Ecology

Ecology

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Latest articles

    1. Neuroscience
    2. Ecology

    New idtracker.ai: rethinking multi-animal tracking as a representation learning problem to increase accuracy and reduce tracking times

    Jordi Torrents, Tiago Costa, Gonzalo G de Polavieja
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Ecology

    Weak evidence for heritable changes in response to selection by aphids in Arabidopsis accessions

    Marc W Schmid, Klara Kropivšek ... Ueli Grossniklaus
    Strong selection by aphids only weakly affects epigenetic and phenotypic variation within three Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, demonstrating limited potential for adaptation by epigenetic differentiation within genotypes in this model species.
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Life-history trade-offs explain local adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Benjamin Brachi, Danièle L Filiault ... Magnus Nordborg
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Ecology

    Loss of olfaction reduces caterpillar performance and increases susceptibility to a natural enemy

    Qi Wang, Yufei Jia ... Alexander Haverkamp
    The sense of smell is crucial for insect larvae not only to find a suitable food source but also for finding safe spaces which are free of their natural enemies.
    1. Ecology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Effects of parental care on skin microbial community composition in poison frogs

    Marie-Therese Fischer, Katherine S Xue ... Lauren A O'Connell
    Direct skin contact during parental care in poison frogs transmits host-adapted microbes to tadpoles, where some bacterial taxa may persist on the skin through early development.
    1. Ecology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Colony demographics shape nest construction in Camponotus fellah ants

    Harikrishnan Rajendran, Roi Weinberger ... Ofer Feinerman
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Plant Biology
    2. Ecology

    Strip cropping shows promising increases in ground beetle community diversity compared to monocultures

    Luuk Croijmans, Fogelina Cuperus ... Erik H Poelman
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Risk-taking incentives predict aggression heuristics in female gorillas

    Nikolaos Smit, Martha M Robbins
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Ecology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    The dominant-egalitarian transition in species-rich communities

    David A Kessler, Nadav M Shnerb
    1. Ecology

    Desmodium Volatiles in “Push-Pull” Cropping Systems and Protection Against the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

    Daria M Odermatt, Frank Chidawanyika ... Meredith C Schuman
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
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Highlights

    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Plant Biology: Hiding in plain smell

    Youngsung Joo, Meredith C Schuman
    1. Ecology

    Ecosystems: The diversity of decay

    Emma J Sayer, Ralf Schäfer
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    The natural history of the house sparrow

    Haley E Hanson, Noreen S Mathews ... Lynn B Martin

Senior editors

  1. Sergio Rasmann
    University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  2. Meredith C Schuman
    University of Zurich, Switzerland
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