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    1. Ecology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    The dominant–egalitarian transition in species-rich communities

    David A Kessler, Nadav M Shnerb
    A model of a species-rich neutral ecosystem, perturbed by environmental noise impacting each species differently, predicts that for large noise the community is dominated by a few species, while for weaker noise it is more egalitarian, with many significant species.
    1. Ecology

    Birds migrate longitudinally in response to the resultant Asian monsoons of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau uplift

    Wenyuan Zhang, Zhongru Gu ... Xiangjiang Zhan
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Ecology

    Partitioning changes in ecosystem productivity by effects of species interactions in biodiversity experiments

    Jing Tao, Charles A Nock ... Ji Zheng
    A novel approach has been developed to partition the net biodiversity effect into components associated with positive, negative, and competitive species interactions.
    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
    'Push-pull' agro-ecosystems appear to protect maize against the fall armyworm, but volatiles from Desmodium intercrops are not sufficient to reliably repel this herbivore, indicating that additional mechanisms contribute to protection.
    1. Ecology

    Early experience affects foraging behavior of wild fruit-bats more than their original behavioral predispositions

    Adi Rachum, Lee Harten ... Yossi Yovel
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Ecology
    2. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Rift Valley fever virus dynamics in a transhumant cattle system in The Gambia

    Essa Jarra, Divine Ekwem ... Daniel T Haydon
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease
    2. Ecology

    BuzzWatch: Uncovering Multi-scale Temporal Patterns in Mosquito Behavior Through Continuous Long-term Monitoring

    Théo Maire, Zhong Wan ... Felix JH Hol
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Ecology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    A tale of two birds: cognitive simplicity drives collective route improvements in homing pigeons

    Shoubhik Chandan Banerjee, Fritz A Francisco, Albert B Kao
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Ecology

    Pesticide-induced resurgence in brown planthoppers is mediated by action on a suite of genes that promote juvenile hormone biosynthesis and female fecundity

    Yang Gao, Shao-Cong Su ... Shun-Fan Wu
    Sublethal emamectin benzoate alters juvenile hormone-regulating genes to boost brown planthopper fecundity and cause resurgence.
    1. Ecology
    2. Plant Biology

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

    Luuk Croijmans, Fogelina Cuperus ... Erik H Poelman
    Strip cropping is a farm management practice that increases ground beetle diversity without major effects on crop yield and while being practically implementable.
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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

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    University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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    University of Zurich, Switzerland
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