Search Results - "Evolutionary ecology"

introduction to niche construction theory by Laland, Kevin, Matthews, Blake, Feldman, Marcus W

“…Niche construction refers to the modification of selective environments by organisms. Theoretical and empirical studies of niche construction are increasing in…”
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Towards an understanding of the evolutionary role of fire in animals by Pausas, Juli G., Parr, Catherine L.

“…Wildfires underpin the dynamics and diversity of many ecosystems worldwide, and plants show a plethora of adaptive traits for persisting recurrent fires. Many…”
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Methodological issues and advances in biological meta-analysis by Nakagawa, Shinichi, Santos, Eduardo S. A.

“…Meta-analysis has changed the way researchers conduct literature reviews not only in medical and social sciences but also in biological sciences. Meta-analysis…”
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Drivers of animal migration and implications in changing environments by Shaw, Allison K.

“…Migratory species are widespread in terrestrial, aquatic and aerial environments, and are important both ecologically and economically. Since migration is an…”
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Domestication as a model system for niche construction theory by Zeder, Melinda A

“…Niche Construction Theory (NCT) provides a powerful conceptual framework for understanding how and why humans and target species entered into domesticatory…”
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Biogeography of Neotropical Rainforests: past connections between Amazon and Atlantic Forest detected by ecological niche modeling by Sobral-Souza, Thadeu, Lima-Ribeiro, Matheus S, Solferini, Vera Nisaka

“…During Paleogene the Neotropical region was mainly covered by rainforests and ancient Amazon (AM) and Atlantic Forest (AF) were continuous and interconnected…”
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Synthetic analyses of phenotypic selection in natural populations: lessons, limitations and future directions by Kingsolver, Joel G., Diamond, Sarah E., Siepielski, Adam M., Carlson, Stephanie M.

“…There are now thousands of estimates of phenotypic selection in natural populations, resulting in multiple synthetic reviews of these data. Here we consider…”
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Predation pressure shapes brain anatomy in the wild by Kotrschal, Alexander, Deacon, Amy E., Magurran, Anne E., Kolm, Niclas

“…There is remarkable diversity in brain anatomy among vertebrates and evidence is accumulating that predatory interactions are crucially important for this…”
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Methods for studying allometry in geometric morphometrics: a comparison of performance by Klingenberg, Christian Peter

“…Allometry has been the focus of growing interest in studies using geometric morphometric methods to address a wide range of research questions at the interface…”
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Transcriptomic analyses during development reveal mechanisms of integument structuring and color production by Stuckert, Adam M. M., Freeborn, Layla, Howell, Kimberly A., Yang, Yusan, Nielsen, Rasmus, Richards-Zawacki, Corinne, MacManes, Matthew D.

“…Skin coloration and patterning play a key role in animal survival and reproduction. As a result, color phenotypes have generated intense research interest. In…”
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The ability to sequester the alkaloid epibatidine is widespread among dendrobatid poison frogs by Waters, Katherine R., Dugas, Matthew B., Grant, Taran, Saporito, Ralph A.

“…Dendrobatid poison frogs sequester alkaloids from an arthropod diet and use them in chemical defense. Alkaloid defenses vary considerably within and among…”
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Alkaloid-based chemical defenses and diet in six species of Australian poison frogs in the genus Pseudophryne (Myobatrachidae) by Sague, Mikayla, Dudaitis, Vilma, Plumert, Lilja, Umbers, Kate D. L., Saporito, Ralph A., Lawrence, J. P.

“…Poison frogs are well known for their ability to sequester alkaloids from their diet of leaf-litter arthropods for use in defense against predators and…”
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Eating to the beat of the drum: vibrational parameters of toe tapping behavior in Dendrobates truncatus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) by Vergara-Herrera, Natalia, Cocroft, Reginald, Rueda-Solano, Luis Alberto

“…Toe tapping is performed by certain anuran species while foraging for their prey. This behavior has been described in different frog families, with some…”
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Integrating ecological niche modeling and rates of evolution to model geographic regions of mimetic color pattern selection by Muell, Morgan R., Brown, Jason L.

“…Geographic variation in natural selection derived from biotic sources is an important driver of trait evolution. The evolution of Müllerian mimicry is governed…”
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The molecular basis and evolution of toxin resistance in poison frogs by Coleman, Jeffrey L., Cannatella, David C.

“…Many animals bear conspicuous warning signals that advertise toxin-mediated unpalatability to predators; this is known as aposematism. Frogs in particular have…”
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Beyond color and pattern: elucidating the factors associated with intraspecific aggression in the mimic poison frog (Ranitomeya imitator) by Bieri, Eli, Rubio, Andrew O., Summers, Kyle

“…Assortative or disassortative aggression – when individuals display more aggression towards conspecifics with similar or different phenotypic characteristics –…”
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Under pressure: evidence for selection on color-related genes in poison frogs of the genus Ranitomeya by Rubio, Andrew O., Stuckert, Adam M. M., LaPolice, Troy M., Cole, T. Jeffrey, Summers, Kyle

“…Aposematic organisms rely on their bright conspicuous coloration to communicate to potential predators that they are toxic and unpalatable. These aposematic…”
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Modeling defensive functions of alkaloids within diverse chemical portfolios by Yeager, Justin, Viteri Chancusi, Pablo Andres, Perez-Castillo, Yunierkis, Armijos-Jaramillo, Vinicio, Tejera, Eduardo

“…Studies of the evolution of anti-predatory phenotypes such as aposematic signals have proven informative to demonstrate the role of selection on phenotypic…”
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Methodological inconsistencies define thermal bottlenecks in fish life cycle: a comment on Dahlke et al. 2020 by Pottier, Patrice, Burke, Samantha, Drobniak, Szymon M., Nakagawa, Shinichi

“…Comparative analyses require researchers to not only ensure data quality, but to also make prudent and justifiable assumptions about data comparability. A…”
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Temporal stability in color patterns and body size variation in a six-year monitored population of the aposematic toad (Melanophryniscus rubriventris) by Sommaro, Lucía V., Martínez, Juan J.

“…Color polymorphisms in poison frogs have intrigued evolutionary ecologists, as understanding the mechanisms that sustain them is of great interest. Temporal…”
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