Differential colonization-extinction dynamics associated with species thermal preferences provide support for dispersal limitation and microclimate buffering as primary proxies by which habitat fragmentation mediates thermophilization in birds.

A novel theory demonstrates how variation in the thermal responses of microbial populations can alter coexistance and thus explain patterns of richness across thermal gradients.

Bacillus velezensis has broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and can reduce the colonization of Salmonella Typhimurium in the intestinal tract of mice.

Across primates, volumes of specific brain regions relate to specific socio-ecological factors, bridging the gap between neuro-cognitive operations from laboratory studies and challenges primates face in their natural environment.

Contrasting climatic dependencies of macrofauna and microorganisms generate similar whole-community decomposition rates across a precipitation gradient, plausibly resolving the longstanding puzzle of why arid-land litter decomposition is decoupled from precipitation.