Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhongdong Yu, Zijia Peng, Mei Qi, Wei Zheng
Summary: This study compared the life history, ontogeny, and gene expression differences between different types of rust fungi in China. The results showed that there are variations in mating type genes and protein structures between hemicyclic and macrocyclic rusts, which may lead to decreased sensitivity of hemicyclic rusts to pheromones and affect the sexual stage in their life cycle.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Patrice Pottier, Samantha Burke, Rose Y. Zhang, Daniel W. A. Noble, Lisa E. Schwanz, Szymon M. Drobniak, Shinichi Nakagawa
Summary: Understanding the factors affecting thermal tolerance is crucial for predicting the impact of climate change on ectotherms. Developmental plasticity plays an important role in helping individuals cope with extreme temperatures, but its mechanisms are still unclear. By meta-analyzing data from 150 experimental studies on 138 ectothermic species, we found that early thermal environments have some influence on thermal tolerance, but with significant variation. Aquatic ectotherms are more plastic than terrestrial ones. The persistent effects of developmental temperatures on thermal tolerance are under-studied, and the embryonic stage may be a critical vulnerable period to environmental changes.
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Biology
Kathryn V. Walter, Daniel Conroy-Beam, David M. Buss, Kelly Asao, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Piotr Sorokowski, Toivo Aavik, Grace Akello, Mohammad Madallh Alhabahba, Charlotte Alm, Naumana Amjad, Afifa Anjum, Chiemezie S. Atama, Derya Atamturk Duyar, Richard Ayebare, Carlota Batres, Mons Bendixen, Aicha Bensafia, Boris Bizumic, Mahmoud Boussena, Marina Butovskaya, Seda Can, Katarzyna Cantarero, Antonin Carrier, Hakan Cetinkaya, Ilona Croy, Rosa Maria Cueto, Marcin Czub, Daria Dronova, Seda Dural, Izzet Duyar, Berna Ertugrul, Agustin Espinosa, Ignacio Estevan, Carla Sofia Esteves, Luxi Fang, Tomasz Frackowiak, Jorge Contreras Garduno, Karina Ugalde Gonzalez, Farida Guemaz, Petra Gyuris, Maria Halamova, Iskra Herak, Marina Horvat, Ivana Hromatko, Chin-Ming Hui, Jas Laile Jaafar, Feng Jiang, Konstantinos Kafetsios, Tina Kavcic, Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair, Nicolas Kervyn, Truong Thi Khanh Ha, Imran Ahmed Khilji, Nils C. Kobis, Hoang Moc Lan, Andras Lang, Georgina R. Lennard, Ernesto Leon, Torun Lindholm, Trinh Thi Linh, Giulia Lopez, Nguyen Van Luot, Alvaro Mailhos, Zoi Manesi, Rocio Martinez, Sarah L. McKerchar, Norbert Mesko, Girishwar Misra, Conal Monaghan, Emanuel C. Mora, Alba Moya-Garofano, Bojan Musil, Jean Carlos Natividade, Agnieszka Niemczyk, George Nizharadze, Elisabeth Oberzaucher, Anna Oleszkiewicz, Mohd Sofian Omar-Fauzee, Ike E. Onyishi, Baris Ozener, Ariela Francesca Pagani, Vilmante Pakalniskiene, Miriam Parise, Farid Pazhoohi, Annette Pisanski, Katarzyna Pisanski, Edna Ponciano, Camelia Popa, Pavol Prokop, Muhammad Rizwan, Mario Sainz, Svjetlana Salkicevic, Ruta Sargautyte, Ivan Sarmany-Schuller, Susanne Schmehl, Shivantika Sharad, Razi Sultan Siddiqui, Franco Simonetti, Stanislava Yordanova Stoyanova, Meri Tadinac, Marco Antonio Correa Varella, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Luis Diego Vega, Dwi Ajeng Widarini, Gyesook Yoo, Marta Marta Zat'kova, Maja Zupancic
Summary: The relationship between sex ratio and human mating behaviors and preferences has been explored, revealing that people tend to have more demanding preferences for attractiveness and resources in areas where the opposite sex is abundant.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Ecology
Chiara De Pasqual, Astrid T. Groot, Johanna Mappes, Emily Burd
Summary: Sex pheromones play crucial roles in insects, being both species-recognition signals and factors in mate choice and population evolution. Variations in pheromone communication channels, influenced by multiple factors, can impact mate choice, gene flow, and ultimately species evolution. The complex interactions between intraspecific and interspecific selection forces highlight the need for more comprehensive studies on the evolution of sex pheromone communication.
