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Ecology and Evolution
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ISSN 2045-7758 · Wiley · 10,145 articles in the index
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Functional Trait Space Reveals Resource Use Strategies of Woody Plants in the Lijiang River Basin
ABSTRACT Understanding how plants allocate resources under environmental constraint is central to trait‐based ecology. In this study, we analyzed functional leaf traits of 205 woody species in the Lijiang River Basin, with a particular focus on the resource utilization strategies employed by…
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Does Temporary Baiting Affect White‐Tailed Deer Space Use and Movement? New Insights Leveraging Subhourly Location Data
ABSTRACT Temporary baiting is often used to increase detection rates during camera surveys, particularly for white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). However, the effects of bait on deer space use and movement have not been examined using location data sampled at intervals matching typical…
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Assessing the Drivers of Distribution for a Cryptic Species Over a Large and Rugged Landscape: Occupancy Modeling of the Critically Endangered Northern White‐Cheeked Gibbon
ABSTRACT Hunting and wildlife trade in Lao PDR (also known as Laos) has left species of larger wild fauna existing at low densities, almost exclusively in remote areas of rugged forest, and wary of human presence. This makes surveying of larger fauna in the country difficult as observation of…
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Roars, Rumbles, and Resonance: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Crocodylian Acoustic Signals
ABSTRACT Crocodylians are highly vocal reptiles, possessing a complex acoustic signalling system including vocal and non‐vocal signals used for courtship, mating, mediating conflict, and providing maternal care. Despite this, research on crocodylian acoustic signalling remains infrequent, with…
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Evaluating the Use of Environmental DNA as a Method to Determine Occupancy and Distribution of Coeur d'Alene Salamanders in Montana
ABSTRACT Coeur d'Alene salamanders (Plethodon idahoensis) are found in small, isolated populations in the mountains of Montana, Idaho, and British Columbia. Effective conservation of this species hinges upon understanding population distribution and connectivity; however, identifying occupied Coeur…
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Secondary Forest Conversion Into Betel Nut Plantations Reduces Soil Water Retention by Altering Soil Properties
ABSTRACT Betel nut plantations have rapidly expanded in recent decades owing to their considerable economic benefits, resulting in a significant reduction of tropical secondary rainforests, which has had substantial impacts on soil hydrological properties. However, few studies have investigated the…
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Integrating Morphology and Chloroplast Genomics: A New East Asian Species of Aletris (Nartheciaceae) With Insights Into Regional Phylogeny and Evolution
ABSTRACT The genus Aletris L. (Nartheciaceae) encompasses approximately 21–24 species distributed in East Asia and North America, yet taxonomic ambiguity persists due to overlapping morphological traits among closely related species. During fieldwork in southeastern Xizang, China, a morphologically…
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Concordant Patterns of Population Genetic Structure and Symbiont Communities in a Broadcasting Spawning Coral Along a Western Australian Fringing Reef
ABSTRACT The degree of connectivity across ecosystems is a key determinant of resilience, directly influencing recovery potential after disturbance and long‐term ecosystem stability. In reef‐building corals, there is added complexity to these processes because both the coral host and their…
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Behavioural Changes Across Gestation and Lactation in a Colony of Female Northern Bats (Eptesicus nilssonii)
ABSTRACT Unpredictable environmental conditions affecting prey availability and short summer nights reducing foraging time present nocturnal insectivorous mammals with an energetic dilemma at northerly latitudes during gestation and lactation. This is pronounced for aerial hawking bat species, for…
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Habitat‐Based Predictions of Bridle Shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) in the Northeastern United States
ABSTRACT We sought to assess bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) habitat associations at local and regional scales across southern Maine and New Hampshire. We used local habitat data at 95 Maine sites to predict occupancy with classification and regression trees (CART). We then used ensemble…
