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Nonlocal Cooperative Behavior, Psychological Effects, and Collective Decision‐Making: An Exemplification With Predator–Prey Models

open access: yesMathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In bio‐social models, cooperative behavior has evolved as an adaptive strategy, playing multi‐functional roles. One of such roles in populations is to increase the success of the survival and reproduction of individuals and their families or social groups.
Sangeeta Saha   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three's a crowd: The relationship among endoparasites, an epibiont and their Daphnia host

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
In freshwater communities, organisms interact in a variety of ways, including predation, competition and parasitism. Parasites are ubiquitous, playing an important role in shaping freshwater communities. Endoparasites live within internal organs of their host, while ectoparasites, also known as epibionts, are confined to the external part of the host's
Ofir Hirshberg, Frida Ben‐Ami
wiley   +1 more source

Spatially‐explicit foraging by an apex predator linked to nearshore prey and their accessibility in lakes

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Habitat coupling – where mobile predators forage over broad spatial scales and, in doing so, link food webs from semi‐discrete habitat patches – has emerged as a major structuring force in lake ecosystems. For the cold‐water apex predator lake trout Salvelinus namaycush, food‐web structure and morphometry‐driven accessibility to nearshore areas in ...
Tazi H. Rodrigues   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural complexity of hard substrates shapes shallow marine benthic communities

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Structurally complex habitats offer niche diversity, with varying biotic and abiotic conditions, generally leading to higher biodiversity compared to simpler habitats. However, our understanding of the response of ecological communities to increased complexity and the underlying drivers remain ambiguous due to discrepancies in how complexity is ...
Esther Suzanne Witte   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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