Search Results - "Weeks, Brian C."

A long winter for the Red Queen: rethinking the evolution of seasonal migration by Winger, Benjamin M., Auteri, Giorgia G., Pegan, Teresa M., Weeks, Brian C.

“…This paper advances an hypothesis that the primary adaptive driver of seasonal migration is maintenance of site fidelity to familiar breeding locations. We…”
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Dispersal has inhibited avian diversification in Australasian archipelagoes by Weeks, Brian C., Claramunt, Santiago

“…Different models of speciation predict contrasting patterns in the relationship between the dispersal ability of lineages and their diversification rates. This…”
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A deep neural network for high‐throughput measurement of functional traits on museum skeletal specimens by Weeks, Brian C., Zhou, Zhizhuo, O'Brien, Bruce K., Darling, Rachel, Dean, Morgan, Dias, Tiffany, Hassena, Gemmechu, Zhang, Mingyu, Fouhey, David F.

“…Increasingly, natural history museum collections are being used to generate large‐scale morphological datasets to address a range of macroecological and…”
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Phylogenetic conservatism drives nutrient dynamics of coral reef fishes by Allgeier, Jacob E., Weeks, Brian C., Munsterman, Katrina S., Wale, Nina, Wenger, Seth J., Parravicini, Valeriano, Schiettekatte, Nina M. D., Villéger, Sébastien, Burkepile, Deron E.

“…The relative importance of evolutionary history and ecology for traits that drive ecosystem processes is poorly understood. Consumers are essential drivers of…”
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The relationship between morphology and behavior in mixed‐species flocks of island birds by Weeks, Brian C., Naeem, Shahid, Winger, Benjamin M., Cracraft, Joel

“…Understanding how co‐occurring species divide ecological space is a central issue in ecology. Functional traits have the potential to serve as a means for…”
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Behavioral responses to spring snow conditions contribute to long-term shift in migration phenology in American robins by Oliver, Ruth Y, Mahoney, Peter J, Gurarie, Eliezer, Krikun, Nicole, Weeks, Brian C, Hebblewhite, Mark, Liston, Glen, Boelman, Natalie

“…Migratory birds have the capacity to shift their migration phenology in response to climatic change. Yet the mechanistic underpinning of changes in migratory…”
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Trophic complexity alters the diversity–multifunctionality relationship in experimental grassland mesocosms by Anujan, Krishna, Heilpern, Sebastian A., Prager, Case M., Weeks, Brian C., Naeem, Shahid

“…Plant diversity has a positive influence on the number of ecosystem functions maintained simultaneously by a community, or multifunctionality. While the…”
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Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds by Weeks, Brian C., Willard, David E., Zimova, Marketa, Ellis, Aspen A., Witynski, Max L., Hennen, Mary, Winger, Benjamin M., Norris, Ryan

“…Increasing temperatures associated with climate change are predicted to cause reductions in body size, a key determinant of animal physiology and ecology…”
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Predicting ecosystem vulnerability to biodiversity loss from community composition by Heilpern, Sebastian A., Weeks, Brian C., Naeem, Shahid

“…Ecosystems vary widely in their responses to biodiversity change, with some losing function dramatically while others are highly resilient. However,…”
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Nocturnal flight-calling behaviour predicts vulnerability to artificial light in migratory birds by Winger, Benjamin M, Weeks, Brian C, Farnsworth, Andrew, Jones, Andrew W, Hennen, Mary, Willard, David E

“…Understanding interactions between biota and the built environment is increasingly important as human modification of the landscape expands in extent and…”
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Integrating systematics and biogeography to disentangle the roles of history and ecology in biotic assembly by Weeks, Brian C., Claramunt, Santiago, Cracraft, Joel

“…Aim: We develop a conceptual framework for integrating evolutionary history and ecological processes into studies of biotic assembly. Location: Global…”
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Diversity and extinction risk are inversely related at a global scale by Weeks, Brian C., Naeem, Shahid, Lasky, Jesse R., Tobias, Joseph A., Davies, Jonathan

“…Increases in biodiversity often lead to greater, and less variable, levels of ecosystem functioning. However, whether species are less likely to go extinct in…”
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Morphological adaptations linked to flight efficiency and aerial lifestyle determine natal dispersal distance in birds by Weeks, Brian C., O'Brien, Bruce K., Chu, Jonathan J., Claramunt, Santiago, Sheard, Catherine, Tobias, Joseph A.

“…Natal dispersal—the movement from birthplace to breeding location—is often considered the most significant dispersal event in an animal's lifetime. Natal…”
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Widespread shifts in bird migration phenology are decoupled from parallel shifts in morphology by Zimova, Marketa, Willard, David E., Winger, Benjamin M., Weeks, Brian C.

“…Advancements in phenology and changes in morphology, including body size reductions, are among the most commonly described responses to globally warming…”
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Macroevolutionary convergence connects morphological form to ecological function in birds by Pigot, Alex L., Sheard, Catherine, Miller, Eliot T., Bregman, Tom P., Freeman, Benjamin G., Roll, Uri, Seddon, Nathalie, Trisos, Christopher H., Weeks, Brian C., Tobias, Joseph A.

“…Animals have diversified into a bewildering variety of morphological forms exploiting a complex configuration of trophic niches. Their morphological diversity…”
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Bird assemblage vulnerability depends on the diversity and biogeographic histories of islands by Weeks, Brian C., Gregory, Nichar, Naeem, Shahid

“…Biodiversity is widely acknowledged to influence the magnitude and stability of a large array of ecosystem properties, with biodiverse systems thought to be…”
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Body size predicts the rate of contemporary morphological change in birds by Zimova, Marketa, Weeks, Brian C, Willard, David E, Giery, Sean T, Jirinec, Vitek, Burner, Ryan C, Winger, Benjamin M

“…Variation in evolutionary rates among species is a defining characteristic of the tree of life and may be an important predictor of species' capacities to…”
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Tracking individual animals can reveal the mechanisms of species loss by Yanco, Scott W., Rutz, Christian, Abrahms, Briana, Cooper, Nathan W., Marra, Peter P., Mueller, Thomas, Weeks, Brian C., Wikelski, Martin, Oliver, Ruth Y.

“…•Efforts to halt biodiversity loss can be improved by diagnosing the specific mechanisms causing species to go extinct.•Current methods to estimate the…”
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Temperature, size and developmental plasticity in birds by Weeks, Brian C, Klemz, Madeleine, Wada, Haruka, Darling, Rachel, Dias, Tiffany, O'Brien, Bruce K, Probst, Charlotte M, Zhang, Mingyu, Zimova, Marketa

“…As temperatures increase, there is growing evidence that species across much of the tree of life are getting smaller. These climate change-driven size…”
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Global expansion of human-wildlife overlap in the 21st century by Ma, Deqiang, Abrahms, Briana, Allgeier, Jacob, Newbold, Tim, Weeks, Brian C, Carter, Neil H

“…Understanding the extent to which people and wildlife overlap in space and time is critical for the conservation of biodiversity and ecological services. Yet,…”
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