Effect of food limitation and reproductive activity on fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in banded mongooses
Glucocorticoids mediate responses to perceived stressors, thereby restoring homeostasis. However, prolonged glucocorticoid elevation may cause homeostatic overload. Using extensive field investigations of band... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 18, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Pete N. Laver, Andr é Ganswindt, Stefanie B. Ganswindt and Kathleen A. Alexander Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Efficiency of using electric toothbrush as an alternative to a tuning fork for artificial buzz pollination is independent of instrument buzzing frequency
Breeding programs and research activities where artificial buzz-pollinations are required to have primarily relied upon using tuning forks, and bumble bees. However, these methods can be expensive, unreliable,... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 10, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Mandeep Tayal, Jesus Chavana and Rupesh R. Kariyat Tags: Methodology article Source Type: research
Impact of mining on the floristic association of gold mined sites in Southwest Nigeria
Occurrences in land use, human activities and climate change have both direct and indirect influences on the environment. Of interest for this study is mining; a common activity in developing countries such as... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 10, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Adegbite A. Adesipo, Sehinde Akinbiola, Olusegun O. Awotoye, Ayobami T. Salami and Dirk Freese Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Monitoring of the invasion of Spartina alterniflora from 1985 to 2015 in Zhejiang Province, China
Spartina alterniflora is an invasive plant on the coast of China that replaces native vegetation and has a serious negative impact on local ecosystems. Monitoring the spatial distribution of S. alterniflora and i... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 6, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Nan Li, Longwei Li, Yinlong Zhang and Ming Wu Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Seasonal movements and habitat use of African buffalo in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Assessing wildlife movements and habitat use is important for species conservation and management and can be informative for understanding population dynamics. The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population of ... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - February 3, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Annette Roug, Epaphras A. Muse, Deana L. Clifford, Randy Larsen, Goodluck Paul, Daniel Mathayo, Donald Mpanduji, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Rudovick Kazwala, Halima Kiwango and Woutrina Smith Tags: Research article Source Type: research
The effect of season and post-fire on habitat preferences of the endangered Swayne ’s hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) in Maze National Park, Ethiopia
The availability of preferred habitats determines the spatial and temporal distribution of herbivores in savanna ecosystems. Understanding habitat preference of a targeted wildlife species is crucial for devel... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - January 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Misganaw Tamrat, Anagaw Atickem, Diress Tsegaye, Paul Evangelista, Afework Bekele and Nils Chr. Stenseth Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Shell resource partitioning as a mechanism of coexistence in two co-occurring terrestrial hermit crab species
Coexistence is enabled by ecological differentiation of the co-occurring species. One possible mechanism thereby is resource partitioning, where each species utilizes a distinct subset of the most limited reso... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - January 16, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Sebastian Steibl and Christian Laforsch Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Adaptation of wild boar (Sus scrofa) activity in a human-dominated landscape
Wild boars (Sus scrofa L.) are globally widely distributed, and their populations have increased in Europe during recent decades. Encounters between humans and wild boars are rare because of the predominantly noc... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - January 9, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Franz Johann, Markus Handschuh, Peter Linderoth, Carsten F. Dormann and Janosch Arnold Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Enhanced inference of ecological networks by parameterizing ensembles of population dynamics models constrained with prior knowledge
Accurate network models of species interaction could be used to predict population dynamics and be applied to manage real world ecosystems. Most relevant models are nonlinear, however, and data available from ... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - January 8, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Chen Liao, Joao B. Xavier and Zhenduo Zhu Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Species traits, patch turnover and successional dynamics: when does intermediate disturbance favour metapopulation occupancy?
In fragmented landscapes, natural and anthropogenic disturbances coupled with successional processes result in the destruction and creation of habitat patches. Disturbances are expected to reduce metapopulatio... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - January 3, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Frederico Mestre, Ricardo Pita, Ant ónio Mira and Pedro Beja Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Phylogeography of higher Diptera in glacial and postglacial grasslands in western North America
Pleistocene glaciations have had an important impact on the species distribution and community composition of the North American biota. Species survived these glacial cycles south of the ice sheets and/or in o... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - December 20, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Anna M. Solecki, Jeffrey H. Skevington, Christopher M. Buddle and Terry A. Wheeler Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Increased songbird nest depredation due to Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) encroachment in Mediterranean shrubland
In recent decades, a decrease of passerine densities was documented in Mediterranean shrublands. At the same time, a widespread encroachment of Aleppo pines (Pinus halepensis) to Mediterranean shrubland occurred.... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - December 17, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Asaf Ben-David, Hila Shamon, Ido Izhaki, Ronny Efronny, Roi Maor and Tamar Dayan Tags: Research article Source Type: research
FACEPAI: a script for fast and consistent environmental DNA processing and identification
The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) has become an increasing important tool in environmental surveys and taxonomic research. High throughput sequencing of samples from soil, water, sediment, trap alcohol or bu... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - December 6, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Emma Wahlberg Tags: Software Source Type: research
High nutrient uptake efficiency and high water use efficiency facilitate the spread of Stellera chamaejasme L. in degraded grasslands
Stellera chamaejasme L. is a poisonous plant widely distributes in degraded grasslands in China. The mechanism underlying its spread remains unknown. In some degraded grasslands, S. chamaejasme has gradually repl... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - December 4, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Lizhu Guo, Jiahuan Li, Wei He, Li Liu, Ding Huang and Kun Wang Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Impact of global warming scenarios on life-history traits of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae)
The tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker& Pritchard (Acari: Tetranychidae), is an agricultural pest of solanaceous crops. Although T. evansi is of South American subtropical origin, it has recently e... (Source: BMC Ecology)
Source: BMC Ecology - November 27, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Noureldin Abuelfadl Ghazy, Tetsuo Gotoh and Takeshi Suzuki Tags: Research article Source Type: research
