Ecology

Latest articles

1. 1. Ecology
   2. Evolutionary Biology

   First evidence for the evolution of host manipulation by tumors during the long-term vertical transmission of tumor cells in Hydra oligactis

   Justine Boutry, Océane Rieu ... Frédéric Thomas
2. 1. Ecology

   Human disturbance increases spatiotemporal associations among mountain forest terrestrial mammal species

   Xueyou Li, William V Bleisch ... Xue-Long Jiang

   Human disturbance can push mammals together into more frequent encounters and associations.
3. 1. Ecology

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

   Itai Bloch, David Troupin ... Nir Sapir
4. 1. Ecology

   Coordinated molecular and ecological adaptations underlie a highly successful parasitoid

   Lan Pang, Gangqi Fang ... Jianhua Huang

   The parasitoid Trichopria drosophilae has evolved both molecular adaptions (venom proteins and teratocytes) and ecological strategies (tolerance of intraspecific and avoidance of interspecific competition) to successfully parasitize Drosophila suzukii.
5. 1. Ecology

   Boosting biodiversity monitoring using smartphone-driven, rapidly accumulating community-sourced data

   Keisuke Atsumi, Yuusuke Nishida ... Shogoro Fujiki

   Integrating an innovative community science platform with statistical modelling advances biodiversity monitoring and improves species habitat estimation across diverse taxa, supporting more effective conservation strategies.
6. 1. Ecology
   2. Evolutionary Biology

   The trunk replaces the longer mandible as the main feeding organ in elephant evolution

   Chunxiao Li, Tao Deng ... Shiqi Wang

   The long mandibles were gradually replaced by more flexible trunks in the evolution of proboscideans.
7. 1. Ecology
   2. Evolutionary Biology

   The fascinating role of neuropeptide Bursicon and its receptor in shaping insect seasonal polyphenism

   Zhixian Zhang, Jianying Li ... Songdou Zhang
8. 1. Ecology

   Adipokinetic hormone signaling mediates the enhanced fecundity of Diaphorina citri infected by ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’

   Jiayun Li, Paul Holford ... Xiaoge Nian
9. 1. Ecology

   Polarised Moonlight Guides Nocturnal Bull Ants Home

   Cody A Freas, Ajay Narendra ... Ken Cheng
10. 1. Ecology

    Does bumblebee preference of continuous over interrupted strings in string-pulling tasks indicate means-end comprehension?

    Chao Wen, Yuyi Lu ... Lars Chittka