Works Published in 2015
Displaying works 1 - 20 of 31 in total
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2015 journal article
Secondary metabolites in floral nectar reduce parasite infections in bumblebees
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1803), 20142471.
TL;DR:
The novel results highlight that although secondary metabolites may not rescue survival in infected bees, they may play a vital role in mediating Crithidia transmission within and between colonies by reducingCrithidia infection intensities.
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royalsocietypublishing.org (publisher PDF)
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Added: February 24, 2024
2015 journal article
Variable effects of nicotine and anabasine on parasitized bumble bees
F1000Research, 4, 880.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: February 24, 2024
2015 journal article
Pollination ecology and floral visitor spectrum of turtlehead (<i>Chelone glabra</i> L.; Plantaginaceae)
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 17, 132–144.
TL;DR:
Diurnal variation in reward presentation that was a function of both floral phenology and consumer behavior was found, possibly indicating a negative effect of non-pollinating flower visitors on plant reproductive success.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: February 24, 2024
2015 journal article
The effect of repeated, lethal sampling on wild bee abundance and diversity
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6(9), 1044–1054.
Ed(s): J. Vamosi
TL;DR:
It is found that the standardized method for sampling bees, with specimens from 132 morphospecies, did not affect bee communities in terms of abundance, rarefied richness, evenness, or functional group composition, and this suggests that bee monitoring programmes sampling once every two weeks with pan traps and netting will not affect community structure.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: February 17, 2024
2015 journal article
Possible Synergistic Effects of Thymol and Nicotine against Crithidia bombi Parasitism in Bumble Bees
PLOS ONE, 10(12), e0144668.
Ed(s): C. Rodriguez-Saona
TL;DR:
The results tentatively suggest the value of a mixed diet for host immunity, yet contrast with research on the antimicrobial activity of dietary thymol and nicotine in vertebrate and other invertebrate systems.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: February 17, 2024
2015 journal article
A primer on the history of food web ecology: Fundamental contributions of fourteen researchers
Food Webs, 4, 14–24.
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Added: August 28, 2020
2015 journal article
Nectar yeasts in Delphinium nuttallianum (Ranunculaceae) and their effects on nectar quality
Fungal Ecology, 18, 100–106.
author keywords: Delphinium nuttallianum; Floral nectar; Metschnikowia reukaufii; Nectar composition; Nectar yeasts; Pollination
TL;DR:
It is documented that yeasts form species-poor communities in populations of this hermaphroditic perennial, in addition to highlighting their spatio-temporal dynamics and effects on nectar quality.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: February 24, 2020
2015 journal article
Effects of fragmentation on a distinctive coastal sage scrub bee fauna revealed through incidental captures by pitfall traps
Journal of Insect Conservation, 19(1), 175–179.
author keywords: Anthophila; Pollinators; By-catch; Habitat fragmentation; Museum records
TL;DR:
The effects of urbanization-induced habitat fragmentation on the native bee fauna inhabiting coastal sage scrub habitats of San Diego County, California, USA, a hotspot of bee biodiversity is examined.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: February 24, 2020
2015 journal article
Interpopulation Variation in a Condition-Dependent Signal: Predation Regime Affects Signal Intensity and Reliability
The American Naturalist, 186(2), 187–195.
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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Crossref
Added: February 24, 2020
2015 journal article
Shared and unique responses of insects to the interaction of urbanization and background climate
Current Opinion in Insect Science, 11, 71–77.
TL;DR:
Insects are used as a focal system to review the major patterns of responses to urbanization, and a framework for exploring the shared and unique features that characterize insect responses tourbanization is developed and how responses toUrbanization might systematically vary along background environmental gradients in climate is illustrated.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Source: Crossref
Added: February 24, 2020
2015 journal article
Degradation in carbon stocks near tropical forest edges
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 6.
MeSH headings : Biomass; Brazil; Carbon; Climate Change; Conservation of Natural Resources; Forests; Tropical Climate
TL;DR:
These findings suggest that IPCC Tier 1 methods overestimate carbon stocks in tropical forests by nearly 10%.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Quantifying direct vs. indirect effects of nectar robbers on male and female components of plant fitness
Journal of Ecology, 103(6), 1487–1497.
