Search Results - "Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam)"

Genome sequencing and population genomics in non-model organisms by Ellegren, Hans

“…•Genome sequences of non-model organisms are accumulating at an unprecedented rate.•Expansion of gene families and positive selection underlie adaptive…”
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Quantifying Temporal Genomic Erosion in Endangered Species by Díez-del-Molino, David, Sánchez-Barreiro, Fatima, Barnes, Ian, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Dalén, Love

“…Many species have undergone dramatic population size declines over the past centuries. Although stochastic genetic processes during and after such declines are…”
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Navjot's nightmare revisited: logging, agriculture, and biodiversity in Southeast Asia by Wilcove, David S., Giam, Xingli, Edwards, David P., Fisher, Brendan, Koh, Lian Pin

“…•Southeast Asia has the highest rates of forest degradation and conversion in the tropics.•New research shows that forest conversion to cropland, especially…”
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Tinbergen's four questions: an appreciation and an update by Bateson, Patrick, Laland, Kevin N.

“…•We show that, 50 years after first formulated, Tinbergen's four questions remain valid.•We update Tinbergen's four questions in the light of recent…”
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Life in Deserts: The Genetic Basis of Mammalian Desert Adaptation by Rocha, Joana L., Godinho, Raquel, Brito, José C., Nielsen, Rasmus

“…Deserts are among the harshest environments on Earth. The multiple ages of different deserts and their global distribution provide a unique opportunity to…”
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Does Biodiversity–Ecosystem Function Literature Neglect Tropical Ecosystems? by Clarke, David A., York, Paul H., Rasheed, Michael A., Northfield, Tobin D.

“…Current evidence suggests that there is a positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, but few studies have addressed tropical…”
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Movers and Stayers: Novel Assemblages in Changing Environments by Hobbs, Richard J., Valentine, Leonie E., Standish, Rachel J., Jackson, Stephen T.

“…Increased attention to species movement in response to environmental change highlights the need to consider changes in species distributions and altered…”
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Herbivores, resources and risks: alternating regulation along primary environmental gradients in savannas by Hopcraft, J. Grant C., Olff, Han, Sinclair, A.R.E.

“…Herbivores are regulated by predation under certain environmental conditions, whereas under others they are limited by forage abundance and nutritional…”
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Lifting baselines to address the consequences of conservation success by Roman, Joe, Dunphy-Daly, Meagan M., Johnston, David W., Read, Andrew J.

“…•In recent years, many marine mammals, seabirds, and other species have begun to recover.•These changes are the result of legislation, international…”
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Stable isotopes as one of nature's ecological recorders by West, Jason B., Bowen, Gabriel J., Cerling, Thure E., Ehleringer, James R.

“…Analyses of the natural variation in stable isotopes of components of ecological systems have provided new insights into how these systems function across…”
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Founder takes all: density-dependent processes structure biodiversity by Waters, Jonathan M., Fraser, Ceridwen I., Hewitt, Godfrey M.

“…Density-dependent processes play a key role in the spatial structuring of biodiversity. Specifically, interrelated demographic processes, such as gene surfing,…”
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Parasite immune evasion: a momentous molecular war by SCHMIDHEMPEL, P

“…Current research in immunology shows that parasite evasion of host immunity is ubiquitous and involves a wide range of molecular mechanisms. Furthermore,…”
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Big houses, big cars, superfleas and the costs of reproduction by Reznick, David, Nunney, Leonard, Tessier, Alan

“…The assumption of costs of reproduction were a logical necessity for much of the early development of life history theory. An unfortunate property of ‘logical…”
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Defining and defending Connell's intermediate disturbance hypothesis: a response to Fox by Sheil, Douglas, Burslem, David F.R.P.

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Jensen’s inequality predicts effects of environmental variation by Ruel, Jonathan J., Ayres, Matthew P.

“…Many biologists now recognize that environmental variance can exert important effects on patterns and processes in nature that are independent of average…”
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Should We Care If Models Are Phenomenological or Mechanistic? by White, Craig R., Marshall, Dustin J.

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From birds to butterflies: animal movement patterns and stable isotopes by Rubenstein, Dustin R., Hobson, Keith A.

“…Establishing patterns of movement of wild animals is crucial for our understanding of their ecology, life history and behavior, and is a prerequisite for their…”
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Benefits beyond boundaries: the fishery effects of marine reserves by Gell, Fiona R., Roberts, Callum M.

“…Marine reserves are areas of the sea where fishing is not allowed. They provide refuges where populations of exploited species can recover and habitats…”
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Shell Loss in Cephalopods: Trigger for, or By-Product of, the Evolution of Intelligence? A Reply to Mollo et al by Amodio, Piero, Boeckle, Markus, Schnell, Alexandra K., Ostojic, Ljerka, Fiorito, Graziano, Clayton, Nicola S.

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Is pollen limited? The answer is blowin' in the wind by Koenig, Walter D., Ashley, Mary V.

“…Pollen from wind-pollinated trees has traditionally been assumed to be abundant and to travel long distances, resulting in extensive gene flow. However, recent…”
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