Avian Island Radiations Shed Light on the Dynamics of Adaptive and Nonadaptive Radiation

JC Illera, JC Rando, M Melo… - Cold Spring …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Understanding the mechanisms underlying species formation and differentiation is a central
goal of evolutionary biology and a formidable challenge. This understanding can provide …

A Review on the State of the Art in Frugivory and Seed Dispersal on Islands and the Implications of Global Change

M Nogales, KR McConkey, TA Carlo, DM Wotton… - The Botanical …, 2024 - Springer
We provide an overview of the current state of knowledge of island frugivory and seed
dispersal and identify knowledge gaps that are important for fundamental research on—and …

Common seed dispersers contribute most to the persistence of a fleshy-fruited tree

F Rehling, E Jongejans, J Schlautmann… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Mutualistic interactions are by definition beneficial for each contributing partner. However, it
is insufficiently understood how mutualistic interactions influence partners throughout their …

Changing bird migration patterns have potential to enhance dispersal of alien plants from urban centres

P Deshpande, N Johansson, E Kluen… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing recognition that alien species may be 'sleepers', becoming invasive with
favourable changes in conditions, yet these changes remain difficult to predict. As …

High rodent abundance increases seed removal but decreases scatter‐hoarding and seedling recruitment along an elevational gradient

F Yu, L Zhang, Y Wang, X Yi, S Zhang, J Ma… - Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The distributions of small rodents in mountainous environments across different elevations
can provide important information regarding the effects of climate change on the dispersal of …

Reciprocity and interaction effectiveness in generalised mutualisms among free‐living species

E Quintero, F Rodríguez‐Sánchez, P Jordano - Ecology Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mutualistic interactions among free‐living species generally involve low‐frequency
interactions and highly asymmetric dependence among partners, yet our understanding of …

Trait matching and sampling effort shape the structure of the frugivory network in Afrotropical forests

C Durand‐Bessart, NJ Cordeiro, CA Chapman… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Frugivory in tropical forests is a major ecological process as most tree species rely on
frugivores to disperse their seeds. However, the underlying mechanisms driving frugivore …

Beyond the Bites: Rethinking seed-dispersal networks in plant-frugivore studies

W Dáttilo - Food Webs, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the use of ecological networks to understand the roles of species in plant-
frugivore relationships and their evolutionary significance has increased significantly …

Individual behaviour shapes patterns of bird‐mediated seed dispersal

V Graf, T Müller, MU Grüebler, UG Kormann… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Seed dispersal is a key component in a plant's life cycle, allowing the colonization of new
habitat and eventually enabling range shifts. For animal‐dispersed plants, the behaviour of …

NetworkExtinction: An R package to simulate extinction propagation and rewiring potential in ecological networks

MI Ávila‐Thieme, E Kusch, D Corcoran… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Earth's biosphere is undergoing drastic reorganization due to the sixth mass extinction
brought on by the Anthropocene. Impacts of local and regional extirpation of species have …