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Cenozoic Tectonics Ignite Mitochondrial Codon Innovations Propelling Canid Body Size Evolution and Transcontinental Radiations

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We decode mitochondrial genomes across all extant canids, revealing lineage‐specific codon optimization driven by altitude, predation, and body size. A tripartite framework integrates geological events, metabolic constraints, and adaptive radiation to explain carnivore evolution.
Xiaoyang Wu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stratification as a general variance reduction method for Markov chain Monte Carlo. [PDF]

open access: yesSIAM/ASA J Uncertain Quantif, 2020
Dinner AR   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Saving Water to Survive: Alternative Water Loss Strategies Could Explain Color Polymorphism Maintenance in a Lacertid Lizard

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We demonstrate that red male Podarcis muralis exhibit higher evaporative water loss compared to other morphs, indicating a physiological strategy that prioritizes hydroregulation over fine thermoregulation. This suggests red morphs are adapted to cooler, wetter niches, while white and yellow morphs possess superior water conservation mechanisms to ...
Roberto Sacchi   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial Patterns of Avian Stable Isotopes Reveal Ecological Impacts of Climate and Land‐Use Change

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Increased feather δ15N values with pasture coverage reveal an elevated baseline δ15N in grazing landscapes, while broader isotopic niches in farmland habitats reflect agricultural expansion's significant influence on resource use patterns of the avian community.
Yaohong Jia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A method to estimate actual infrastructure‐induced mortality by integrating hierarchical sources of imperfect detection

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Human infrastructures are among the most impactful wildlife threats. Although estimates of animal mortality by these structures exist over a given period, they typically do not account for several levels of imperfect detection (i.e. difference between recorded and true mortality).
Guillermo Gomez‐Peña   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatially realistic dynamic N‐mixture models

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Dispersal is a complex ecological process that can be driven by the abiotic environment, density‐dependent processes and species mobility. Traditionally, dispersal has been studied with capture‐based data that are often limited in space and time. More recently, spatial dynamic N‐mixture models (i.e.
Qing Zhao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embracing uncertainty in time: A Bayesian dynamic mixing model for isotopic diet estimation

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Isotopic mixing models are powerful tools in ecology for estimating diets. Since their initial formulation, these models have evolved into two distinct branches: Bayesian mixing models and dynamic mixing models. Bayesian mixing models significantly improve uncertainty management but remain static assuming a stable state.
Emilie Cathelin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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