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Mismatch in Chronology of Environmental Cues That Initiate Spawning Increases Predation Risk for Dispersing Lake Sturgeon Larvae
ABSTRACT Many species initiate reproductive activities, including migration and reproduction, in response to environmental cues that have historically been predictive of physical and biotic conditions favorable for offspring survival. Climate change can cause environmental variables including…
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Does Seasonal Variation in Agility of Avian Prey Influence Body Size of Breeding Male Cooper's Hawks? And Comments on the Putative Influence of Avivory on Reproductive Output in Cities
ABSTRACT Recent studies have modeled predator–prey and niche dynamics in the avivorous, forest adapted Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) to explain its recent and rapid colonization, including high reproductive output in varied, especially urban environments across North America. We contend that such…
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Divergent Nutrient Resorption Strategies in C4 Desert Shrubs: Stoichiometric Evidence From Assimilative Branches
ABSTRACT Calligonum species are widely distributed across the arid desert belt stretching from North Africa to Central Asia. Their leaves are nearly fully degraded, and photosynthetic activity is predominantly undertaken by assimilative branches (ABs). Remarkably, Calligonum represents the only…
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Ecology and Diversity of Urban Drosophila Species Communities as Potential Indicators of Biodiversity Decline
ABSTRACT Understanding the impact of ecological factors on biodiversity is central in the context of accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss. Urban areas, as landscapes under particularly strong anthropogenic influence, are undergoing rapid ecological change, yet the consequences for…
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Energy Expenditure of a Female Tiger in a Human‐Altered Habitat: Insights From Tri‐Axial Accelerometry
ABSTRACT Energy expenditure is central to animal ecology and shapes how individuals balance foraging, movement, thermoregulation and risk avoidance. Large carnivores, like tigers (Panthera tigris), face high energetic demands for territorial defence, hunting, competition and reproduction. These…
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) Technology in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Research: Advances and Prospects
ABSTRACT Environmental DNA (eDNA) technology, as a minimally invasive or noninvasive monitoring approach, has been increasingly applied in biodiversity surveys and ecosystem health assessment by detecting genetic material in environmental samples. This approach exhibits high sensitivity for…
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The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Nearly Threatened Kwang‐Yang Asian Frog Nanorana quadranus (Anura: Dicroglossidae) and Its Phylogenetic Analyses
ABSTRACT Nanorana quadranus (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960) is a high‐altitude amphibian species native to the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau. It plays a vital role in alpine wetland ecosystems and is listed as near threatened (NT) in the IUCN Red List. Here, we present the first complete mitogenome of N. quadranus…
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The Response of Krascheninnikovia ceratoides (L.) Gueldenst. to Environmental Changes Since the Mid‐Holocene in the Tibetan Antelope Breeding Ground of the Western Kunlun Mountains
ABSTRACT Krascheninnikovia ceratoides (L.) Gueldenst., the primary food source for the western population of Pantholops hodgsonii (Tibetan antelope) during their breeding period in the Western Kunlun Mountains, plays a crucial role in maintaining alpine ecosystems. Herein, we focused on this…
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How Pastoral Are Pastoral Landscapes? Scavenger Assemblage Structure in Human‐Dominated Landscapes: A Case Study From Mediterranean Pastures
ABSTRACT Pastoralism is one of the most common land uses worldwide and has been a fundamental part of Mediterranean ecosystems for thousands of years. We aimed to investigate how this land use influences carrion ecology and species interactions among mammalian facultative scavengers in East…
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Hedysarum langranii sp. nov. (Fabaceae, Hedysareae), a New Species From China, and Supplementary Descriptions of H. smithianum and H. dentatoalatum
ABSTRACT Hedysarum langranii sp. nov. (Fabaceae, Hedysareae) is described and illustrated from Shaanxi, Henan and Gansu, China. This new species is morphologically similar to H. smithianum, but can be distinguished by its glabrous stipules (vs. sparsely pubescent), standard petal 9–11 mm long (vs…
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