Ecology

Ecology

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Latest articles

    1. Ecology

    Pesticide-induced resurgence in brown planthoppers is mediated by action on a suite of genes that promote juvenile hormone biosynthesis and female fecundity

    Yang Gao, Shao-Cong Su ... Shun-Fan Wu
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    Reviewed Preprint v3
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    • Useful
    • Solid
    1. Ecology

    Assessing plant phenological changes based on drivers of spring phenology

    Yong Jiang, Stephen J Mayor ... Qing-Lai Dang
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Fitness drivers of division of labor in vertebrates

    Irene García-Ruiz, Dustin Rubenstein
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Useful
    • Inadequate
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Risk-taking incentives predict aggression heuristics in female gorillas

    Nikolaos Smit, Martha M Robbins
    Behavioural patterns among female gorillas indicate that animals guide their aggressive interactions towards more or less powerful groupmates depending on the conditions they experience.
    1. Ecology

    Female Moths Incorporate Plant Acoustic Emissions into Their Oviposition Decision-Making Process

    Rya Seltzer, Guy Zer Eshel ... Yossi Yovel
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Ecology

    Range geography and temperature variability explain cross-continental convergence in range and phenology shifts in a model insect taxon

    Catherine Sirois-Delisle, Susan CC Gordon, Jeremy T Kerr
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
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    1. Neuroscience
    2. Ecology

    New idtracker.ai: rethinking multi-animal tracking as a representation learning problem to increase accuracy and reduce tracking times

    Jordi Torrents, Tiago Costa, Gonzalo G de Polavieja
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Ecology

    Weak evidence for heritable changes in response to selection by aphids in Arabidopsis accessions

    Marc W Schmid, Klara Kropivšek ... Ueli Grossniklaus
    Strong selection by aphids only weakly affects epigenetic and phenotypic variation within three Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, demonstrating limited potential for adaptation by epigenetic differentiation within genotypes in this model species.
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Life-history trade-offs explain local adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Benjamin Brachi, Danièle L Filiault ... Magnus Nordborg
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Ecology

    Loss of olfaction reduces caterpillar performance and increases susceptibility to a natural enemy

    Qi Wang, Yufei Jia ... Alexander Haverkamp
    The sense of smell is crucial for insect larvae not only to find a suitable food source but also for finding safe spaces which are free of their natural enemies.
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Highlights

    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Plant Biology: Hiding in plain smell

    Youngsung Joo, Meredith C Schuman
    1. Ecology

    Ecosystems: The diversity of decay

    Emma J Sayer, Ralf Schäfer
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    The natural history of the house sparrow

    Haley E Hanson, Noreen S Mathews ... Lynn B Martin

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  1. Sergio Rasmann
    University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  2. Meredith C Schuman
    University of Zurich, Switzerland
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