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plant-animal interaction

The color diversity of red fruits is lower than that of red flowers

Zhe Chen, Omer Nevo, Kim Valenta, Hang Sun, Yang Niu This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Color plays a crucial role in numerous plant-animal interactions. Flowers and fruits employ color as a form of advertisement to attract pollinators and dispersers while deterring potential threats like herbivores. Despite the sequential ecological processes of pollination and … Continue reading The color diversity of red fruits is lower than that of red flowers

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community ecology

Fruit, Flies, and the Bacteria In Between

Polpass Arul Jose, Boaz Yuval, Edouard Jurkevitch This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Fruit are a rich and diverse nutritional resource, and many different kinds of insects are adept at exploiting them—primarily moths, beetles, and especially, flies. One of the most successful of the fruit flies is the Mediterranean fruit fly, or “medfly”. Females … Continue reading Fruit, Flies, and the Bacteria In Between

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ecosystems ecology

Migrating African bats surf waves

Edward Hurme, Jakob Fahr, Eidolon Monitoring Network, Eric Bakwo Fils, C. Tom Hash, M. Teague O’Mara, Heidi Richter, Iroro Tanshi, Paul W. Webala, Natalie Weber, Martin Wikelski, Dina K. N. Dechmann This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which is published here. The change from winter to spring causes a “green-up” in temperate regions, with vegetation developing in a wave … Continue reading Migrating African bats surf waves

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