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Metabolic rates in the squareback marsh crab Armases cinereum. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 We show that the flatback marsh crab Armases cinereum has relatively high rates of energy use. This likely limits the ability of this species to act as a vector for energy subsidies between salt marsh and forest habitats, as has previously been hypothesized. Abstract Metabolic rate is a basic individual metric that extends beyond the individual to link
Smith N +4 more
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Discrete element models for understanding the biomechanics of fossorial animals. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 The dynamics (forces, work, and soil displacements) of burrowing by North American Badger were predicted for different forms of badger claw and manus, using numerical models. The results indicate that the modern manus with 5 digits has indeed advantages.
Gong H +6 more
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On the evolution of trophic position. [PDF]
Ecol Lett, 2021 We discuss the sources of intraspecific variation in trophic position and highlight that variation among individuals is not only determined by the food web context but also by genetic factors underpinning associated fitness‐relevant traits. We argue that trophic position, measured at the individual level, can be studied as a heritable quantitative ...
Moosmann M +6 more
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Autotomy-induced effects on the locomotor performance of the ghost crabOcypode quadrata [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2021 ABSTRACTThe voluntary amputation of an appendage, or autotomy, is an effective defensive mechanism that allows an animal to escape aggressive interactions. However, animals may suffer long-term costs that can reduce their overall fitness. Atlantic ghost crabs (Ocypode quadrata) are one of the fastest terrestrial invertebrates, and regularly lose one or
Janne A. Pfeiffenberger, S. Tonia Hsieh
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 47, Issue 2, June 2023., 2023 We used location data from GPS‐collared red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to examine spatial responses of foxes to predator exclosure setup and hatching at piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nests. We compared the mean distances between red fox locations and piping plover nests, and the proportions of red fox locations within a 100‐m buffer around these nests,
Kathleen M. Black +6 more
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Piping plover chick ecology following landscape‐level disturbance
The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 87, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023 The study of all life stages following substantial landscape disturbing events, such as Hurricane Sandy, is useful to understand how to manage for population persistence. Plover chick habitat selection is affected by vegetation, slope, elevation and density. Maintaining direct access to relatively flat, moist habitats with low vegetation density around
Samantha G. Robinson +7 more
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, 2021 Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius, 1787) Fig. 16 A, B Cancer quadratus Fabricius, 1787: 315 [type-locality: Jamaica]. Ocypode rhombea Weber, 1795: 92. Ocypode rhombea Fabricius, 1798: 348 [type-locality: unknown]. Ocypode albicans Bosc, 1802: 196 [type-locality: La Caroline]. Ocypode albicans Latreille, 1802: 48.— Rathbun, 1918: 367, pls. 127, 128. Monolepis
Parasram, Nadeshinie +2 more
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Why do sea turtle nests fail? Modeling clutch loss across the southeastern United States
Ecosphere, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2022., 2022 Abstract Understanding the relative influence of environmental conditions and disturbance types on species' nest success is imperative to our estimation of current and future population trajectories of vulnerable species, especially ectotherms. The reproductive output of oviparous species is highly dependent on the location of a nest in terms of the ...
Marta P. Lyons +2 more
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Connectivity: insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network
Ecosphere, Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2021., 2021 Abstract Ecosystems across the United States are changing in complex and surprising ways. Ongoing demand for critical ecosystem services requires an understanding of the populations and communities in these ecosystems in the future. This paper represents a synthesis effort of the U.S.
David M. Iwaniec +26 more
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