Ecology

Ecology

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Latest articles

    1. Ecology

    Multi-dimensionality of tree communities structure host-parasitoid networks and their phylogenetic composition

    Ming-Qiang Wang, Shi-Kun Guo ... Chao-Dong Zhu
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Old age variably impacts chimpanzee engagement and efficiency in stone tool use

    Elliot Howard-Spink, Tetsuro Matsuzawa ... Dora Biro
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Ecology

    The Neuropeptide Sulfakinin, a peripheral regulator of insect behavioral switch between mating and foraging

    Hong-Fei Li, Bao Dong ... Hong-Bo Jiang
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Rapid riparian ecosystem recovery in low-latitudinal North China following the end-Permian mass extinction

    Wenwei Guo, Li Tian ... Jinnan Tong
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Interpreting prediction intervals and distributions for decoding biological generality in meta-analyses

    Yefeng Yang, Daniel WA Noble ... Shinichi Nakagawa
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Solid
    • Incomplete
    1. Ecology

    Genetic diversity affects ecosystem functions across trophic levels as much as species diversity, but in an opposite direction

    Laura Fargeot, Camille Poesy ... Simon Blanchet
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Reconstructing the phylogeny and evolutionary history of freshwater fishes (Nemacheilidae) across Eurasia since early Eocene

    Vendula Šlechtová, Tomáš Dvořák ... Jörg Bohlen
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Ecology

    Combining radio-telemetry and radar measurements to test optimal foraging in an aerial insectivore bird

    Itai Bloch, David Troupin ... Nir Sapir
    Little Swifts dynamically adjust their foraging behavior to aerial insect abundance, revealing key insights into predator–prey interactions and optimal foraging strategies in aerial environments.
    1. Ecology

    A circadian clock drives behavioral activity in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and provides a potential mechanism for seasonal timing

    Lukas Hüppe, Dominik Bahlburg ... Bettina Meyer
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Plant Biology
    2. Ecology

    Strip cropping designed for maintaining productivity increases ground beetle biodiversity

    Luuk Croijmans, Fogelina Cuperus ... Erik H Poelman
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Incomplete
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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

Senior editors

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