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yun Huang, Yun-Hua Lo, Jung-Chen Hsu, Tho Son Le, Fang-Jung Yang, Tiffany Chang, Christian Braendle, John Wang
Summary: Although equal sex ratios are generally expected, our study found that several species of the nematode genus Caenorhabditis exhibit biased sex ratios, with some species consistently biased towards females and others showing variability across strains. The commonly proposed sperm competition model alone cannot fully explain these patterns.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Florian Kock
Summary: The operational sex ratio influences male attitudes towards sex tourism, with a surplus of males leading to increased rationalization and intent. Women, on the other hand, are not sensitive to sex ratios. Sex tourism is seen as a compensatory behavior in response to heightened competition for mates in male-skewed populations.
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Biology
Peta Hill, Geoffrey M. While, Christopher P. Burridge, Tariq Ezaz, Kirke L. Munch, Mary McVarish, Erik Wapstra
Summary: This study found evidence of sex reversal in the viviparous reptile Carinascincus ocellatus, and showed that the frequency of sex reversal is related to temperature. The study also suggests that XX-biased genotypic sex ratios could produce either male- or female-biased phenotypic sex ratios, depending on the rate of XX sex reversal.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Biology
Andy Gardner
Summary: The study of sex allocation provides strong evidence for Darwinian adaptation and has been a successful combination of theoretical and empirical research. The fitness outcomes of an individual's sex allocation decisions are influenced by the behavior of others, making it an evolutionary game. This article explores the historical development of understanding the rarer-sex effect in the evolution of sex allocation from Charles Darwin's writing in 1871 to William D. Hamilton's framing in 1972. The step-wise development of theory focused on refining the strategy set, payoff function, and unbeatable strategy. This article is part of the theme issue "Half a century of evolutionary games: a synthesis of theory, application and future directions".
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Ming-hui Wang, Khasan Ismoilov, Hao Li, Xin Zhang, Zhao-zhi Lu, Li-kai Feng, Hui-Jie Dai, Zheng-pei Ye, Antonio Biondi, Nicolas Desneux, Peng Han
Summary: The study found that the South American tomato pinworm in Yili, Xinjiang, China may undergo parthenogenesis and polygyny, which could potentially impact the effectiveness of sex pheromone-based control techniques. Growers are advised to be cautious when relying on such management techniques.
ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALIS
(2021)
Review
Ecology
Julia Joanna Pawluk, Magdalena Zagalska-Neubauer
Summary: The sex ratio of sexually reproducing animal species is usually close to 1:1 and can be influenced by both parents. This review focuses on summarizing the knowledge of male control in sex allocation, particularly the mechanisms of adjustment at different stages. While maternal effects are well studied, the paternal effects on sex ratio remain elusive.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Shuran Li, Zhiwang Xu, Laigao Luo, Jun Ping, Huabin Zhou, Lei Xie, Yongpu Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the sex determination patterns in different populations of the Japanese gecko in China by incubating their eggs at different temperatures. The researchers find that there are variations in the sex determination patterns among gecko populations at different latitudes. The low-latitude population has a nearly equal sex ratio, while the high-latitude populations produce more male offspring at certain temperatures.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Allison Kwok, Samantha Stephens, Marcel Dorken
Summary: Many plants express their female and male sex roles at different times, which has important consequences for mating. Dichogamy can lead to mate limitation due to biased floral sex ratios, especially at the beginning and end of the flowering season. However, plants can adjust their allocations to female and male sex functions to compensate for lost mating opportunities under temporally variable mating environments caused by dichogamy.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Andreas Filser, Kieron Barclay, Amber Beckley, Caroline Uggla, Sebastian Schnettler
Summary: The study finds that in areas with a surplus of men, male violent offending rates increase significantly, while overall crime rates show a negative correlation. Male violence against other men is more influenced by sex ratios, while violence against women is not affected. There are also differences between men with and without children.
EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Weina Kong, Yi Wang, Yongfu Guo, Xiaohan Chai, Jie Li, Ruiyan Ma
Summary: The mating and reproductive parameters of the polygamous moth Grapholita molesta are influenced by factors such as operational sex ratio, mating age, and male mating history. Males prefer mating with fewer and younger females, while females tend to choose males with prior mating experience. Preventing mating of virgin adults with synthetic female sex pheromones appears to be the most effective strategy for controlling G. molesta populations.
BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Entomology
Junyan Liu, Xiong Z. He, Xia-Lin Zheng, Yujing Zhang, Qiao Wang
Summary: This study using moths as the research subject found that the social environment during juvenile years can affect the lifetime sperm production and allocation in male animals. It was also discovered that the juvenile sociosexual experience can influence the number of matings and adult longevity.
