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Myoglobin as a conservation‐relevant predictor of short‐distance flight capacity in Neotropical forest birds
Myoglobin as a conservation‐relevant predictor of short‐distance flight capacity in Neotropical forest birds
Abstract Some forest-dwelling tropical bird species are unable or unwilling to fly even a few hundred meters across habita...
Lomami Buffer Zone (DRC): Forest composition, structure, and the sustainability of its use by local communities
Lomami Buffer Zone (DRC): Forest composition, structure, and the sustainability of its use by local communities
Abstract The recently created Lomami National Park has an extensive Buffer Zone where local communities are allowed to use...
Can matrix structure affect animal navigation between fragments? A dispersal experiment using release platforms
Can matrix structure affect animal navigation between fragments? A dispersal experiment using release platforms
Abstract The persistence of species in fragmented landscapes relies on landscape connectivity and individuals’ abil...
Epizoochorous seed dispersal by an Afroalpine savanna primate
Epizoochorous seed dispersal by an Afroalpine savanna primate
Abstract Primates are prolific dispersers of seeds via endozoochory (i.e., defecation and spitting). In contrast, epizooch...
Litter decomposition rates across tropical montane and lowland forests are controlled foremost by climate
Litter decomposition rates across tropical montane and lowland forests are controlled foremost by climate
Abstract The “hierarchy of factors” hypothesis states that decomposition rates are controlled primarily by c...
Heterospecific infanticide among sympatric peccaries in Costa Rica
Heterospecific infanticide among sympatric peccaries in Costa Rica
Abstract We observed white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) killing infant collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu) on the Osa ...
Rove beetle diversity and coffee agroecosystems in the Colombian Andes
Rove beetle diversity and coffee agroecosystems in the Colombian Andes
Abstract The intensification of coffee plantations has driven biodiversity loss worldwide, but little is known about how i...
Elevational distribution of birds in an Eastern African montane environment as governed by temperature, precipitation, and habitat availability
Elevational distribution of birds in an Eastern African montane environment as governed by temperature, precipitation, and habitat availability
Abstract Tropical species, many of which have limited thermal tolerances and narrow ecological niches, are likely to exper...
Spatial autocorrelation shapes liana distribution better than topography and host tree properties in a subtropical evergreen broadleaved forest in SW China
Spatial autocorrelation shapes liana distribution better than topography and host tree properties in a subtropical evergreen broadleaved forest in SW China
Abstract Lianas are an important component of subtropical forests, but the mechanisms underlying their spatial distributio...
Litter‐trapping tank bromeliads in five different forests: Carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes
Litter‐trapping tank bromeliads in five different forests: Carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes
Abstract Bromeliads are the most abundant litter-trapping plants in Neotropical forest canopies. By intercepting litter, b...
Associations of bird and bat species richness with temperature and remote sensing‐based vegetation structure on a tropical mountain
Associations of bird and bat species richness with temperature and remote sensing‐based vegetation structure on a tropical mountain
Abstract Given the current challenges of global change, e.g., through increasing temperatures and changes in habitat quali...
Landscape structure and local variables affect plant community diversity and structure in a Brazilian agricultural landscape
Landscape structure and local variables affect plant community diversity and structure in a Brazilian agricultural landscape
Abstract The biodiversity in agricultural landscapes depends on land-use types, natural elements, and farming intensity. T...
Evidence for hawkmoth pollination in the chiropterophilous African baobab (Adansonia digitata)
Evidence for hawkmoth pollination in the chiropterophilous African baobab (Adansonia digitata)
Abstract Chiropterophily, or bat pollination, is typically considered a highly specialized pollination system that has evo...
Disentangling drivers of thermal physiology: Community‐wide cold shock recovery of butterflies under natural conditions
Disentangling drivers of thermal physiology: Community‐wide cold shock recovery of butterflies under natural conditions
Abstract Physiological strategies of terrestrial ectotherms are a delicate interplay between species’ traits and th...
Wildlife predation by dogs in Madagascar
Wildlife predation by dogs in Madagascar
Abstract Human–wildlife conflicts are increasing in number and intensity making conflict mitigation and coexistence...
