Search Results - "Bette, A."

Using functional and phylogenetic diversity to infer avian community assembly along elevational gradients by Montaño‐Centellas, Flavia A., McCain, Christy, Loiselle, Bette A., Grytnes, John‐Arvid

“…Aim We present the first global analysis of elevational gradients in functional and phylogenetic diversity of birds and test for signals of deterministic…”
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Ecological drivers of avian community assembly along a tropical elevation gradient by Montaño‐Centellas, Flavia A., Loiselle, Bette A., Tingley, Morgan W.

“…Community assembly theory hypothesizes that two main niche‐based processes act to shape composition and organization of biological assemblages: abiotic…”
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EP09.59: Fetal aberrant right subclavian artery: insights into association with additional soft markers, structural and chromosomal anomalies by Gowda, A. Bette, Radhakrishnan, P., Acharya, V., Shettikeri, A.

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Mercury bioaccumulation in tropical bats from a region of active artisanal and small-scale gold mining by Carrasco-Rueda, Farah, Loiselle, Bette A., Frederick, Peter C.

“…Mercury negatively affects human and animal health. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining can be a major local source of mercury contamination, especially into…”
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Ecological niche differentiation in Chiroxiphia and Antilophia manakins (Aves: Pipridae) by Villegas, Mariana, Loiselle, Bette A, Kimball, Rebecca T, Blake, John G

“…Species distribution models are useful for identifying the ecological characteristics that may limit a species' geographic range and for inferring patterns of…”
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Species interactions in an Andean bird-flowering plant network: phenology is more important than abundance or morphology by Gonzalez, Oscar, Loiselle, Bette A

“…Biological constraints and neutral processes have been proposed to explain the properties of plant-pollinator networks. Using interactions between…”
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Food for thought-examining farmers' willingness to engage in conservation stewardship around a protected area in central India by Puri, Mahi, Pienaar, Elizabeth F., Karanth, Krithi K., Loiselle, Bette A.

“…Although protected areas (PAs) have long been considered a successful conservation strategy, more recent research has highlighted their ecological and…”
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Expansion of the agricultural frontier in the largest South American Dry Forest: Identifying priority conservation areas for snakes before everything is lost by Andrade-Díaz, María Soledad, Sarquis, Juan Andrés, Loiselle, Bette A, Giraudo, Alejandro R, Díaz-Gómez, Juan Manuel

“…Conservation planning relies on integrating existing knowledge, social-environmental contexts, and potential threats to identify gaps and opportunities for…”
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Avian migration and the distribution of malaria parasites in New World passerine birds by Ricklefs, Robert E., Medeiros, Matthew, Ellis, Vincenzo A., Svensson-Coelho, Maria, Blake, John G., Loiselle, Bette A., Soares, Leticia, Fecchio, Alan, Outlaw, Diana, Marra, Peter P., Latta, Steven C., Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Hellgren, Olof, Bensch, Staffan

“…Aim Migrating birds transport their parasites, often over long distances, but little is known about the transfer of these parasites to resident hosts in either…”
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influence of spatial errors in species occurrence data used in distribution models by Graham, Catherine H, Elith, Jane, Hijmans, Robert J, Guisan, Antoine, Townsend Peterson, A, Loiselle, Bette A

“…1. Species distribution modelling is used increasingly in both applied and theoretical research to predict how species are distributed and to understand…”
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Sharp declines in observation and capture rates of Amazon birds in absence of human disturbance by Blake, John G., Loiselle, Bette A.

“…Across the globe, unprecedented declines have been reported across a range of taxa. Among the most well documented are declines in bird populations, with most…”
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Multiple dimensions of bird beta diversity support that mountains are higher in the tropics by Montaño‐Centellas, Flavia, Loiselle, Bette A., McCain, Christy, Ladle, Richard

“…Aim We examine latitudinal effects of breeding bird taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional β‐diversity (Tβ, Pβ and Fβ, respectively) along elevational…”
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Enigmatic declines in bird numbers in lowland forest of eastern Ecuador may be a consequence of climate change by Blake, John G, Loiselle, Bette A

“…Bird populations have declined in many parts of the world but most of those declines can be attributed to effects of human activities (e.g., habitat…”
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Trade-Offs in Male Display Activity with Lek Size by Cestari, César, Loiselle, Bette A, Pizo, Marco Aurélio

“…In lek mating systems, males aggregate and defend arenas where they display for females; females select and mate with a male and then solely raise their…”
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Novel methods improve prediction of species' distributions from occurrence data by Elith, Jane, H. Graham, Catherine, P. Anderson, Robert, Dudík, Miroslav, Ferrier, Simon, Guisan, Antoine, J. Hijmans, Robert, Huettmann, Falk, R. Leathwick, John, Lehmann, Anthony, Li, Jin, G. Lohmann, Lucia, A. Loiselle, Bette, Manion, Glenn, Moritz, Craig, Nakamura, Miguel, Nakazawa, Yoshinori, McC. M. Overton, Jacob, Townsend Peterson, A., J. Phillips, Steven, Richardson, Karen, Scachetti-Pereira, Ricardo, E. Schapire, Robert, Soberón, Jorge, Williams, Stephen, S. Wisz, Mary, E. Zimmermann, Niklaus

“…Prediction of species' distributions is central to diverse applications in ecology, evolution and conservation science. There is increasing electronic access…”
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Long-term variation in abundance of terrestrial mammals and birds in eastern Ecuador as measured by photographic rates and occupancy estimates by Blake, John G., Mosquera, Diego, Loiselle, Bette A., Swing, Kelly, Romo, David

“…Long-term studies from undisturbed forests provide a baseline by which to assess impacts of human activities, including climate change, on vertebrate…”
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It takes two to tango: reproductive skew and social correlates of male mating success in a lek-breeding bird by Ryder, Thomas B., Parker, Patricia G., Blake, John G., Loiselle, Bette A.

“…) to provide molecular estimates of reproductive skew and to test the hypothesis that male–male social interactions, in the context of coordinated displays,…”
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Dimensions of Phyllostomid Bat Diversity and Assemblage Composition in a Tropical Forest-Agricultural Landscape by Carrasco-Rueda, Farah, Loiselle, Bette A.

“…Tropical rainforests are suffering rapid habitat loss with large extensions of land transformed into agriculture. We wanted to know whether the type of…”
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Predicting species distributions from herbarium collections: does climate bias in collection sampling influence model outcomes? by Loiselle, Bette A., Jørgensen, Peter M., Consiglio, Trisha, Jiménez, Iván, Blake, John G., Lohmann, Lúcia G., Montiel, Olga Martha

“…Aim: Species distribution models and geographical information system (GIS) technologies are becoming increasingly important tools in conservation planning and…”
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Do riparian forest strips in modified forest landscapes aid in conserving bat diversity? by Carrasco‐Rueda, Farah, Loiselle, Bette A.

“…Agricultural practices lead to losses of natural resources and biodiversity. Maintaining forests alongside streams (riparian forest strips) has been used as a…”
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