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Functional and Taxonomic Structuring of Ground‐Dwelling Spider Communities Under the Combined Effects of the Environment and Metal Contamination

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Through a field study along a metal contamination gradient, we propose a combined application of taxonomic and functional approaches to study the impacts of contamination on polyphagous predators, spiders. We have demonstrated a significant impact of metal contamination on spider communities, although it operates among a set of variables (e.g ...
Aliénor Duval, Vincent Laderriere, Margot Jans, Jonathan Bouquerel, Philippe Usseglio‐Polatera, Aurélie Cebron, Florence Maunoury‐Danger   +6 more
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Morphodynamic adjustment in a watershed affected by megafires: Deadman River, British Columbia, Canada

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 51, Issue 8, August 2026.
The Deadman River watershed (British Columbia, Canada) was severely impacted by the Sparks Lake Fire in 2021. Timelapse photogrammetry reveals sharp post‐fire channel widening and increase in migration rate. Through multispectral remote‐sensing analysis, these morphodynamic changes are related to burn severity affecting the watershed.
Gareth J. T. Wells, Alessandro Ielpi
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Evidence for dispersal personality in the guppy across ecological conditions, with a minor effect of relative brain size

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 8, August 2026.
Individuals that disperse typically exhibit specific phenotypical traits that facilitate dispersal and settlement success, known as ‘dispersal syndromes'. Consequentially, characterizing dispersers is crucial to understand other processes such as metapopulation dynamics and biological invasions.
Gilles De Meester, Mirjam Amcoff, Arezo Shamsgovara, Alessandro Devigili, Alexander Kotrschal, John L. Fitzpatrick, Niclas Kolm   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Heterogeneous Mantle Viscosity on the Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Correction for GRACE(‐FO): Implications for Surface Mass Trends

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Accurate interpretation of time‐variable gravity from GRACE (‐FO) requires correction for glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA), which has a gravitational signal similar in magnitude to that of contemporary hydrological and cryospheric mass change.
E. Hightower, L. Caron, F. Landerer, M. Watkins, E. Ivins, E. Larour   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1256-1284, August 2026.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
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Beyond species diversity: Functional responses of cave arthropods to microclimatic stability and structural complexity

Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 4, Page 715-728, August 2026.
Species richness declined along cave microclimatic gradient, while diversity increased with habitat heterogeneity, highlighting distinct roles of abiotic conditions and structural complexity in shaping arthropod communities. Functional traits shifted along the microclimatic gradient, with larger‐bodied and more eye‐regressed arthropods dominating under
Raluca Ioana Bǎncilǎ, Augustin Nae, Ioana Nae, Eugen Nitzu, Andrei Giurginca, Ionuţ Popa, Stefan Cǎtǎlin Baba, Rodica Plǎiaşu   +7 more
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The jumping behavior of jumping spiders: a review (Araneae: Salticidae)

, 2018
Hill, David E. (2018): The jumping behavior of jumping spiders: a review (Araneae: Salticidae).
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The Biodiversity of Retreating Glaciers Leaves an Ecological Legacy in Emerging Soil Communities

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 8, August 2026.
We provide the first multi‐taxa assessment of biodiversity transitions across the supraglacial‐proglacial interface, using eDNA metabarcoding across five glacier systems. Recently deglaciated soils resemble supraglacial communities taxonomically and functionally, markedly for microbes and weakly for animals, with microbial similarity declining rapidly ...
Isabel Cantera, Silvio Marta, Alexis Carteron, Alessia Guerrieri, Simone Giachello, Aurélie Bonin, Roberto Ambrosini, Roberto Sergio Azzoni, Marco Caccianiga, Francesca Pittino, Andrea Simonicini, Barbara Valle, Mauro Gobbi, Gentile Francesco Ficetola   +13 more
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One jump ahead: interspecies interactions and distribution of jumping spiders on Mo'orea

, 2009
ONE JUMP AHEAD: INTERSPECIES INTERACTIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF JUMPING SPIDERS ON MO'OREA. Jumping spiders (of the family Salticidae) are found around the globe including on the island of Moorea, French Polynesia. Unlike continents, an island system such as Moorea often magnifies the effects of an invasive species due to their increased frequency of ...
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Sexual Dimorphism in Jump Kinematics and Choreography in Peacock Spiders

Journal of Experimental Biology
Abstract Jumping requires a rapid release of energy to propel an animal. Terrestrial animals achieve this by relying on the power generated by muscles, or by storing and rapidly releasing elastic energy. Jumping spiders rely on hydraulic pressure and muscular action to propel their jump.
Ajay Narendra, Anna Seibel, Fiorella Ramirez-Esquivel, Pranav Joshi, Donald James McLean, Luis Robledo-Ospina, Dinesh Rao   +6 more
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