Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.Resource acquisition and allocation are central to life history theory, explaining the diversity of strategies among species as well as the distribution of events over the annual cycle. Moult is a major phase in the annual cycle of birds, but explanations for moult scheduling are heavily biased towards temperate systems with seasonal breeding patterns.
Yahkat Barshep +3 more
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Broad Ecological Niche in Seashore Lichens Emerges From a Stable, Selective Association With Generalist Algal Symbionts. [PDF]
Ecol EvolČernajová I +4 more
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Supplemental feeding as experimental tool to understand why birds do not lay earlier in the season
Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.The timing of avian reproduction might be affected by the costs of egg production in early spring. To study these costs, supplemental feeding experiments have been conducted where birds are provided with food prior to egg laying. We discuss the opportunities and pitfalls of such experiments.
Christiaan Both, Marcel E. Visser
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Time-series RNA metabarcoding of the active <i>Populus tremuloides</i> root microbiome reveals hidden temporal dynamics and dormant core members. [PDF]
mSystemsNash J +5 more
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Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract Climate change‐induced glacier retreat leads to the reorganization of fluvial landscapes in proglacial terrains and transitions between streams fed predominantly by glacial meltwater and groundwater. To explore the effects of such ecosystem transitions on benthic biofilm communities, we gradually mixed water from a glacier‐fed stream (GFS) and
Hannes Peter +5 more
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Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract Climate change increases the magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events. This includes severe summer storms altering lake physical structure, biodiversity and ecosystem processes. However, insights into lake responses to extreme storms and the underlying mechanisms primarily rest on unreplicated and observational case studies, without ...
Hans‐Peter Grossart +14 more
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DNA Metabarcoding as a Tool to Study Plankton Responses to Warming and Salinity Change in Mesocosms. [PDF]
Ecol EvolHall CAM +5 more
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Wave‐driven transport controls bacterioplankton community differentiation among coral reef habitats
Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract The existence of highly productive coral reefs within oligotrophic gyres is in part due to intensive recycling of macronutrients and organic matter by microbes. Therefore, characterizing reef bacterioplankton communities is key for understanding reef metabolism and biogeochemical transformations. We performed a high‐resolution survey of waters
Jacqueline Comstock +5 more
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Non-Dikarya Fungal Clades Are Everywhere: What 18S rRNA Gene Metabarcoding Reveals About Cross-System Distribution of Fungi. [PDF]
Microb EcolBondarenko S +3 more
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Parasite infection shapes the pathobiome and behavior of marine zooplankton
Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract When assessing the total impact of disease in a host, it is important to consider not only the disease‐carrying agent but also all symbionts, as they affect and are affected by the course of disease. This concept of a pathobiome is increasingly recognized in disease ecology, but is not well‐investigated in natural systems.
Even Sletteng Garvang +5 more
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