Extensions of Island Biogeography Theory predict the scaling of functional trait composition with habitat area and isolation
Abstract The Theory of Island Biogeography (TIB) predicts how area and isolation influence
species richness equilibrium on insular habitats. However, the TIB remains silent about …
species richness equilibrium on insular habitats. However, the TIB remains silent about …
Growing larger with domestication: a matter of physiology, morphology or allocation?
R Milla, S Matesanz - Plant Biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Domestication might affect plant size. We investigated whether herbaceous crops are larger
than their wild progenitors, and the traits that influence size variation. We grew six crop …
than their wild progenitors, and the traits that influence size variation. We grew six crop …
Low intraspecific genetic divergence and weak niche differentiation despite wide ranges and extensive sympatry in two epigean Niphargus species (Crustacea …
The amphipod genus Niphargus comprises hundreds of eyeless and depigmented species
with narrow ranges in Western Palaearctic subterranean freshwaters. Niphargus hrabei and …
with narrow ranges in Western Palaearctic subterranean freshwaters. Niphargus hrabei and …
Mammal body size evolution in North America and Europe over 20 Myr: similar trends generated by different processes
Because body size interacts with many fundamental biological properties of a species, body
size evolution can be an essential component of the generation and maintenance of …
size evolution can be an essential component of the generation and maintenance of …
Relationships between abiotic environment, plant functional traits, and animal body size at Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
The effect-response framework states that plant functional traits link the abiotic environment
to ecosystem functioning. One ecosystem property is the body size of the animals living in …
to ecosystem functioning. One ecosystem property is the body size of the animals living in …
Body-size structure of Central Iberian mammal fauna reveals semidesertic conditions during the middle Miocene Global Cooling Event
We developed new quantitative palaeoclimatic inference models based on the body-size
structure of mammal faunas from the Old World tropics and applied them to the Somosaguas …
structure of mammal faunas from the Old World tropics and applied them to the Somosaguas …
Foraging in the tropics: relationships among species' abundances, niche asymmetries and body condition in an urban avian assemblage
E Pagani-Núñez, C He, YW Wu, I Peabotuwage… - Urban …, 2017 - Springer
Two main theories attempt to explain species coexistence: the neutral theory considers all
the species as equivalents so biodiversity is mainly regarded as a function of total available …
the species as equivalents so biodiversity is mainly regarded as a function of total available …
A framework for testing assumptions about foraging scales, body mass, and niche separation using telemetry data
GS Cumming, DAW Henry… - Ecology and Evolution, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological theory predicts that if animals with very similar dietary requirements inhabit the
same landscape, then they should avoid niche overlap by either exploiting food resources at …
same landscape, then they should avoid niche overlap by either exploiting food resources at …
A supplementary tool to existing approaches for assessing ecosystem community structure
Measures of biological or species diversity are central to ecology and conservation biology.
Although there are several commonly used indices, each has shortcomings and all vary in …
Although there are several commonly used indices, each has shortcomings and all vary in …
Altitudinal effect and its ecological influence on population dynamics of locust, Dociostaurus maroccanus (Thunberg, 1815) in the Moroccan Middle Atlas
N Errabhi, EL Ghadraoui, AM Mahzoum… - Journal of …, 2017 - indianjournals.com
This study deals with population dynamics of Dociostaurus maroccanus species. The
distribution was analyzed for the first time using ecological indexes in Moroccan Middle …
distribution was analyzed for the first time using ecological indexes in Moroccan Middle …