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Emily R. Arsenault, James H. Thorp, Michael J. Polito, Mario Minder, Walter K. Dodds, Flavia Tromboni, Alain Maasri, Mark Pyron, Bud Mendsaikhan, Amarbat Otgonganbat, Solongo Altangerel, Sudeep Chandra, Robert Shields, Caleb Artz, Hayat Bennadji
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Zijian Sun, Chunlin Zhao, Wei Zhu, Wenbo Zhu, Jianyi Feng, Shengqi Su, Tian Zhao
Summary: The study found that elevation and microhabitat features significantly influenced the composition of tadpole communities, and the richness of functional entities exhibited a hump-shaped response to elevation changes. Microhabitat environmental variables were identified as the primary drivers of taxonomic variation and functional diversity in tadpole communities.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
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Mayara Breda, Amanda Caren Binotto, Cristiane Biasi, Luiz Ubiratan Hepp
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ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
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Mailen Elizabeth Lallement, Magali Rechencq, Eduardo Enrique Zattara
Summary: Ecological communities are influenced by biotic and abiotic factors at different spatial scales. This study evaluated the association patterns of non-native species with abiotic factors at different spatial scales using salmonid introductions in Patagonia as a case study. The results showed that presence/absence patterns of salmonid distribution were not associated with landscape variables, but relative abundances were influenced by climatic and geomorphological factors. The findings suggest that environmental filters play a key role in determining the presence and abundance of salmonids in fluvial systems.
ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER FISH
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Zach C. Nemec, Larissa N. Lee, Scott A. Bonar
Summary: Habitat loss is a major factor contributing to fish fauna declines in the southwestern USA. This study evaluated habitat use of four native fish species in Arizona streams through the development of habitat suitability criteria, highlighting the importance of stream-specific criteria for restoration efforts. The presence of nonnative fishes was found to impact the habitat use of native fish species, emphasizing the need to consider both native and nonnative species interactions in habitat restoration projects.
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Steven McGregor, Nadine A. Strydom, Eileen E. Campbell
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ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
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Luke M. Bower, David E. Saenz, Kirk O. Winemiller
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BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
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Courtney L. Van Den Elzen, Nathan Sigman, Nancy C. Emery
Summary: Dispersal is an important mechanism for organisms to adapt to environmental variation. This study tracked the dispersal patterns of three plant species in their natural habitats and identified the plant traits causing variation in seed dispersal. The results showed that average seed dispersal distance was inconsistent with the variation in habitat, while the minimum inter-seed distance aligned with the minimum habitat variation.
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Elizabeth Christina Miller, Christopher M. Martinez, Sarah T. Friedman, Peter C. Wainwright, Samantha A. Price, Luke Tornabene
Summary: The disparity in species richness between shallow water and deep sea fish can be explained by alternating phases of shallow water diversification and deep-sea colonization and speciation. Shallow marine fish became highly diverse 100 million years ago during a period of warm temperatures and high sea level, while deep-sea colonization and speciation were favored during brief periods when cooling temperatures increased the efficiency of the ocean's carbon pump. Time-variable ecological filters limited the colonization from shallow to deep sea, maintaining higher species richness in shallow water.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Fagner Junior M. Oliveira, Dilermando P. Lima Junior, Luis Mauricio Bini
Summary: After collecting abundance and size data of fish species in 54 streams in the Midwest of Brazil, this study found a negative relationship between the abundance of subordinate species and the absolute size difference between dominant and subordinate species. The results suggest that environmental filters play a predominant role in determining species abundance distributions.
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Biology
Yong-Xu Sun, Li-Sha Hu, Yun-Wei Dong
Summary: For species inhabiting warming and variable thermal environment, understanding the role of phenotypic plasticity in buffering high temperatures is crucial. This study examined the thermal tolerance of intertidal limpets in different microhabitats and found that environmental temperature was an important driver of phenotypic plasticity.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
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Zoology
Jing Lan, Zijian Sun, Jianyi Feng, Chunlin Zhao, Da Kang, Wenbo Zhu, Tian Zhao, Shengqi Su
Summary: Functional diversity is crucial for ecosystem functioning, and species with different ecomorphological traits play distinct functional roles. The distribution patterns of functionally extreme species at a local scale and the effects of their prior extinction on functional diversity are poorly understood. This study found that extreme functional entities accounted for a small proportion of tadpole species but played irreplaceable roles in maintaining functional diversity, and their extinction could lead to high functional vulnerability in tadpole communities. Microhabitat variables determined the distribution of extreme species.
FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY
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R. Sliger, G. D. Grossman
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JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2021)
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Biology
T. J. McArley, D. Morgenroth, L. A. Zena, A. T. Ekstroem, E. Sandblom
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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Aaron Boyd, Jessica Choi, Grace Ren, Zuo Tong How, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Keith B. Tierney, Tamzin A. Blewett
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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Ecology
Kirk O. Winemiller, Daniel B. Fitzgerald, Luke M. Bower, Eric R. Pianka
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L. M. Bower, K. R. Piller
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Zoology
Christopher C. Peterson, Friedrich W. Keppeler, David E. Saenz, Luke M. Bower, Kirk O. Winemiller
NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY
(2017)
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Evolutionary Biology
Kimberly Foster, Luke Bower, Kyle Piller
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2015)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Luke M. Bower, Laith A. Jawad, Pierre M. Gnohossou, Ayoko Geraldine Tossou
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE
(2018)
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Fisheries
Luciano F. A. Montag, Kirk O. Winemiller, Friedrich W. Keppeler, Hingara Leao, Naraiana L. Benone, Naiara R. Torres, Bruno S. Prudente, Tiago O. Begot, Luke M. Bower, David E. Saenz, Edwin O. Lopez-Delgado, Yasmin Quintana, David J. Hoeinghaus, Leandro Juen
ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER FISH
(2019)
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Luke M. Bower, Friedrich W. Keppeler, Eduardo R. Cunha, Yasmin Quintana, David E. Saenz, Edwin O. Lopez-Delgado, Thethela Bokhutlo, Caroline C. Arantes, Marcelo C. Andrade, Clinton R. Robertson, Kevin B. Mayes, Kirk O. Winemiller
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
(2019)
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Ecology
Luke M. Bower, Kirk O. Winemiller
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2019)
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Ecology
Michele C. Eddy, Benjamin Lord, Danielle Perrot, Luke M. Bower, Brandon K. Peoples
Summary: This study applies a distributed hydrologic model to examine the predictability of hydrologic metrics (HMs) from simulated daily streamflow across different watersheds in South Carolina. The findings provide insights into the variability and predictability of HMs and can inform the development of environmental flow standards.
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Fisheries
Kole M. Kubicek, Ralf Britz, Amanda K. Pinion, Luke M. Bower, Kevin W. Conway
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JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Ecology
Luke M. M. Bower, Lauren Stoczynski, Brandon K. K. Peoples, Christopher J. J. Patrick, Bryan L. L. Brown
Summary: When studying metacommunity dynamics, the importance of functional differences and environmental differences in determining beta-diversity is often assumed. This study examines the influence of regional functional diversity and environmental variation on stream fish beta-diversity. The results show that while environmental variation consistently affects beta-diversity, the impact of functional diversity varies depending on the model used.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Evolutionary Biology
Luke M. Bower, David E. Saenz, Kirk O. Winemiller
Summary: The study assessed the prevalence and degree of convergence in functional traits of stream fishes at the microhabitat scale in five zoogeographical regions across the world. Results showed that fish occupying microhabitats with high water velocity and low structural complexity exhibited greater degrees of convergence.
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2021)