Article
Forestry
Fernando Pineda-Garcia, Horacio Paz, Frederick C. Meinzer, Guillermo Angeles
Article
Forestry
Lucia Sanaphre-Villanueva, Juan Manuel Dupuy, Jose Luis Andrade, Casandra Reyes-Garcia, Horacio Paz, Paula C. Jackson
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Mendez-Toribio, G. Ibarra-Manriquez, A. Navarrete-Segueda, H. Paz
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luca Sanaphre-Villanueva, Juan Manuel Dupuy, Jose Luis Andrade, Casandra Reyes-Garcia, Paula C. Jackson, Horacio Paz
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2017)
Article
Forestry
Rafael Aguilar-Romero, Fernando Pineda-Garcia, Horacio Paz, Antonio Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Ken Oyama
Article
Forestry
Horacio Paz, Flor Vega-Ramos, Felipe Arreola-Villa
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alejandra Martinez-Blancas, Horacio Paz, Gerardo A. Salazar, Carlos Martorell
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Forestry
M. E. Gavito, H. Paz, F. Barragan, I Siddique, F. Arreola-Villa, F. Pineda-Garcia, P. Balvanera
Summary: The study focused on identifying vegetation traits that could best inform on the progress of integrative recovery during secondary succession, highlighting basal area, litterfall, plant richness, and litter mass as the most related vegetation properties to soil and microclimate recovery.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Leonardo Meza Rico, Rafael Aguilar-Romero, Horacio Paz, Hernando Rodriguez-Correa, Antonio Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Ken Oyama, Fernando Pineda-Garcia
Summary: Different oak species exhibit high interspecific functional trait variation, guided by the fast-slow continuum. The differentiation in both above and belowground traits is related to environmental conditions such as precipitation seasonality and humidity. These findings emphasize significant functional variation among oak seedlings, influenced by the climatic conditions across their native geographic range.
TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Leopoldo D. Vazquez-Reyes, Horacio Paz-Hernandez, Hector O. Godinez-Alvarez, Maria del Coro Arizmendi, Adolfo G. Navarro-Siguenza
Summary: Agriculture, cattle grazing, and human settlements have a negative impact on bird biodiversity, leading to the loss of specialized species and the dominance of generalists. Birds in anthropized habitats exhibit shorter life-cycles, higher fecundity, and broader ecological niches compared to those in primary forests. The use of trait-based approaches can improve our understanding of avian biodiversity's responses to anthropization.
PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Horacio Paz, Antonio Ortiz-Alcaraz, Ek del-Val
Summary: Humans' impacts on natural environments, especially in insular habitats, have led to the barrenness of certain areas. This study examined the natural regeneration in Pteridium-invaded areas on Socorro Island, Mexico, and found that Pteridium is a significant barrier to seedling establishment. Restoration actions, such as removing Pteridium cover and planting native species, are necessary to restore plant diversity.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Aleida Diaz-Castellanos, Jorge A. Meave, Flor Vega-Ramos, Fernando Pineda-Garcia, Consuelo Bonfil, Horacio Paz
Summary: Tropical dry forests are environmentally complex ecosystems with highly heterogeneous water availability, leading to functional heterogeneity among plant communities. Differences in water and light availability result in functional differentiation both aboveground and belowground.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lucia Sanaphre-Villanueva, Fernando Pineda-Garcia, Wesley Dattilo, Luisa Fernanda Pinzon-Perez, Arlett Ricano-Rocha, Horacio Paz
Summary: The study of above- and below-ground organ plant coordination is crucial for understanding the biophysical constraints and trade-offs involved in species’ performance under different environmental conditions. This study compared the coordination of trait combinations in tree seedlings from two tropical forest systems in Mexico and found a shift in the relative importance of mechanisms to face the most limiting resource in contrasting tropical forests.
Article
Plant Sciences
Laura J. Giraldo-Kalil, Julio Campo, Horacio Paz, Juan Nunez-Farfan
Summary: Although previous studies have suggested that ecological differentiation driven by altitude and soil may promote coexistence of sympatric tree species of Damburneya, the role of leaf functional variation in this ecological differentiation remains unexplored. This study aimed to determine if patterns of leaf trait variation reflect ecological differences among sympatric Damburneya species. The results showed that species distribution differed with altitude and soil properties, suggesting interspecific differences in functional strategies.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Rodrigo Mendez-Alonzo, Mark E. Oison, Horacio Paz, Casandra Reyes Garcia, Celene Espadas Manrique, Clara Tinoco Ojanguren, Santiago Trueba
Summary: This review examines the situation of plant hydraulics research in Mexico, including the number of publications, geographical distribution, and research focus. The study found that most states in Mexico have produced few publications on plant hydraulics, and some states have almost no research in this field. The most studied ecosystem type in Mexico is the tropical dry forest, and trees are the most studied growth form. The review suggests the need to enhance research at the interface between plant hydraulic function and remote sensing, and calls for a national collaborative effort to study the hydraulic functioning of Mexican ecosystems.
BOTANICAL SCIENCES
(2022)