Sean Thomas Giery

Works (8)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:42

2019 review

Ecological Consequences Of Sexually Selected Traits: An Eco-Evolutionary Perspective

[Review of ]. QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY, 94(1), 29–74.

By: S. Giery* & C. Layman n

author keywords: sexual selection; ecosystem; mate competition; reproductive interference; sexual conflict; sexual size dimorphism
TL;DR: Evidence is summarized, primarily from vertebrate studies under field conditions, which shows sexually selected traits have ecological effects; and that their evolution has diverse influences on ecological systems. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 25, 2019

2017 journal article

Characterizing trophic ecology of the checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus)

LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH, 45(5), 1075–1078.

By: R. Rossi n, S. Giery n, E. Bonnema n, A. Todd n & C. Layman n

author keywords: Sphoeroides testudineus; diet; food web; mangrove; predator-prey; stable isotopes
TL;DR: Preliminary data suggest that S. testudineus may be a critical intermediate link in these wetland food webs, serving as pathways through which energy is transferred from primary consumers to other predator species. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Dissolved organic carbon and unimodal variation in sexual signal coloration in mosquitofish: a role for light limitation?

By: S. Giery* & C. Layman*

author keywords: communication; Gambusia; natural selection; Poeciliidae; sexual selection; light limitation
MeSH headings : Animal Fins / physiology; Animals; Carbon / chemistry; Cyprinodontiformes / genetics; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Light; Phenotype; Pigmentation; Predatory Behavior; Seawater / chemistry; Selection, Genetic
TL;DR: A unimodal pattern of phenotypic variation along the optical gradient indicating a threshold-type response of visual signals to broad variation in optical conditions is found, as well as the implications of non-monotonic clines for evolutionary differentiation. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Establishment of Anolis sagrei on Bermuda represents a novel ecological threat to Critically Endangered Bermuda skinks (Plestiodon longirostris)

BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 19(6), 1723–1731.

By: J. Stroud *, S. Giery n & M. Outerbridge

author keywords: Anolis; Invasive species; Oceanic island; Endemic; Endangered; Competition; Niche
TL;DR: Results of this study indicate that A. sagrei in Bermuda are highly terrestrial (>60% of all lizards observed on the ground vs. in trees) and forage primarily on terrestrial invertebrates, which indicates substantial ecological overlap with the exclusively-terrestrial P. longirostris. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Anthropogenic ecosystem fragmentation drives shared and unique patterns of sexual signal divergence among three species of Bahamian mosquitofish

EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS, 8(7), 679–691.

By: S. Giery*, C. Layman n & R. Langerhans  n

author keywords: coloration; divergent evolution; Gambusia; historical contingency; parallel evolution; rapid evolution; sexual selection
TL;DR: It is suggested that even closely related species can exhibit diverse phenotypic responses when encountering similar human‐mediated selection regimes, and fragmentation‐mediated increased turbidity as a possible driver of these trait shifts is identified. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2015 journal article

Interpopulation Variation in a Condition-Dependent Signal: Predation Regime Affects Signal Intensity and Reliability

The American Naturalist, 186(2), 187–195.

By: S. Giery* & C. Layman*

author keywords: honest signaling; animal communication; signal cost; sexual selection; the Bahamas; mosquitofish
MeSH headings : Animal Communication; Animal Fins / anatomy & histology; Animals; Bahamas; Biological Evolution; Body Weight; Cyprinodontiformes / anatomy & histology; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Male; Pigmentation; Predatory Behavior; Sex Characteristics
TL;DR: An important role for ecological signaling cost in communication is demonstrated and it is shown that ecological heterogeneity drives interpopulation variation in both the intensity and the reliability of a sexual signal. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Evolved for Extinction: The Cost and Conservation Implications of Specialization in Hammerhead Sharks

BIOSCIENCE, 64(7), 619–624.

By: A. Gallagher, N. Hammerschlag, D. Shiffman & S. Giery*

author keywords: apex predator; specialization; vulnerability; evolution; anthropogenic disturbance
TL;DR: Evolved for Extinction: The Cost and Conservation Implications of Specialization in Hammerhead Sharks and its implications for conservation and management is described. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Differing nutritional constraints of consumers across ecosystems

OECOLOGIA, 174(4), 1367–1376.

By: N. Lemoine *, S. Giery n & D. Burkepile *

author keywords: Insects; Diet; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Nutrient limitation; Aquatic; Stoichiometry
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods / physiology; Ecosystem; Food Chain; Herbivory; Nitrogen / chemistry; Phosphorus / chemistry; Plants / chemistry; Poaceae; Predatory Behavior
TL;DR: The results of a study designed to characterize nutritional constraints within a terrestrial arthropod community are presented, and it is suggested that P may be overlooked as an important limiting nutrient in terrestrial ecosystems. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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