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community ecology

Perspective: Conserving the holobiont

December 6, 2019 — 0 Comments

community ecology

Can dynamic network modeling be used to identify adaptive microbiomes?

November 26, 2019 — 1 Comment

evolutionary ecology

Why does eating less make lab animals live longer? An evolutionary perspective.

August 1, 2019 — 0 Comments

While mimicry in animals is well-known, plants often also display adaptive resemblances. Here a male wasp pollinator is gripping a black outgrowth on the surface of an orchid flower. This outgrowth resembles its own wingless female, and astonishingly, produced the same sex pheromones as the female wasps when they are ready to mate. Male wasps are very sensitive to these sex pheromones and quickly locate the orchid, land on its flower, and attempt to mate with the black outgrowth in the hopes of producing their own offspring. In the process, male wasps remove the pollen from the flower. This pollen is then deposited on the next wasp-mimicking flower that manages to deceive a male, allowing orchids to exploit wasps to transport their pollen without providing any rewards in return. Photo credit: Rod Peakall

evolutionary ecology

Perspective: When does resemblance become mimicry?

April 16, 2019 — 0 Comments

community ecology

Perspective: Mycorrhizal mediated plant-herbivore interactions in a high CO2 world

April 16, 2019 — 0 Comments

community ecology

Perspective: Coexistence theory as a tool to understand biological invasions in species interaction networks: implications for the study of novel ecosystems.

April 16, 2019 — 0 Comments

One of the last pirogues to be actively fishing in Seychelles. Photo: A. J. Woodhead

ecosystems ecology

Perspective: What does the future hold for coral reef ecosystem services?

March 21, 2019 — 0 Comments