Context dependence is widely invoked to explain disparate results in ecology. It arises when
the magnitude or sign of a relationship varies due to the conditions under which it is …

In many scientific disciplines, common research practices have led to unreliable and
exaggerated evidence about scientific phenomena. Here we describe some of these …

In a recent editorial, the Editors-in-Chief of Journal of Experimental Biology argued that
consensus building, data sharing, and better integration across disciplines are needed to …

Field ecology has been included in a 'replication crisis' that extends across many scientific
disciplines. However, the underlying concepts of replication, reproducibility and replicability …

Collaborative efforts to directly replicate empirical studies in the medical and social sciences
have revealed alarmingly low rates of replicability, a phenomenon dubbed the 'replication …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been identified as one of the most effective tools to halt
marine biodiversity loss. However, conflicting evidence from disparate, small-scale studies …

Field studies are essential to reliably quantify ecological responses to global change
because they are exposed to realistic climate manipulations. Yet such studies are limited in …

There is increasing evidence that personality traits may drive dispersal patterns of animals,
including invasive species. We investigated, using the widespread signal crayfish …

Effective coding is fundamental to the study of biology. Computation underpins most
research, and reproducible science can be promoted through clean coding practices. Clean …

Despite lip service about replication being a cornerstone of science, replications have
historically received little real estate in the published literature. Following psychology's …