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The importance of population contextual data for large-scale biomonitoring using an apex predator: The Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
- Science of The Total Environment
- VOL. 860
on Feb 1, 2023
- Species Ecology
- Tawny Owl
- Contextual Data
- Ecological Traits
- Population Trend
- Sentinel Species
- More +
Ecological risk threshold for Pb in Chinese soils
- Journal of Hazardous Materials
- VOL. 444
on Feb 1, 2023
- Ecological Threshold
- SSD
- Prediction Model
- Test Endpoints
- Chinese Soils
- Proportion Of Species
- More +
Derivation of ecological risk threshold (the threshold concentration value that protect a certain proportion of species within the acceptable hazard level) of lead (Pb) is a yardstick and plays a key role in formulating soil protection policies, whil... Read More
Food availability and food selectivity of Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis Shaw, 1811 in Mihintale Sanctuary, Sri Lanka
- Journal of Threatened Taxa
- VOL. 15
on Jan 26, 2023
- Ecology Of Species
- Mihintale Sanctuary
- Dry Zone
- Preferred Food
- Food Selectivity
- Food Consumption Values
- More +
This study was focused on explaining food selectivity in endemic Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis to fill the gaps in the behavioral ecology of this endemic species. The study was conducted within Mihintale Sanctuary for five months from ... Read More
Diel activity patterns of vector mosquito species in the urban environment: Implications for vector control strategies
- PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
- VOL. 17
on Jan 26, 2023
- Ecology Of Species
- Mosquito Species
- Adulticide Applications
- Miami-Dade County
- Local Mosquito Populations
- Mosquito Control Strategies
- More +
Mathematical models have been widely used to study the population dynamics of mosquitoes as well as to test and validate the effectiveness of arbovirus outbreak responses and mosquito control strategies. The objective of this study is to assess the d... Read More
Paleoenvironmental Study of the Late Cretaceous–Eocene Tethyan Sea Associated with Phosphorite Deposits in Jordan
- Applied Sciences
- VOL. 13
on Jan 26, 2023
- Continental Weathering
- Deep Water Circulation
- Submarine Weathering
- Eocene Periods
- Phosphorite Deposits
- Skeletal Fragments
- More +
Petrological, geochemical, and biostratigraphical investigations have been conducted on seventy-nine samples from four selected sections in Jordan to understand the factors that influenced the enrichment and deposition of massive phosphorite deposits... Read More
An ecological and epidemiological single‐season survey of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia positive ticks in Victoria Falls National Park, Zimbabwe
- Medical and Veterinary Entomology
on Jan 25, 2023
- Ecology Of Tick-borne Diseases
- PCR-positive Tick
- Tick Surveillance
- Anaplasma Species
- Positive Ticks
- Diseases In Africa
- More +
There is an urgent need for continued research on the ecology of tick-borne diseases in Africa. Our objective was to provide a preliminary description of the ecology and epidemiology of tick species, tick-borne pathogens, and animal hosts in Zimbabwe... Read More
Genomic evidence for contrasting patterns of host‐associated genetic differentiation across shared host‐plant species in leaf‐ and bud‐galling sawflies
- Molecular Ecology
on Jan 23, 2023
- HAD
- Species In Leaf
- Leaf Gallers
- Lineage-specific Effects
- RADseq Data
- Plant-feeding Insects
- More +
Resource specialization and ecological speciation arising through host-associated genetic differentiation (HAD) are frequently invoked as an explanation for the high diversity of plant-feeding insects and other organisms with a parasitic lifestyle. W... Read More
Ecological patterns and processes in the vertical dimension of terrestrial ecosystems
- Journal of Animal Ecology
on Jan 22, 2023
- Vertical Dimension
- Ecological Patterns
- Vertical Gradients
- Vertical Space
- Patterns In Space
- Evolution Of Species
- More +
Climatic gradients such as latitude and elevation are considered primary drivers of global biogeography. Yet, alongside these macro-gradients, the vertical space and structure generated by terrestrial plants form comparable climatic gradients but at ... Read More
A new LDA formulation with covariates
- Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation
- VOL. ahead-of-print
on Jan 20, 2023
- Ecology Of Species
- Structural Topic Models
- Barro Colorado Island
- Slice Sampling
- Sampling Units
- Negative Binomial Regression
- More +
The Latent Dirichlet Location (LDA) model is a popular method for creating mixed-membership clusters. Despite having been originally developed for text analysis, LDA has been used for a wide range of other applications. We propose a new formulation ... Read More
Herbicide Resistance Is Increasing in Spain: Concomitant Management and Prevention
- Plants
- VOL. 12
on Jan 19, 2023
- Ecology Of Species
- Prevention Measures
- Integrated Weed Management Strategies
- Herbicide Resistance
- Future In Europe
- Herbicide-resistant Weeds
- More +
Herbicide-resistant weeds currently challenge sustainable food production in almost all cropping systems in Europe. Herbicide resistance is increasing, and some European countries are among the most affected globally, such as Spain and France. This s... Read More
Seasonal space use and habitat selection of GPS collared snow leopards (Panthera uncia) in the Mongolian Altai range
