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The ecology of attraction: Fruit traits and frugivore diversity in neotropical Piper

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Fruit traits can benefit plant reproduction by enhancing seed dispersal by mutualistic frugivores (e.g. seed dispersal syndromes), but identifying the role of specific fruit traits in mediating frugivory is challenging because these traits can serve multiple functions ...
Sharlene E. Santana, Anusha Aggarwal, Sneha Sil, Gloriana Chaverri   +3 more
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Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reviews how ground‐dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context‐dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropical forests, highlighting critical gaps in understanding nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning.
Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro, Mateus Melo‐Dias, Beatriz Maria Paccas Saraiva, Nacho Villar, Mauro Galetti   +4 more
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Dietary resilience of coral reef fishes to habitat degradation

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Metabarcoding of gut contents shows that two common benthic‐feeding reef fishes with different feeding stratgies—a butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus) and a hamlet (Hypoplectrus puella)—shift diets on degraded reefs. These shifts mirror contrasting patterns in body condition: butterflyfish showed strong individual variation, whereas condition was ...
Friederike Clever, Richard F. Preziosi, Bryan Nguyen, Brígida De Gracia, Helio Quintero Arrieta, W. Owen McMillan, Andrew H. Altieri, Aaron O'Dea, Nancy Knowlton, Matthieu Leray   +9 more
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Alternative plant protein sources for pigs and chickens in the tropics – nutritional value and constraints: a review

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2012
In the tropics, a large number of smallholder farms contribute significantly to food security by raising pigs and poultry for domestic consumption and for sale on local markets. The high cost and, sometimes, the lack of availability of commercial protein
Carlos E. Lascano, Michael Peters, Jérôme Bindelle, Tassilo T. Tiemann, Siriwan D. Martens   +4 more
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Report on the development of 1 feeds and forages upscaling approach [PDF]

, 2020
Ohmstedt, Uwe
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Cohorts of immature Pteropus bats show interannual variation in Hendra virus serology

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Pteropus bat with offspring, photo taken by Manuel Ruiz‐Aravena. Abstract Understanding the drivers of seasonal disease outbreaks remains a fundamental challenge in disease ecology. Periodic outbreaks can be driven by several seasonally varying factors, including pulses of susceptible individuals through births, changes in host behaviour and social ...
Daniel E. Crowley, Caylee A. Falvo, Chris K. Grant, Benny Borremans, Tamika J. Lunn, Manuel Ruiz‐Aravena, Evelyn Benson, Clifton D. McKee, Daniel J. Becker, Devin N. Jones, Trenton Bushmaker, Y. Tina Yu, Michelle Michie, Adrienne S. Dale, Lianying Yan, Spencer L. Sterling, Christopher C. Broder, Laura B. Goodman, Rasa Petraityte‐Burneikiene, Eric D. Laing, Ina L. Smith, Vincent J. Munster, Agnieszka Rynda‐Apple, Alison J. Peel, Raina Plowright   +24 more
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Microbial Nitrogen Cycling and Soil Fertility under Climate-Smart Forages in East Africa [PDF]

, 2020
Schaedel, Marie
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Mammalian herbivory indirectly shapes savanna arthropod communities but only at very low or high levels

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study investigates how large mammalian herbivores shape arthropod communities in African savannas, using a broad gradient of herbivory types and intensities to assess these effects under real‐world, non‐experimental conditions. Abstract Savanna ecosystems support unique biodiversity and provide livelihoods for millions of people.
Bjoern Erik Matthies, Nicola Stevens, Jane K. Hill, Bosco Leturuka, Margaret Njuguna, Lucy K. Smyth, Matthew S. Rogan, Catherine W. Machungo, Jonathan E. M. Baillie, Jafford N. Rithaa, Catherine L. Parr   +10 more
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Best bet forages species for different edapho-climatic conditions [PDF]

, 2020
Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés, Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren   +1 more
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Coming of age in‐ and out‐of‐place: frictions of adolescent mobility in island Southeast Asia Devenir adulte, à sa place ou non : frictions de la mobilité adolescente dans les îles d'Asie du Sud‐Est

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Through a comparison of adolescent experience in Manggarai, eastern Indonesia, and amongst children of migrants in Sabah, Malaysia, this article argues for the value of attending to the spatiality of adolescence as a period of transition. Biocultural development expands both adolescents’ concrete experiences of mobility and their sense of the ...
Catherine Allerton
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