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Repeated trends in altitudinal gradients of diversity: How habitat filtering and biotic interactions structure ecological communities

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reveals that tropical butterfly communities show remarkably consistent elevational patterns of diversity and phylogenetic structure across regions with contrasting evolutionary histories, demonstrating how regional species pools and local ecological factors jointly shape biodiversity along altitudinal gradients.
Raphaël Fougeray, Arlety Roy, Christelle Penager, Guillaume Correa Pimpao, Ronald Mori Pezo, Léo‐Paul Charlet, Nino Page, Ombeline Sculfort, Stéphanie Gallusser, Marianne Elias, Melanie McClure   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we systematically analyzed the utilization patterns of Chinese pangolin burrows by sympatric species in Guangdong Province, China, including differences in species composition using burrow mounds and burrow tunnels. We found that repeated visits to burrows by Chinese pangolin promoted the use of burrows by sympatric species, suggesting ...
Song Sun, Ruirui Mao, Hongliang Dou, Haiyang Gao, Ying Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Fei Wu, Yuanwen Kuang, Zhishu Xiao, Yan Hua   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discovering and protecting cryptic biodiversity: A case study of a previously undescribed, vulnerable bird species in Japan. [PDF]

PNAS Nexus
Saitoh T, Shipilina D, Xia C, Zhang L, Seki SI, Olsson U, Alström P.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Can Fecal T3 Metabolite Level Fluctuations in European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Give Insights on Body Condition and Thermal Stress?

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
European roe deer fecal samples were assayed to investigate the potential fluctuations of fecal thyroid hormone metabolites (FTMs) in response to environmental (e.g., the temperature, local densities) and individual (e.g., sex, age, body, and nutritional conditions) variables.
Valeria Pasciu, Roberta Chirichella, Francesca D. Sotgiu, Maria Nieddu, Elena Baralla, Marco Apollonio, Fiammetta Berlinguer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lack of Population Structure of an Extreme Migratory Shorebird: Evidence of Gene Flow Between Geographically Disparate Populations. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Gherardi-Fuentes C, Ruiz J, Senner NR, Johnson JA, Masero JA, Gutiérrez J, Verdugo C, Navedo JG.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sperm Transfer Under Behavioral and Morphological Constraints in the Orb‐Web Spider Genus Argiope

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The polygamous mating system of the orb‐web spider genus Argiope provides a model to study the evolution of sperm transfer under morphological and behavioral constraints. This helps us to understand how male and female behavioral and morphological reproductive traits influence sperm transfer.
Chathuranga Dharmarathne, Donald J. McLean, Peter Michalik, M. E. Herberstein   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aiming Higher to Test a Bend in the Curve of Biodiversity Loss: The Challenge of Halt-The-Loss Targets. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Attwood MC, Gregory RD, Isaac NJB, Burns F.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Novel Multidisciplinary Approach for Reptile Movement and Behavior Analysis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We present a novel multidisciplinary approach capable of advancing research on reptiles’ behavior. Our approach uses integrated tools and methods for the digitization, reconstruction, and visualization of reptiles and their behavior. We (i) record movement through tri‐axial accelerometers, video cameras, and motion capture systems; (ii) ground‐truth ...
Savvas Zotos, Marilena Stamatiou, Sofia‐Zacharenia Marketaki, Michael Konstantinou, Andreas Aristidou, Duncan J. Irschick, Jeremy A. Bot, Emily L. C. Shepard, Mark D. Holton, Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: A multi-species model for goose management: Competition and facilitation drive space use of foraging geese. [PDF]

Ambio
de Jager M, Buitendijk NH, Baveco JMH, Hornman M, Kruckenberg H, Kölzsch A, Madsen J, Moonen S, Schreven KHT, Nolet BA.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Phylosymbiosis and Parallel Geographical Patterns in the Gut Microbiota of Desert‐Dwelling Amphibians and Reptiles

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Host species emerge as a significant contributor to interspecies variations in the gut microbiota of desert‐dwelling amphibians and reptiles, illustrating phylosymbiosis among the studied species. Geographical factors partially account for interpopulation variations in the gut microbiota of Bufotes pewzowi and Teratoscincus przewalskii, with parallel ...
Wei Zhu, Liming Chang, Chunlin Zhao, Bo Cai, Lulu Sui, Cheng Shen, Hanqi Li, Bin Wang, Jianping Jiang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source