Environmental filtering and deforestation shape frog assemblages in Amazonia: An empirical approach assessing species abundances and functional traits
Environmental filtering and deforestation shape frog assemblages in Amazonia: An empirical approach assessing species abundances and functional traits
Abstract Biological assemblages are often predictable from knowledge of natural environmental heterogeneity and change in ...
Neglected epiphytism: Accidental epiphytes dominate epiphytic communities on tree ferns in the Atlantic Forest
Neglected epiphytism: Accidental epiphytes dominate epiphytic communities on tree ferns in the Atlantic Forest
Abstract Vascular epiphytes and tree ferns constitute an important part of the Atlantic Forest structure. We characterized...
Seed size and pubescence facilitate secondary dispersal by dung beetles
Seed size and pubescence facilitate secondary dispersal by dung beetles
Abstract In tropical forests, primary dispersal by animals is the most important form of seed dispersal. Dung beetles are ...
Role of the Andean uplift as an asymmetrical barrier to gene flow in the neotropical leaf‐cutting ant Atta cephalotes
Role of the Andean uplift as an asymmetrical barrier to gene flow in the neotropical leaf‐cutting ant Atta cephalotes
Abstract Neotropical diversification by the Andean uplift is typically addressed on a large evolutionary scale (e.g., spec...
Environmental variation associated with topography explains butterfly diversity along a tropical elevation gradient
Environmental variation associated with topography explains butterfly diversity along a tropical elevation gradient
Abstract Few studies have evaluated the role of topography on the diversity patterns of biological communities along eleva...
Anticipating the potential impacts of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans on Neotropical salamander diversity
Anticipating the potential impacts of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans on Neotropical salamander diversity
Abstract Emergent infectious disease caused by the fungal pathogens Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and Batrachochytri...
Native ants help to spread an invasive African grass in the Cerrado
Native ants help to spread an invasive African grass in the Cerrado
Abstract Plant–animal interactions may facilitate biological invasions. The African grass Urochloa decumbens is an ...
Drought‐induced reductions in plant defenses: Insights from extrafloral nectaries in the Caatinga dry forest
Drought‐induced reductions in plant defenses: Insights from extrafloral nectaries in the Caatinga dry forest
Abstract Extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) are anti-herbivory defense-related glands. We measured morphological and anatomical ...
Prescribed fire enhances seed removal by ants in a Neotropical savanna
Prescribed fire enhances seed removal by ants in a Neotropical savanna
Abstract Seed dispersal and predation by animals often drive plant regeneration. In tropical savannas, such as the Cerrado...
What do adult black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) actually eat?
What do adult black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) actually eat?
Abstract The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is one of the largest predators in South America, yet we know little about ...
Trick or treat? Pollinator attraction in Vanilla pompona (Orchidaceae)
Trick or treat? Pollinator attraction in Vanilla pompona (Orchidaceae)
Abstract Natural pollination of Vanilla species remains poorly understood. Our research aimed at better understanding the ...
Roost site use by Great (Buceros bicornis) and Wreathed (Rhyticeros undulatus) Hornbill and its implications for seed dispersal
Roost site use by Great (Buceros bicornis) and Wreathed (Rhyticeros undulatus) Hornbill and its implications for seed dispersal
Abstract We examined roost selection by hornbills using telemetry data and determined its implication for seed dispersal. ...
Habitat quality and edge area of fragments determine insect diversity in a heavily used landscape: Implications for forest landscape restoration
Habitat quality and edge area of fragments determine insect diversity in a heavily used landscape: Implications for forest landscape restoration
Abstract Worldwide, forest fragmentation and degradation have affected the flora and fauna, and are threatening the liveli...
The seasonally dry tropical forest species Cavanillesia chicamochae has a middle Quaternary origin
The seasonally dry tropical forest species Cavanillesia chicamochae has a middle Quaternary origin
Abstract We use DNA sequence data to understand the evolutionary history of the genus Cavanillesia (Malvaceae), with parti...
Even small forest patches increase bee visits to flowers in an oil palm plantation landscape
Even small forest patches increase bee visits to flowers in an oil palm plantation landscape
Abstract Pollination sustains biodiversity and food security, but pollinators are threatened by habitat degradation, fragm...
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