The structure of ecological networks across levels of organization

PR Guimaraes Jr - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Interactions connect the units of ecological systems, forming networks. Individual-based
networks characterize variation in niches among individuals within populations. These …

[HTML][HTML] Urbanization and disease emergence: dynamics at the wildlife–livestock–human interface

JM Hassell, M Begon, MJ Ward, EM Fèvre - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2017 - cell.com
Urbanization is characterized by rapid intensification of agriculture, socioeconomic change,
and ecological fragmentation, which can have profound impacts on the epidemiology of …

The multilayer nature of ecological networks

S Pilosof, MA Porter, M Pascual, S Kéfi - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2017 - nature.com
Although networks provide a powerful approach to study a large variety of ecological
systems, their formulation does not typically account for multiple interaction types …

[HTML][HTML] Nestedness in complex networks: observation, emergence, and implications

MS Mariani, ZM Ren, J Bascompte, CJ Tessone - Physics Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
The observed architecture of ecological and socio-economic networks differssignificantly
from that of random networks. From a network science standpoint, non-random structural …

Phylogenetically diverse diets favor more complex venoms in North American pitvipers

ML Holding, JL Strickland… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The role of natural selection in the evolution of trait complexity can be characterized by
testing hypothesized links between complex forms and their functions across species …

Understanding the ecology and evolution of host–parasite interactions across scales

RM Penczykowski, AL Laine… - Evolutionary …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting the emergence, spread and evolution of parasites within and among host
populations requires insight to both the spatial and temporal scales of adaptation, including …

Bat species assemblage predicts coronavirus prevalence

M Meyer, DW Melville, HJ Baldwin, K Wilhelm… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Anthropogenic disturbances and the subsequent loss of biodiversity are altering species
abundances and communities. Since species vary in their pathogen competence, spatio …

Epidemiological connectivity between humans and animals across an urban landscape

JM Hassell, DM Muloi… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Urbanization is predicted to be a key driver of disease emergence through human exposure
to novel, animal-borne pathogens. However, while we suspect that urban landscapes are …

Biomonitoring for the 21st century: integrating next-generation sequencing into ecological network analysis

SAP Derocles, DA Bohan, AJ Dumbrell… - Advances in ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ecological network analysis (ENA) provides a mechanistic framework for describing
complex species interactions, quantifying ecosystem services, and examining the impacts of …

Network analysis: ten years shining light on host–parasite interactions

R Runghen, R Poulin, C Monlleó-Borrull… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Biological interactions are key drivers of ecological and evolutionary processes. The
complexity of such interactions hinders our understanding of ecological systems and our …