Life-history responses of insects to water-deficit stress: a case study with the aphid Sitobion avenae
Drought may become one of the greatest challenges for cereal production under future warming scenarios, and its impact on insect pest outbreaks is still controversial. To address this issue, life-history respo... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - May 29, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Deguang Liu, Peng Dai, Shirong Li, Syed Suhail Ahmed, Zheming Shang and Xiaoqin Shi Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Climatic differentiation in polyploid apomictic Ranunculus auricomus complex in Europe
Polyploidy and apomixis are important factors influencing plant distributions often resulting in range shifts, expansions and geographical parthenogenesis. We used the Ranunculus auricomus complex as a model to a... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - May 21, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Juraj Paule, Franz G. Dunkel, Marco Schmidt and Thomas Gregor Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Do avian blood parasites influence hypoxia physiology in a high elevation environment?
Montane birds which engage in elevational movements have evolved to cope with fluctuations in environmental hypoxia, through changes in physiological parameters associated with blood oxygen-carrying capacity s... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - May 14, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Farah Ishtiaq and Sahas Barve Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Judging a salmon by its spots: environmental variation is the primary determinant of spot patterns in Salmo salar
In fish, morphological colour changes occur from variations in pigment concentrations and in the morphology, density, and distribution of chromatophores in the skin. However, the underlying mechanisms remain u... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - April 12, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Katarina M. J ørgensen, Monica F. Solberg, Francois Besnier, Anders Thorsen, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Øystein Skaala, Ketil Malde and Kevin A. Glover Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Conserved community structure and simultaneous divergence events in the fig wasps associated with Ficus benjamina in Australia and China
Localised patterns of species diversity can be influenced by many factors, including regional species pools, biogeographic features and interspecific interactions. Despite recognition of these issues, we still... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - April 3, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Clive T. Darwell, Simon T. Segar and James M. Cook Tags: Research article Source Type: research
The ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi regulates egg production via conspecific communication
Communication between individuals of the same species is an important aspect of mating and reproduction in most animals. In simultaneously hermaphroditic species with the ability to self-fertilize, communicati... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - March 26, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Daniel A. Sasson, Anya A. Jacquez and Joseph F. Ryan Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Effect of grazing on methane uptake from Eurasian steppe of China
The effects of grazing on soil methane (CH4) uptake in steppe ecosystems are important for understanding carbon sequestration and cycling because the role of grassland soil for CH4 uptake can have major impacts a... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - March 20, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Shiming Tang, Yujuan Zhang, Xiajie Zhai, Andreas Wilkes, Chengjie Wang and Kun Wang Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Predicting the distribution of Stipa purpurea across the Tibetan Plateau via the MaxEnt model
The ecosystems across Tibetan Plateau are changing rapidly under the influence of climate warming, which has caused substantial changes in spatial and temporal environmental patterns. Stipa purpurea, as a dominan... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 21, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Baibing Ma and Jian Sun Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Temporal changes of fine root overyielding and foraging strategies in planted monoculture and mixed forests
Mixed forests are believed to enhance ecosystem functioning and sustainability due to complementary resource use, environmental benefits and improved soil properties. The facilitation between different species... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 17, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Weiwei Shu, Xiaoxiao Shen, Pifeng Lei, Wenhua Xiang, Shuai Ouyang and Wende Yan Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Data-driven predictions and novel hypotheses about zoonotic tick vectors from the genus Ixodes
With the resurgence of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease and the emergence of new tick-borne pathogens such as Powassan virus, understanding what distinguishes vectors from non-vectors, and predicting u... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 15, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Laura Hyesung Yang and Barbara A. Han Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Interference competition as a key determinant for spatial distribution of mangrove crabs
The spatial distribution of mangrove crabs has been commonly associated with tree zonation and abiotic factors such as ground temperature and soil granulometry. Conversely, no studies were designed to investig... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 15, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Stefano Cannicci, Marco Fusi, Filippo Cim ó, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas and Sara Fratini Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Threatened species richness along a Himalayan elevational gradient: quantifying the influences of human population density, range size, and geometric constraints
A crucial step in conserving biodiversity is to identify the distributions of threatened species and the factors associated with species threat status. In the biodiversity hotspot of the Himalaya, very little ... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 7, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Prakash Kumar Paudel, Jan Sipos and Jedediah F. Brodie Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Eco-physiological basis of shade adaptation of Camellia nitidissima, a rare and endangered forest understory plant of Southeast Asia
Camellia nitidissima, a rare and endangered shrub is narrowly distributed in South China and North Vietnam occurring in forest understory. Their light tolerance mechanism is unclear. We measured photosynthesis an... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 7, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Shengfeng Chai, Jianmin Tang, Azim Mallik, Yancai Shi, Rong Zou, Jitao Li and Xiao Wei Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Dietary flexibility of Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in southern Ethiopia: effects of habitat degradation and life in fragments
Understanding the effects of habitat modification on the feeding strategies of threatened species is essential to designing effective conservation management plans. Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) are en... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 6, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Addisu Mekonnen, Peter J. Fashing, Afework Bekele, R. Adriana Hernandez-Aguilar, Eli K. Rueness and Nils Chr. Stenseth Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Inferring ecological explanations for biogeographic boundaries of parapatric Asian mountain frogs
Identifying and understanding the mechanisms that shape barriers to dispersal and resulting biogeographic boundaries has been a longstanding, yet challenging, goal in ecology, evolution and biogeography. Chara... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 2, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Junhua Hu and Jianping Jiang Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
