grytnes JA, Dullinger S, Lenoir J, Pacheco-Riaño LC, Pannell JR, Wipf S, Rumpf SB.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cumulative Early‐Life Adversities Predict Short‐ and Long‐Term Survival in a Critically Endangered Lemur (Propithecus verreauxi)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Infant survival of wild Verreaux's sifakas was impacted by different cumulative indices of early adversities. Of the single factors, maternal loss, large group size and the absence of an older sibling decreased the odds of survival across the lifespan. Adversities early in life have persistent negative long‐term effects on survival.
Claudia Fichtel, Peter M. Kappeler
wiley   +1 more source

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

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.
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

The final frontier: using carcasses for one health surveillance at the ecosystem interface. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Barton KA, Finnerty PB, Rupasinghe R, González-Crespo C, Mahar JE, Eden JS, Meisuria NY, Martínez-López B, Newsome TM, Peel AJ, Smith JA, Brookes VJ.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multi‐year partner fidelity is associated with higher annual reproductive output in a biparental subtropical shorebird

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 8, August 2026.
Partner fidelity is a key component of reproductive strategies in socially monogamous species, yet its adaptive value remains context dependent and poorly understood outside environments with short breeding seasons. In most bird species, partners may remain together or re‐pair between successive nesting attempts, but it remains unclear which components
Kateřina Brynychová, Petr Chajma, Lucie Burešová Pešková, Martin Sládeček, Kateřina Trejbalová, Esmat Elhassan, Muna Bilal, Miroslav Šálek   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of competition and predation risk from a life history intraguild predator on individual specialisation. [PDF]

J Anim Ecol
Richarson MRA, Ingram T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Dress for success: climate pressures predict fur insulation and body size in natural and reintroduced populations of a threatened marsupial

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 8, August 2026.
Phenotypic variation in functional traits underpins responses to environmental gradients, influencing thermoregulation, energy balance, and long‐term persistence under climate extremes. Climate change is altering these gradients globally, yet in species that have already disappeared from much of their range, adaptive phenotypes may have also been lost,
Jack Bilby, Kenny J. Travouillon, Emma Sherratt, William K. Cornwell, Katherine Moseby   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling the Mechanistic Links Between Species Diversity and Infection Risk From Zoonotic Pathogens With Direct Transmission Among Reservoir Hosts: Rodent-Orthohantavirus Systems as Models. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Eleftheriou A, Luis AD.
europepmc   +1 more source

Intraspecific variability in feather moult extent declines under both low and high constraints

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 2350-2362, August 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Intraspecific trait variability (ITV) is a fundamental feature of biological populations and the raw material upon which natural selection acts, yet its drivers remain poorly understood.
Aylon Steinberg, Yosef Kiat
wiley   +1 more source

Avian hissing sounds: occurrence, mechanism, ontogeny, function and phylogeny. [PDF]

R Soc Open Sci
Thys B, Eens M.
europepmc   +1 more source