- PLOS ONE
- VOL. 18
on Jan 17, 2023
- Home Range
- Snow Leopards
- Patterns Of Home Range Use
- Home Range Use
- MCP
- Seasonal Space Use
- More +
Although the home range and habitat selection of animal species is among the fundamental pieces of biological information collected by research projects during recent decades, published information on the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) home range is l... Read More
Integrative taxonomy and evolutionary ecology of the anthophilous Drosophila lutzii species complex (Diptera, Drosophilidae) provide evidence for range expansion of Drosophila alei
- Insect Systematics & Evolution
on Jan 16, 2023
- Species Ecologies
- Southern Brazil
- Evolutionary Ecology Framework
- Suitable Areas
- Divergence Times
- Historical Factors
- More +
Abstract Cryptic species represent a substantial fraction of the diversity of Drosophilidae, hampering studies on species ecologies and their evolution. Anthophilous species within the Drosophila lutzii group encompass some of the most widely distrib... Read More
A first glimpse of larval ecology of halibut species in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
- Journal of Fish Biology
on Jan 15, 2023
- Ecology Of Species
- Greenland Halibut
- Atlantic Halibut
- Opportunistic Survey
- Spawning Grounds
- Ecology Of Fish
- More +
Knowledge of the larval ecology of winter-spawning fish from the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, remains scarce due to the seasonal ice cover that prevents ichthyoplankton sampling using conventional methods. Two winter-spawning species, At... Read More
Partial COVID-19 closure of a national park reveals negative influence of low-impact recreation on wildlife spatiotemporal ecology
- Scientific Reports
- VOL. 13
on Jan 13, 2023
- Ecology Of Species
- Glacier National Park
- COVID-19 Closure
- Spatiotemporal Ecology
- Natural Experiment
- Protected Areas
- More +
Human presence exerts complex effects on the ecology of species, which has implications for biodiversity persistence in protected areas experiencing increasing human recreation levels. However, the difficulty of separating the effect on species of hu... Read More
A new species Zachvatkinibates svanhovdi sp. nov. (Acari: Oribatida: Punctoribatidae) from Norway with comments on Punctoribatidae in Fennoscandia
- Acarologia
- VOL. 63
on Jan 13, 2023
- Ecology Of Species
- Notogastral Porose Areas
- COI
- Prodorsal Seta
- Notogastral Setae
- Dorsal Crest
- More +
The adults of the new species Zachvatkinibates svanhovdi A. Seniczak and S. Seniczak sp. nov. are described and illustrated from Norway, and this is the first finding of Zachvatkinibates Shaldybina, 1973 in Fennoscandia. This species is the most sim... Read More
Taste adaptations associated with host-specialization in the specialist Drosophila sechellia
- Journal of Experimental Biology
on Jan 13, 2023
- Drosophila Sechellia
- GR
- High Content Of Fatty Acids
- GR Genes
- Host Fatty Acid
- Role Of Taste
- More +
Chemosensory-driven hostplant specialization is a major force mediating insect ecological adaptation and speciation. Drosophila sechellia, a species endemic to the Seychelles islands, feeds and oviposits on Morinda citrifolia almost exclusively. This... Read More
Anthropogenic nutrient loading affects both individual species and the trophic structure of river fish communities
- Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
- VOL. 10
on Jan 13, 2023
- MNND
- Trophic Position Of Species
- Large Temperate Rivers
- Riverine Food Webs
- Trophic Structure
- Fish Assemblages
- More +
Although the concept of trophic interactions has been used for a long time, there are still considerable gaps in our understanding of the effect of various environmental factors on trophic interactions within river fish assemblages. Carbon (δ13C) and... Read More
Charophytes (Charophyceae, Charales) of South Kazakhstan: Diversity, Distribution, and Tentative Red List
- Plants
- VOL. 12
on Jan 12, 2023
- Nitellopsis Obtusa
- Nitella Hyalina
- Chara Tomentosa
- Regions In Kazakhstan
- Increase In Water Temperature
- De Candolle
- More +
The presented research was conducted during 2019–2022 in south and southeast Kazakhstan to document the species richness, distribution, and ecology of charophytes (Characeae) as a first step towards to estimate the need for species protection. Across... Read More
A new Pipistrelle bat from the oceanic Island of Príncipe (Western Central Africa)
- Journal of Mammalogy
on Jan 11, 2023
- Ecology Of Species
- Western Central Africa
- Pipistrelle Bat
- Gulf Of Guinea
- Taxonomic Framework
- Lateral View
- More +
Abstract We describe a population of pipistrelle-like bats from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Western Central Africa) as a new species based on the molecular and morphological characteristics of six specimens collected more than 30 ... Read More
New nematode species and genera (Nematoda: Chromadorea) from cold seeps on Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand
- European Journal of Taxonomy
- VOL. 856
on Jan 10, 2023
- Hikurangi Margin
- Cold Seep
- Distribution Of Nematode Communities
- Seep Sites
- Spatial Patterns In Abundance
- Cold Seep Habitats
- More +
Relatively little is known about the taxonomy and ecology of deep-sea nematode species inhabiting cold seep habitats. The available data show that cold seep nematode communities are typically characterized by low diversity and are often dominated by ... Read More