Big answers from small worlds: a user's guide for protist microcosms as a model system in ecology and evolution
Laboratory microcosm experiments using protists as model organisms have a long tradition
and are widely used to investigate general concepts in population biology, community …
and are widely used to investigate general concepts in population biology, community …
Ecological and evolutionary dynamics under coloured environmental variation
Environmental variation is a ubiquitous component of individual, population and community
processes in the natural world. Here, we review the consequences of spatio-temporally …
processes in the natural world. Here, we review the consequences of spatio-temporally …
Phenotypic memory drives population growth and extinction risk in a noisy environment
M Rescan, D Grulois, E Ortega-Aboud… - Nature ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Random environmental fluctuations pose major threats to wild populations. As patterns of
environmental noise are themselves altered by global change, there is a growing need to …
environmental noise are themselves altered by global change, there is a growing need to …
Temperature fluctuation facilitates coexistence of competing species in experimental microbial communities
1. Temperature fluctuation is a general phenomenon affecting many, if not all, species in
nature. While a few studies have shown that temperature fluctuation can promote species …
nature. While a few studies have shown that temperature fluctuation can promote species …
Implementing image analysis in laboratory‐based experimental systems for ecology and evolution: a hands‐on guide
F Pennekamp, N Schtickzelle - Methods in Ecology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental laboratory systems (ELS) are widely applied research tools to test theoretical
predictions in ecology and evolution. Combining ELS with automated image analysis could …
predictions in ecology and evolution. Combining ELS with automated image analysis could …
The influence of stochasticity, landscape structure and species traits on abundant–centre relationships
Species have been commonly hypothesized to have high population densities in
geographic areas which correspond to either the centre of the species geographic range or …
geographic areas which correspond to either the centre of the species geographic range or …
[HTML][HTML] Evolution of dispersal and life history strategies – Tetrahymena ciliates
EJ Fjerdingstad, N Schtickzelle, P Manhes… - BMC evolutionary …, 2007 - Springer
Background Considerable attention has focused on how selection on dispersal and other
core life-history strategies (reproductive effort, survival ability, colonization capacity) may …
core life-history strategies (reproductive effort, survival ability, colonization capacity) may …
Stochastic evolutionary demography under a fluctuating optimum phenotype
Many natural populations exhibit temporal fluctuations in abundance that are consistent with
external forcing by a randomly changing environment. As fitness emerges from an …
external forcing by a randomly changing environment. As fitness emerges from an …
Population and community variability in randomly fluctuating environments
A Gonzalez, B Descamps‐Julien - Oikos, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The prediction that environmental fluctuations may destabilise populations and yet stabilise
aggregate community properties has remained largely untested. We examined population …
aggregate community properties has remained largely untested. We examined population …
Resonance of plankton communities with temperature fluctuations
The interplay between intrinsic population dynamics and environmental variation is still
poorly understood. It is known, however, that even mild environmental noise may induce …
poorly understood. It is known, however, that even mild environmental noise may induce …