From bacteria to whales: using functional size spectra to model marine ecosystems

JL Blanchard, RF Heneghan, JD Everett… - Trends in ecology & …, 2017‏ - cell.com
Size-based ecosystem modeling is emerging as a powerful way to assess ecosystem-level
impacts of human-and environment-driven changes from individual-level processes. These …

[ספר][B] Fish ecology, evolution, and exploitation: A new theoretical synthesis

KH Andersen - 2019‏ - degruyter.com
Fish are one of the most important global food sources, supplying a significant share of the
world's protein consumption. From stocks of wild Alaskan salmon and North Sea cod to …

[HTML][HTML] Fungi Detected in the Previous Year's Leaf Petioles of Fraxinus excelsior and Their Antagonistic Potential against Hymenoscyphus fraxineus

T Kowalski, P Bilański - Forests, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Studies on fungal communities in the previous year's leaf petioles of Fraxinus excelsior
found in litter in five ash stands in southern Poland were made in 2017. Fungi were …

Competition and specialization in an African forest carnivore community

DR Mills, E Do Linh San, H Robinson… - Ecology and …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Globally, human activities have led to the impoverishment of species assemblages and the
disruption of ecosystem function. Determining whether this poses a threat to future …

Behavioral interactions under multiple stressors: temperature and salinity mediate aggression between an invasive and a native fish

LK Lopez, AR Davis, MYL Wong - Biological Invasions, 2018‏ - Springer
Interspecific aggression is a critical determinant of the success and competitive superiority of
many invasive over native species. While single abiotic stressors can alter aggression …

[HTML][HTML] Group defense promotes coexistence in interference competition: The Holling type IV competitive response

HH Castillo-Alvino, M Marvá - Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 2022‏ - Elsevier
We investigate the role of group defense in the context of species interference competition
by incorporating a Holling type IV like interaction term into the classical model. We have …

How does male–male competition generate negative frequency-dependent selection and disruptive selection during speciation?

PD Dijkstra, SE Border - Current Zoology, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Natural selection has been shown to drive population differentiation and speciation. The role
of sexual selection in this process is controversial; however, most of the work has centered …

Costly neighbours: Heterospecific competitive interactions increase metabolic rates in dominant species

M Janča, L Gvoždík - Scientific Reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
The energy costs of self-maintenance (standard metabolic rate, SMR) vary substantially
among individuals within a population. Despite the importance of SMR for understanding life …

Evolution of larval competitiveness and associated life‐history traits in response to host shifts in a seed beetle

CW Fox, FJ Messina - Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Resource competition is frequently strong among parasites that feed within small discrete
resource patches, such as seeds or fruits. The properties of a host can influence the …

Interacting forces of predation and fishing affect species' maturation size

R Forestier, JL Blanchard, KL Nash… - Ecology and …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fishing is a strong selective force and is supposed to select for earlier maturation at smaller
body size. However, the extent to which fishing‐induced evolution is sha** ecosystems …