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Time to abandon the loss of dispersal ability hypothesis in island plants: A comment on García-Verdugo, Mairal, Monroy, Sajeva and Caujapé-Castells (2017) by Burns, K.C.

“…García-Verdugo et al. (2017) recently tested the loss of dispersal ability hypothesis in a wind-dispersed shrub from Southern Europe. Although the hypothesis…”
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Harsh environmental conditions promote cooperative behavior in an epiphytic fern by Cronin, Kahurangi, Hutton, Ian, Burns, K.C.

“…Harsh, unpredictable environments are known to favor cooperative groups in animals. Whether plants exhibit similar relationships is unknown. Staghorn ferns…”
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Adaptive numerical competency in a food-hoarding songbird by Hunt, Simon, Low, Jason, Burns, K.C

“…uses numerical judgements when retrieving and pilfering cached food. Different numbers of mealworms were presented sequentially to wild birds in a pair of…”
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Seed Dispersal: The Blind Bomb Maker by Burns, K.C.

“…A recent study shows that a desert shrub uses a ‘mustard oil bomb’ to regulate the behaviour of seed-predating rodents — transforming these predators into…”
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Liana co-occurrence patterns in a temperate rainforest by Blick, R.A.J., Burns, K.C.

“…Questions: Are liana–host interactions structured at the community level? Do liana–host interactions differ between species, growth form guilds or habitats?…”
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Network properties of arboreal plants: Are epiphytes, mistletoes and lianas structured similarly? by Blick, Ray, Burns, K.C.

“…Network analyses provide a unified framework to evaluate different types of species interactions. We used a network approach to comparatively evaluate three…”
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The psychology of natural history by Burns, K.C., Low, Jason

“…Natural history observations are an integral part of ecology and evolution. However, they can be underappreciated because they operate independent of the…”
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Gender dimorphism in the virulence of a dioecious mistletoe by Burns, K C

“…Parasite virulence often differs between male and female hosts. However, less is known about how virulence might differ between male and female parasites…”
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How arboreal are epiphytes? A correction and brief commentary on Burns (2010) by Burns, K.C.

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Latitudinal variation in nematode diversity and ecological roles along the Chinese coast by Wu, Jihua, Chen, Huili, Zhang, Youzheng, Burns, K.C.

“…Aim To test changes in the phylogenetic relatedness, niche breadth, and life‐history strategies of nematodes along a latitudinal gradient. Location Sixteen…”
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Is tree diversity different in the Southern Hemisphere? by Burns, K.C.

“…Questions: Is tree diversity higher in the southern hemisphere? Are latitudinal asymmetries in diversity sensitive to sampling effects? Location: 198 forested…”
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Building a better future for Diversity & Distributions by Burns, K.C., Santini, Luca, Zhan, Aibin

“…[...]Wiley will insure that authors who cannot afford the open access fee will receive a fee waiver to publish in Diversity & Distributions. [...]all…”
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Liana co-occurrence patterns in a temperate rainforest: Liana co-occurrence patterns by Blick, R.A.J., Burns, K.C.

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Ontogenetic colour changes in an insular tree species: signalling to extinct browsing birds by Fadzly, Nik, Jack, Cameron, Schaefer, H. Martin, Burns, K. C.

“…Animals often use colours to hide from predators (crypsis) or advertise defences (aposematism), but there is little evidence for colour-based defence in…”
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Contrasting patterns of population structure at large and fine geographical scales in a migratory avian disturbance specialist of braided river ecosystems by Schlesselmann, Ann-Kathrin V., Dussex, Nicolas, Cooper, Jamie, Monks, Joanne M., O'Donnell, Colin F. J., Robertson, Bruce C.

“…Aim To understand the population structure and its potential drivers at different spatial scales in a migratory bird, the black‐fronted tern (Chlidonias…”
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Global patterns in fruiting seasons by Ting, Steven, Hartley, Stephen, Burns, K.C

“…To identify geographical and climatic correlates of the timing of fruit production in fleshy fruited plant communities. Global. We searched the literature for…”
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Is ther limiting similarity in the phenology of fleshy fruits? by Burns, K.C

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Scale-dependent trait correlations in a temperate tree community by BURNS, K.C, BEAUMONT, SAM

“…Recent investigations of relationships among plant traits have generated important insights into plant form and function. However, relationships involving leaf…”
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Hiding from the ghost of herbivory past: evidence for crypsis in an insular tree species by Fadzly, Nik, Burns, K.C

“…The color of many animals matches that of their preferred habitats, making them difficult for predators to locate. However, quantitative examples of crypsis in…”
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Tree diversity on islands: assembly rules, passive sampling and the theory of island biogeography by Burns, K.C, Berg, Jenny, Bialynicka-Birula, Ada, Kratchmer, Sabrina, Shortt, Katelyn

“…Species diversity is distributed heterogeneously through space, for reasons that are poorly understood. We tested three hypotheses to account for spatial…”
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