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Biodiversity Conservation
Alice Monnier-Corbel, Anne-Christine Monnet, Leo Bacon, Blas M. Benito, Alexandre Robert, Yves Hingrat
Summary: The study indicates that reproductive success of North African Houbara bustard is negatively impacted by local densities, with this relationship remaining constant over time and space and not varying with habitat quality.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sabrina Mai, Jean-Louis Berthoud, Holger Haag, Friederike Woog
Summary: This study analyzed the reproductive success of Greylag Geese in an urban area of southwestern Germany. It found that dispersal of pairs to different brood rearing areas increased reproductive success, but the increasing population size of Greylag Geese and recently immigrated Egyptian Geese had a negative impact, indicating density dependence.
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Ecology
Rose J. Swift, Michael J. Anteau, Kristen S. Ellis, Megan M. Ring, Mark H. Sherfy, Dustin L. Toy
Summary: Dispersal is a critical life history strategy that has important conservation implications. Both natal and breeding dispersal are driven by various selection pressures, and habitat availability appears to be associated with dispersal distance for both hatch-year and adult piping plovers.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Thomas L. Schmidt, T. Swan, Jessica Chung, Stephan Karl, Samuel Demok, Qiong Yang, Matt A. Field, Mutizwa Odwell Muzari, Gerhard Ehlers, Mathew Brugh, Rodney Bellwood, Peter Horne, Thomas R. Burkot, Scott Ritchie, Ary A. Hoffmann
Summary: Population genomic approaches have been used to study the invasion of Aedes albopictus in the Torres Strait Islands of Australia in 2004, revealing spatial genetic structure within populations and direct gene flow from Papua New Guinea. The study also identified recent movement between islands and introgression of linked alleles from PNG, indicating a highly interconnected invasive system.
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Ecology
Samantha McFarlane, Micheline Manseau, Teri B. B. Jones, Darren Pouliot, Gabriela Mastromonaco, Gigi Pittoello, Paul J. J. Wilson
Summary: This study examines the effects of variable density on demographic parameters in a wild population of boreal woodland caribou. The results show that density affects individual reproductive success, female pregnancy status, and dispersal distance. The study suggests that remnant habitat patches may create population sinks.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
David L. J. Vendrami, Lloyd S. Peck, Melody S. Clark, Bjarki Eldon, Michael Meredith, Joseph Hoffman
Summary: CGP is a temporally unstable pattern of genetic differentiation in marine populations, likely arising from extreme sweepstake events and collective larval dispersal, with selection being relatively unimportant. This highlights the significance of neutral demographic forces in natural populations and has important implications for understanding the recruitment dynamics, population connectivity, local adaptation, and resilience of marine populations.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nathan W. Byer, Matthew L. Holding, Miranda M. Crowell, Todd W. Pierson, Thomas E. Dilts, Eveline S. Larrucea, Kevin T. Shoemaker, Marjorie D. Matocq
Summary: The study revealed that spatially separated populations of pygmy rabbits exhibit local adaptation, potentially driven by genetic loci with functional annotations related to plant secondary compound metabolism. Additionally, populations in the Mono Basin of California likely diverged from other Great Basin populations during late Pleistocene climate oscillations, demonstrating adaptive differentiation despite limited gene flow and small effective population size.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Yanan Wu, Zhenming Zhang, Matt Hipsey, Mingxiang Zhang
Summary: Seed dispersal of Suaeda salsa in the Yellow River Delta was analyzed in this study. The seed flow gradually increased from the sea to the inland, with supratidal zone having the highest seed flow. Different tidal zones also had significant effects on seed germination.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Andrea C. Ueno, Pedro E. Gundel, Claudio M. Ghersa, Evgenios Agathokleous, M. Alejandra Martinez-Ghersa
Summary: Tropospheric ozone poses a threat to plants and microorganisms, with symbiotic plants showing more severe oxidative damage compared to non-symbiotic plants under high ozone exposure. Additionally, high ozone levels reduce biomass and seed production in symbiotic plants, while low ozone levels result in a number-weight trade-off between endophyte-symbiotic and non-symbiotic plants. Despite the negative effects of ozone on plant-endophyte mutualisms, other benefits mediated by endophytes may compensate for these losses, leading to a high incidence of symbiosis in nature.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Yonghong Luo, Jiming Cheng, Xingfu Yan, Hui Yang, Yan Shen, Jingru Ge, Min Zhang, Jinfeng Zhang, Zhuwen Xu
Summary: This study investigated the effects of community habitats on the predation and dispersal of Quercus wutaishanica seeds by rodents. The results showed that litter cover and soil burial significantly increased seed survival, and high seed density increased predation by rodents.
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Ecology
Matthew A. Kaproth, Maarten B. Eppinga, Jane Molofsky
Summary: Seed dispersal is crucial for plant populations to survive and spread, but stress can affect plant architecture and fecundity, compromising dispersal. Trait variation within species in response to the environment is not well understood, especially regarding the trade-offs between dispersal and competitive ability.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
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Ecology
Georg Gratzer, Mario B. Pesendorfer, Frederik Sachser, Laura Wachtveitl, Ursula Nopp-Mayr, Jerzy Szwagrzyk, Charles D. Canham
Summary: The study reveals that mast-seeding affects spatial variation in seed rain, influencing the spatial distribution of seedlings and saplings of different tree species. The annual variation in seed production fades with time, leading to decoupling of spatial processes across different life history stages of trees. The interaction between temporal and spatial variation in seed production plays a significant role in driving stand-level spatial dynamics.
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Ecology
Esteban Botero-Delgadillo, Veronica Quirici, Silvina Ippi, Rodrigo A. Vasquez, Bart Kempenaers
Summary: This study investigates whether there is a preference for mating with kin in isolated populations of the Thorn-tailed Rayadito. The results suggest that mating is not random with respect to kinship, with breeding pairs showing lower relatedness values compared to randomly generated pairs. Female-biased dispersal is hypothesized to be the main mechanism reducing the likelihood of kin mating.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alexander Suvorov
Summary: A recent study predicts a decline in population numbers mainly due to decreased reproduction rather than increased mortality rates, with changes in reproductive behavior and physiology playing a key role. The research suggests a hypothesis that current reproductive trends are partially influenced by increasing population densities.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alexander Suvorov
Summary: A recent study predicts a significant drop in population numbers following a peak by 2064, mainly due to decreased reproduction rather than increased mortality. The study discusses the negative impact of increasing population densities on reproductive behavior and physiology, highlighting the complex causal chain involved.
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Ecology
Jorge Pena, Aviad Heifetz, Georg Noldeke
Summary: Cooperation usually becomes harder to sustain as groups become larger, but in some cases, increasing group size can increase the probability of cooperation. The expected payoff and the probability of provision of the public good vary with the cost of cooperation.
THEORETICAL POPULATION BIOLOGY
(2024)