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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology: Recent submissions
Now showing items 301-320 of 1921
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World Scientists’ warning of a climate emergency
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GENERAL THEORY AND GOOD PRACTICES IN ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELING: A BASIC GUIDE
(2020-04-09)Manual and datasets to accompany paper in Biodiversity Informatics -
Hydrogeomorphic drivers of functional diversity in riverine fishes at an intercontinental scale
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Functional diversity (FD) has been used as a metric to gauge the health and stability of fish communities in many different environments, but few studies have examined FD on an intercontinental scale. This study formally ... -
High supply, high demand: A unique nutrient addition decouples nitrate uptake and metabolism in a large river
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Our current understanding of the relationship between nitrate (NO3-) uptake and energy cycling in rivers is primarily built on studies conducted in low-nutrient (NO3- < 1 mg-N L-1), small (discharge < 1 m3 s-1) systems. ... -
Phylogenetic and Biogeographic Analysis of Cretaceous Spatangoid Echinoids from the Western Interior Seaway
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Members of the echinoid order Spatangoida, a highly diverse and abundant marine invertebrate clade, were important denizens of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway (WIS), an epicontinental seaway that divided North America ... -
A Grinnellian Niche Perspective on Species-Area Relationships
(Chicago University press, 2019-10-23)In this work, Grinnellian niche theory (a body of theory about geographic distributions of species in terms of noninteracting niche variables) is used to demonstrate that species-area relationships emerge with both size ... -
Current and Future Distribution of the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum (L.) (Acari: Ixodidae) in North America
(Public Library of Science, 2019-01-02)Acarological surveys in areas outside the currently believed leading edge of the distribution of lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum), coupled with recent reports of their identification in previously uninvaded areas ... -
Dual pathways in social evolution: Population genetic structure of group-living and solitary species of kleptoparasitic spiders (Argyrodinae: Theridiidae)
(Public Library of Science, 2018-11-29)Group-living behavior is taxonomically widespread but rare in spiders. The conventional view is that the main pathways to group-living in spiders are either sub-social, where extended maternal care leads to prolonged ... -
Invasion of the P elements: Tolerance is not futile
(Public Library of Science, 2018-10-30)Organisms are locked in an eternal struggle with parasitic DNA sequences that live inside their genomes and wreak havoc on their host’s chromosomes as they spread through populations. To combat these parasites, host ... -
A comparison of Kato-Katz technique to three other methods for diagnosis of Amphimerus spp. liver fluke infection and the prevalence of infection in Chachi Amerindians of Ecuador
(Public Library of Science, 2018-10-04)Background Recently, a high prevalence of infection by the liver fluke Amphimerus spp. has been documented in the Chachi Amerindians of Ecuador. For diagnosis, no studies exist that compare the sensitivity of different ... -
Plant-soil feedbacks promote coexistence and resilience in multi-species communities
(Public Library of Science, 2019-02-11)Both ecological theory and empirical evidence suggest that negative frequency dependent feedbacks structure plant communities, but integration of these findings has been limited. Here we develop a generic model of frequency ... -
Genetic relationships of Caribbean lowland spiny pocket mice (Heteromys desmarestianus: Rodentia; Heteromyidae): evidence of a distinct mitochondrial lineage
(2019)Genetic studies provide important insights into the evolutionary history and taxonomy of species, allowing us to identify lineages dif-ficult to distinguish morphologically. The relationships among species in the genus ... -
Dancing in the Dark: The evolution of visually mediated courtship behaviors and sexual dimorphisms in spotted winged Drosophila
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)I employed a multidisciplinary approach to examine the function and evolution of sexual dimorphisms, male wing spots and male wing displays, across four species subgroups of Drosophila. In chapter one, I explored the ... -
Wild bee responses to land use change: investigating the role of bee body size
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Land use change impacts biodiversity through many facets including an alteration of habitat and the resources required to sustain species and populations. Wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) are essential pollinators for many ... -
Field key to the bats of Costa Rica and Nicaragua
(2019-12)With more than 1,400 species of bats described worldwide, the order Chiroptera is second only to rodents in ecological and taxonomic diversity. Bats play critically important roles in natural systems as seed and pollen ... -
The ASM’s Bylaws: a brief history and summary
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The evolution of ASM picnics
(2019-10)