Invasive alien species affect the composition and functioning of invaded ecosystems in
many ways, altering ecological interactions that have arisen over evolutionary timescales …

The incidence of phloem sap feeding by animals appears paradoxical. Although phloem sap
is nutrient-rich compared with many other plant products and generally lacking in toxins and …

Urban areas' population has grown during the last century and it is expected that over 60%
of the world population will live in cities by 2050. Urban parks provide several ecosystem …

The subdiscipline of 'community phylogenetics' is rapidly growing and influencing thinking
regarding community assembly. In particular, phylogenetic dispersion of co‐occurring …

Seed dispersal by frugivores is a fundamental function for plant community dynamics in
fragmented landscapes, where forest remnants are typically embedded in a matrix of …

Ants are probably the most dominant insect group on Earth, representing ten to fifteen
percent of animal biomass in terrestrial ecosystems. Flowering plants, meanwhile, owe their …

The majority of insect species consume plants, many of which produce chemical toxins that
defend their tissues from attack. How then are herbivorous insects able to develop on a …

Background The palm family occurs in all tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.
Palms are of high ecological and economical importance, and display complex spatial …

While the relationship between facilitation and competition has been explored extensively in
recent years, there is also a natural link between facilitation and mutualism, as both are …

Most theoretical treatments of the evolutionary ecology of offspring size assume a simple
and direct effect of investment per offspring on offspring fitness. In this paper I experimentally …