The Rhesus Macaque as an Animal Model for Human Nutrition: An Ecological-Evolutionary Perspective

Z Cui, Y Dong, J Sholl, J Lu… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Nutrition is a complex and contested area in biomedicine, which requires diverse evidence
sources. Nonhuman primate models are considered an important biomedical research tool …

Building on 150 Years of Knowledge: The Freshwater Isopod Asellus aquaticus as an Integrative Eco-Evolutionary Model System

E Lafuente, MD Lürig, M Rövekamp… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Interactions between organisms and their environments are central to how biological
diversity arises and how natural populations and ecosystems respond to environmental …

The overlooked complexity of avian brood parasite–host relationships

JA Kennerley, M Somveille, ME Hauber… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The relationships between avian brood parasites and their hosts are widely recognised as
model systems for studying coevolution. However, while most brood parasites are known to …

[HTML][HTML] From inequalities to epistemic innovation: Insights from open science hardware projects in Latin America

J Arancio - Environmental Science & Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Literature in environmental science has documented understudied regions, topics, and the
underrepresentation of specific groups in the discipline, with significant consequences for …

Fine-Tuning Genetic Circuits via Host Context and RBS Modulation

DTC Chan, L Winter, J Bjerg, S Krsmanovic… - ACS Synthetic …, 2025 - ACS Publications
The choice of organism to host a genetic circuit, the chassis, is often defaulted to model
organisms due to their amenability. The chassis-design space has therefore remained …

Enhancing demographic diversity of scientist-community collaborations improves wildlife monitoring in Madagascar

F Price, L Randriamiharisoa, DH Klinges - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Community-based monitoring (CBM)–programs that integrate community members
and their values into biodiversity and/or natural resource monitoring–is an effective tool for …

Positive genetic covariance and limited thermal tolerance constrain tropical insect responses to global warming

C García‐Robledo, CS Baer - Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Tropical ectotherms are particularly vulnerable to global warming because their
physiologies are assumed to be adapted to narrow temperature ranges. This study explores …

Experiences of and support for black women in ecology, evolution, and marine science

N Traylor-Knowles, A Bedi de Silva, AD Boyd… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Systemic racism and sexism are well documented in ecology, evolution, and marine
science. To combat this, institutions are making concerted efforts to recruit more diverse …

Plantago spp. as Models for Studying the Ecology and Evolution of Species Interactions across Environmental Gradients

RM Penczykowski, RD Sieg - The American Naturalist, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
A central challenge in ecology and evolutionary biology is to understand how variation in
abiotic and biotic factors combine to shape the distribution, abundance, and diversity of focal …