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A First Indication That Rainforest Vine Proliferation Does Not Enhance Predator–Prey Interactions on the Forest Floor

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Vine proliferation is a widespread consequence of tropical forest disturbance, yet its effects on ground‐level predator–prey interactions remain poorly understood. Using plasticine caterpillars deployed on the rainforest floor in north Queensland, Australia, we show that overall predation rates were unaffected by vine‐to‐tree ratio. Instead, fine‐scale
Charlotte E. Raven, Helen F. Nahrung, Emma J. Mackintosh, Andrew R. Marshall, Andy G. Howe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blood Relatives: Linking Evolutionary History and Conservation of Medicinal Leeches (<i>Hirudo</i> spp.). [PDF]

Evol Appl
Lombardo G, Alvaro A, De Benedictis A, Cavallini M, Manica M, Netherlands EC, Pulze L, Baranzini N, Grimaldi A, Acquati F, Binelli G.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Counteracting selective pressures: Museum collections show declining Aglais io wing size

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Using museum specimens, we found that forewing and hindwing length of Aglais io declined significantly between 1953 and 1984 across three north‐western German populations. The observed long‐term reduction in wing size in Aglais io is potentially linked to environmental change, with consistent patterns across all studied localities.
Hilke Hollens‐Kuhr, Sascha Buchholz
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Diversification of Forest Understorey Species Reveals the Existence of Multiple Pleistocene Forest Refugia in Central Europe. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
Voisin C, Kirschner P, Záveská E, Frajman B, Hülber K, Wessely J, Willner W, Schönswetter P, Carnicero P.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Great Dividing Range as a driver of genetic divergence in a low‐dispersing dragonfly

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Population genomic analyses revealed low genetic differentiation and no discrete population structure across the Great Dividing Range, indicating widespread gene flow in Synthemis eustalacta. Genetic divergence was associated with environmental gradients, elevation and landscape resistance rather than geographic distance, supporting isolation by ...
Aaron M. Goodman, Ethan R. Tolman, Christopher D. Beatty, Mary E. Blair, John C. Abbott, David M. Alfaro, Seth Bybee, Rhema Uche‐Dike, Dominic A. Evangelista, Paul B. Frandsen, Ellie Gamett, Lilany Garcia, Rob Guralnick, Carl P. Hulick, Manpreet K. Kohli, Liam McCarthy, Kelly Reyes, Kassandra Taveras, Vincent Wade, Akifa Zahara, Jessica L. Ware   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mountain Riparian Zones as Refugia for Rare and Endangered Plants Under Climate Change. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Lei X, Qu M, Wang J, Wang Y, Wang W, Wang Z, Guo B, Li J.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Urban Bats: City Lovers or Refugees?

Ethology, EarlyView.
Hypothetical relationship between urbanisation intensity and bat species population persistence framed through a species refuge concept. Moderately urbanised landscapes may function as temporal refuge zones where habitat heterogeneity and establishment suitability allow some bat species to colonise and persist.
Krizler C. Tanalgo, Danilo Russo
wiley   +1 more source

Climate change refugia in Canadian prairies: assessing range shifts and identifying breeding habitats for grassland songbirds. [PDF]

Environ Monit Assess
Shrestha R, Arabian J, Martin C, Merrit W, Giles E, Snider J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond the breeding grounds: identifying post‐breeding staging areas, corridors and ecological niche of the Lesser Kestrel

Ibis, EarlyView.
The post‐breeding period is a critical yet overlooked phase in the annual cycle of migratory birds, where individuals must resolve competing bioenergetic trade‐offs between recovery from breeding, moult and migratory fuelling. Using GPS data from 54 adult Lesser Kestrels Falco naumanni tracked across Spain, we analysed 76 post‐breeding tracks to ...
Javier Hernández‐Cabello, Beatriz Rodríguez‐Moreno, Manuel B. Morales, Fernando Garcés‐Toledano, Juan Martínez‐Dalmau, Pedro P. Olea   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying global marine climate refugia through a conservative approach to ocean biodiversity preservation. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Zhuang H, Zhao L, Wang Z, Zhang Z, Yang L.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source