Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Tim Burton, Irja Ida Ratikainen, Sigurd Einum
Summary: This article examines the rate at which reversible phenotypic plasticity (RPP) occurs and its potential impact on how organisms overcome environmental challenges. The study suggests that current theoretical models do not consider the evolutionary potential of RPP rates. If the rate of plasticity itself can evolve, it may alter the organism's perception of environmental predictability and influence the slope of the evolved reaction norm. The optimization of phenotypic plasticity rates, their evolutionary dynamics in different environments, and the costs associated with them warrant further exploration in future research.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Melisandre A. Tefit, Tifanny Budiman, Adrianna Dupriest, Joanne Y. Yew
Summary: The microbiome has been proposed as a key factor in driving phenotypic variation in host organisms, affecting metabolic processes, development, and novel functions necessary for survival. A study inoculating germ-free fruit flies with microbes from different environmental sites shows that these microbes induce significant variation in reproduction, fatty acid levels, stress tolerance, and sleep behavior. Removal of microbes eliminates these phenotypic differences, supporting the causal role of environmental microbes in driving host phenotypic plasticity and potentially rapid adaptation and evolution.
Article
Ecology
Jane M. Reid, Paul Acker
Summary: This article summarizes the differences in forms of phenotypic plasticity, genetic variation, and heritability between threshold traits and continuously distributed traits. It highlights the need for theoretical developments to rationalize and predict the dynamics involving plastic threshold traits in phenotypic and microevolutionary responses.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Weixue Lu, Hecheng Wu, Shuaishuai Geng
Summary: A comprehensive understanding of the heterogeneity and threshold effects of environmental regulation on health expenditure is essential for policy design and decision-making. The study shows significant heterogeneous effects of environmental regulation on health expenditure across different quintiles, as well as region-specific threshold effects in eastern, central, and western China. Stricter environmental regulations are found to reduce health expenditures related to environmental pollution in eastern and western China, but not in central China.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Jean-Paul Soularue, Cyril Firmat, Thomas Caignard, Armel Thoni, Leo Arnoux, Sylvain Delzon, Ophelie Ronce, Antoine Kremer
Summary: Previous theory suggests that assortative mating can contribute to the maintenance of genetic divergence across environmental gradients. In this study, we investigated the effects of assortative mating on the evolution of plasticity in a trait related to budburst date in sessile oaks. We found significant spatial genetic divergence for the intercept of reaction norms, but not for the slope, indicating the influence of assortative mating on genetic variation. Our simulations also showed that assortative mating can lead to the evolution of suboptimal or hyperplastic plasticity, as well as a cogradient pattern of genetic divergence for the intercept of reaction norms.
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Abigail Hudak, Mark Dybdahl
Summary: Studies have shown that organisms exposed to multiple environmental variables face phenotypically plastic responses that are influenced by different environmental factors. Evaluating the plasticity of traits in multivariate environments provides new insights into the fate of populations amidst environmental changes. This study revealed unexpected outcomes in plastic trait responses among multivariate environments, attributed to nonadditive effects of environmental variables and varying genetic correlations among fitness-related traits. Considering multivariate environments contributes to a better understanding of trait evolution and uncovers trait patterns that may be missed in univariate studies.
Article
Plant Sciences
Tingting Guo, Jialu Wei, Xianran Li, Jianming Yu
Summary: This study examines the consistency of parameter estimation for reaction norms of genotypes across different subsets of environments for sorghum and rice genetic populations. The results show that both sample size and environmental mean range of the subset affect the consistency. Additionally, high accuracy of genomic prediction is obtained for reaction norm parameters of untested genotypes using models built from tested genotypes under subsets with a large range or a large sample size.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Ellis Michiels, Hediel Madhloum, Silke Van Lint, Nouredin Messaoudi, Rastislav Kunda, Sandrina Martens, Philippe Giron, Catharina Olsen, Pierre Lefesvre, Nelson Dusetti, Leila EL Mohajer, Richard Tomasini, Lukas J. A. C. Hawinkels, Farah Ahsayni, Remy Nicolle, Tatjana Arsenijevic, Christelle Bouchart, Jean-Luc Van Laethem, Ilse Rooman
Summary: This study identifies two subtypes of pancreatic cancer and reveals spatial phenotypes within tumors through analysis of mRNA panels. These findings are important for understanding tumor heterogeneity and guiding therapeutic approaches.
JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Aida Sole-Medina, Juan Jose Robledo-Arnuncio, Jose Alberto Ramirez-Valiente
Summary: Using the Mediterranean tree Quercus faginea as study system, this research investigated the evolution of resource-use strategies and the relationship between genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity. The results showed a genetic gradient of resource-use strategies and phenotypic plasticity associated with provenance climate, with populations from harsher environments exhibiting conservative resource-use strategy with increased drought tolerance and reduced phenotypic plasticity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hongwei Cheng, Yi Feng
Summary: This paper examines the impact of different environmental investment strategies on China's stock market using a sample of Chinese A-share listed companies in heavily polluting industries from 2005 to 2020. The study categorizes environmental strategies into light green, medium green, and deep green dimensions and utilizes a panel threshold model to investigate their effects. The findings reveal that environmental investment intensity has a double threshold effect on stock returns, with medium green behavior positively influencing returns while light green and deep green behaviors do not. Institutional investors demonstrate better ability in identifying heterogeneous environmental strategies compared to ordinary investors. Mechanism tests indicate that different environmental strategies affect stock returns through internal value enhancement and external government subsidy mechanisms. Additionally, the benefits of greenwashing for companies are short-lived as the market eventually imposes punitive pricing. These findings provide important insights for the development of enterprise- and market-oriented green systems.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ran Fu, Xiangfeng Wang
Summary: This research mathematically modeled the phenotypic plasticity in inbred and hybrid maize lines using phenotypic and genotypic data. They found that the phenotypic plasticity is associated with hybrid performance and yield combining ability.
PLANT COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
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
(2023)
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
S. H. Sathish Indika, Norou Diawara, Hueiwang Anna Jeng, Bridget D. Giles, Dilini S. K. Gamage
Summary: This study uses data from the Virginia Department of Public Health to analyze the trends and differences in COVID-19 cases among the 93 counties in the state. The research utilizes Bayesian conditional autoregressive framework and Moran spatial correlations to examine the spread and evolution of the virus. The findings can be a valuable reference for similar studies.
MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
David Lewis-Smith, Peter D. Galer, Ganna Balagura, Hugh Kearney, Shiva Ganesan, Mahgenn Cosico, Margaret O'Brien, Priya Vaidiswaran, Roland Krause, Colin A. Ellis, Rhys H. Thomas, Peter N. Robinson, Ingo Helbig
Summary: A redesigned HPO seizure subontology based on ILAE classification was created, increasing the number of descriptive concepts and annotations for seizures. This enhancement led to a significant increase in the amount of information about individuals' seizures, particularly improving the relationship between different seizure types.
Article
Biology
Luna Zhang, Anqun Chen, Yanjiao Li, Duohui Li, Shiping Cheng, Liping Cheng, Yinzhan Liu
Summary: This study used a multi-species greenhouse experiment to investigate the responses of six different phenotypic traits in native and invasive species to different environmental factors. The results showed that the phenotypic plasticity hypothesis of plant invasion is inconsistent for different environmental factors and phenotypes.
Letter
Biodiversity Conservation
G. Tavecchia, O. Gimenez, R. Choquet, A. Rotger, D. Oro, S. Tenan, A. Sanz-Aguilar
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Maud Queroue, Christophe Barbraud, Frederic Barraquand, Daniel Turek, Karine Delord, Nathan Pacoureau, Olivier Gimenez
Summary: Assessing the effects of climate and interspecific relationships on communities is challenging due to the need to integrate information across multiple biological levels. Research found that climate and predator-prey interactions impact skuas and petrels in different ways, with bottom-up mechanisms being the main drivers of this skua-petrel system.
ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel Turek, Claudia Wehrhahn, Olivier Gimenez
Summary: This study presents a non-parametric approach for modeling detection heterogeneity in a Bayesian hierarchical framework, using a Dirichlet process mixture with flexible number of population subgroups. Comparisons among homogeneous models, finite mixture models, and the non-parametric approach suggest the latter as the most reliable method for addressing heterogeneity. Real-data examples are also provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the non-parametric approach.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL STATISTICS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Nina L. Santostasi, Olivier Gimenez, Romolo Caniglia, Elena Fabbri, Luigi Molinari, Willy Reggioni, Paolo Ciucci
Summary: The study presented a formal approach to estimate the proportion of admixture between domestic dogs and wolves in a protected wolf population in Italy. Results showed an average of 7.8% dog ancestry in the wolf population, with formally estimated prevalence significantly higher than the detected sample proportion of admixed individuals.
