Ecology

Ecology

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Latest articles

    1. Ecology

    Desmodium volatiles in ‘push-pull’ cropping systems and protection against the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

    Daria M Odermatt, Frank Chidawanyika ... Meredith C Schuman
    'Push-pull' agro-ecosystems appear to protect maize against the fall armyworm, but volatiles from Desmodium intercrops are not sufficient to reliably repel this herbivore, indicating that additional mechanisms contribute to protection.
    1. Ecology

    Early experience affects foraging behavior of wild fruit-bats more than their original behavioral predispositions

    Adi Rachum, Lee Harten ... Yossi Yovel
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Ecology
    2. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Rift Valley fever virus dynamics in a transhumant cattle system in The Gambia

    Essa Jarra, Divine Ekwem ... Daniel T Haydon
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease
    2. Ecology

    BuzzWatch: Uncovering Multi-scale Temporal Patterns in Mosquito Behavior Through Continuous Long-term Monitoring

    Théo Maire, Zhong Wan ... Felix JH Hol
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Ecology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    A tale of two birds: cognitive simplicity drives collective route improvements in homing pigeons

    Shoubhik Chandan Banerjee, Fritz A Francisco, Albert B Kao
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Compelling
    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
    Sublethal emamectin benzoate alters juvenile hormone-regulating genes to boost brown planthopper fecundity and cause resurgence.
    1. Ecology
    2. Plant Biology

    Strip cropping shows promising increases in ground beetle community diversity compared to monocultures

    Luuk Croijmans, Fogelina Cuperus ... Erik H Poelman
    Strip cropping is a farm management practice that increases ground beetle diversity without major effects on crop yield and while being practically implementable.
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Ecology

    Individual recognition in a jumping spider (Phidippus regius)

    Christoph D Dahl, Yaling Cheng
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    • Incomplete
    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
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Ecology
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    How bats exit a crowded colony when relying on echolocation only – a modeling approach

    Omer Mazar, Yossi Yovel
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
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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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