Ed(s): S. Bonser
author keywords: compensation; direct effects; floral larceny; indirect effects; Ipomopsis aggregata; nectar robbing; plant-pollinator interactions; pollen receipt; pollination; reproductive ecology
TL;DR:
The results highlight the importance of indirect effects in mediating the fitness consequences of species interactions and suggest that robbing effects in general may occur through more indirect mechanisms when nectar removal by robbers is high relative to nectar replenishment, and that compensation for robbing is then more profitable through the production of additional flowers.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Examining Temporal Sample Scale and Model Choice with Spatial Capture-Recapture Models in the Common Leopard Panthera pardus
PLOS ONE, 10(11).
MeSH headings : Animals; Bayes Theorem; Ecosystem; Female; Male; Models, Biological; Panthera / physiology; Population Density
TL;DR:
Strong evidence for sex-specific movement distributions in leopards is found, suggesting that sexual patterns of space-use influence density, and a novel application of Bayes factors is developed to select models where multiple ecological factors are integrated into density estimation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
The influence of habitat fragmentation on multiple plant-animal interactions and plant reproduction
Ecology, 96(10), 2669–2678.
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Animals; Conservation of Natural Resources; Demography; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Flowers; Herbivory; Models, Biological; Plant Leaves / anatomy & histology; Plant Leaves / physiology; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plants / classification; Pollination; Reproduction / physiology
TL;DR:
Mechanistic insight is provided into landscape-scale variation in plant reproductive success, the relative importance of plant-animal interactions for structuring these dynamics, and the nuanced nature of how habitat fragmentation can affect populations and communities of interacting species.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Testing Dose-Dependent Effects of the Nectar Alkaloid Anabasine on Trypanosome Parasite Loads in Adult Bumble Bees
PLOS ONE, 10(11), e0142496.
Ed(s): J. Nieh
MeSH headings : Anabasine / administration & dosage; Animals; Bees / drug effects; Bees / parasitology; Crithidia / drug effects; Crithidia / pathogenicity; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Herbivory / drug effects; Host-Parasite Interactions / drug effects; Parasite Load; Plant Nectar / administration & dosage; Plant Nectar / chemistry; Plants, Medicinal / chemistry; Tobacco / chemistry
TL;DR:
The results suggest that consuming anabasine at the higher levels of the natural range could reduce or clear pathogen loads without incurring costs for healthy bees.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Rapid human-induced divergence of life-history strategies in Bahamian livebearing fishes (family Poeciliidae)
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 84(6), 1732–1743.
author keywords: anthropogenic habitat modification; biodiversity; competition; conservation; Gambusia; habitat fragmentation; population density; predation
MeSH headings : Animals; Bahamas; Conservation of Natural Resources; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Ecosystem; Reproduction; Species Specificity
TL;DR:
Whether the ecological consequences of habitat fragmentation have led to changes in the life histories of three native species of mosquitofish inhabiting tidal creeks on six different Bahamian islands is examined to suggest that phenotypic responses to HIREC can be complex, with the predictability of response varying across traits.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 article
Corridors for people, corridors for nature
Haddad, N. M. (2015, December 4). SCIENCE, Vol. 350, pp. 1166–1167.
MeSH headings : Brazil; Conservation of Natural Resources; Humans; Transportation
TL;DR:
The immense benefits of roads connecting people to agriculture, natural resources, mines, and each other must be reconciled with their severe environmental degradation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Species-area relationship within benthic habitat patches of a tropical floodplain river: An experimental test
AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, 40(3), 331–336.
author keywords: assemblage structure; floodplain river; habitat patch size; Neotropical fish; species diversity; Venezuela
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
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.
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)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Metabolic theory and taxonomic identity predict nutrient recycling in a diverse food web
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(20), E2640–E2647.
author keywords: ecological stoichiometry; consumer-mediated nutrient cycling; coastal ecosystems; nitrogen; phosphorus
MeSH headings : Animals; Body Weight; Defecation / physiology; Fishes / metabolism; Fishes / physiology; Food Chain; Invertebrates / metabolism; Invertebrates / physiology; Linear Models; Marine Biology / methods; Metabolic Networks and Pathways / physiology; Models, Biological; Species Specificity
TL;DR:
Testing the utility of EST and MTE in predicting excretion rates of nitrogen, phosphorus, and their ratio in a diverse subtropical coastal marine community reveals animal-mediated nutrient cycling is largely generalizable by metabolic processes, but refined predictions require taxa-specific understanding.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
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