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Helene Labach, Caroline Azzinari, Maxime Barbier, Cathy Cesarini, Boris Daniel, Lea David, Frank Dhermain, Nathalie Di-Meglio, Benjamin Guichard, Julie Jourdan, Nicolas Robert, Marine Roul, Nicolas Tomasi, Olivier Gimenez, Valentin Lauret
Summary: The study revealed a lack of information on the structure and dynamics of the common bottlenose dolphin subpopulation in French Mediterranean waters. By collecting photo-identification data, the population size of this dolphin species was estimated and used to support the establishment of a new protected area in the Gulf of Lion.
MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Oksana Grente, Thibault Saubusse, Olivier Gimenez, Eric Marboutin, Christophe Duchamp
Summary: This study focused on the hotspots of wolf depredation on sheep in France and found that the omission of livestock availability in previous analyses led to flawed inference about the depredation pattern and resulted in the identification of numerous unidentified hotspots. The methodology used in this study provides reliable information for managers to understand the depredation pattern and allocate resources.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
S. Adamantopoulou, A. A. Karamanlidis, P. Dendrinos, O. Gimenez
Summary: This study developed a methodological approach to monitor the presence of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal using 20 years of citizen science data. The results show a significant range recovery of the species in Greece over the last two decades.
ANIMAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Amaia Lamarins, Floren Hugon, Cyril Piou, Julien Papaix, Etienne Prevost, Stephanie M. Carlson, Mathieu Buoro
Summary: In salmonid populations, the dispersal rate has significant effects on population stability and genetic diversity, with an optimal rate of around 20%. Dispersal also influences phenotypic changes and genetic diversity at the local population scale.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
V Lauret, H. Labach, D. Turek, S. Laran, O. Gimenez
Summary: Large-scale ecological projects require integration of multiple data sources. Spatial integrated models can quantify population dynamics. This study used bottlenose dolphins in the Mediterranean as a case study, combining boat surveys and aerial line transect data to estimate abundance and density. Output from the integrated spatial model provided important information for assessing the ecological status of bottlenose dolphins in the French Mediterranean Sea.
ANIMAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Amaia Lamarins, Victor Fririon, Dorinda Folio, Camille Vernier, Lea Daupagne, Jacques Labonne, Mathieu Buoro, Francois Lefevre, Cyril Piou, Sylvie Oddou-Muratorio
Summary: The study of eco-evolutionary dynamics is gaining interest in the context of global change. However, many studies overlook interindividual interactions, which are central to selective values. Demo-genetic agent-based models (DG-ABMs) simulate these interactions and consider the feedback loop between ecological and evolutionary processes. DG-ABMs are particularly relevant for exploring fundamental questions in evolutionary ecology and evaluating the costs and benefits of management strategies.
EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Celine Tardy, Denis Ody, Olivier Gimenez, Serge Planes
Summary: The Mediterranean fin whale population is separate from the Atlantic population. A study used capture-recapture methods and identified 546 fin whales in the north-western Mediterranean between 2008 and 2019. The genetic approach provided the most accurate abundance estimates and showed relative stability over time. This information should be considered for future conservation actions.
MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Matthew J. Silk, Olivier Gimenez
Summary: Social networks and population dynamics are connected; interaction is driven by population density and demographic structure, and social relationships can impact survival and reproductive success. However, challenges in integrating demographic and network analysis models have limited research in this area. We introduce the R package genNetDem that can simulate integrated network-demographic datasets, allowing for methodological research and testing of network effects on survival.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Amaia Lamarins, Etienne Prevost, Stephanie M. Carlson, Mathieu Buoro
Summary: Investigating the eco-evolutionary responses of populations to environmental changes requires considering the spatial context. This study used a simulation model to examine a network of Atlantic salmon populations, introducing genetic perturbations to increase diversity among populations. The results showed that dispersal between populations enhanced local population adaptation and recovery, supporting the adaptation network theory. The study also emphasized the context-dependency of evolutionary and demographic trajectories, influenced by the spatial configuration of populations.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jaume Forcada, Joseph I. Hoffman, Olivier Gimenez, Iain J. Staniland, Pete Bucktrout, Andrew G. Wood
Summary: This study focuses on the recovery trajectory of the Antarctic fur seal and highlights the reasons and factors influencing its population growth, discussing the impacts of environmental change and anthropogenic pressures on this species.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Valentin Lauret, Helene Labach, Lea David, Matthieu Authier, Olivier Gimenez
Summary: This study used an integrated multispecies occupancy model to investigate the spatial co-occurrence between bottlenose dolphins and fishing trawlers in the Mediterranean Sea. The integrated model produced more precise estimates compared to single-dataset models. This research is important for understanding interactions between human activities and marine mammals at large spatial scales.
