Ecology

Ecology

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Latest articles

    1. Ecology

    Small deviations in kinematics and body form dictate muscle performances in the finely tuned avian downstroke

    Marc E. Deetjen, Diana D. Chin ... David Lentink
    1. Ecology

    Species and habitat specific changes in bird activity in an urban environment during Covid 19 lockdown

    Congnan Sun, Yoel Hassin ... Yossi Yovel
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Trade-offs in dormancy phenology in endotherms and ectotherms

    Théo Constant, F. Stephen Dobson ... Sylvain Giroud
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Sensory collectives in natural systems

    Hannah J Williams, Vivek H Sridhar ... Amanda D Melin
    A synthetic, prospective article considers how the fields of sensory ecology and collective behaviour can combine when considering animal collective movements and interactions, and how these fields can inspire each other to advance understanding of animal behaviour, adaptation and evolution.
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    miR-252 targeting temperature receptor CcTRPM to mediate the transition from summer-form to winter-form of Cacopsylla chinensis

    Songdou Zhang, Jianying Li ... Xiaoxia Liu
    The first comprehensive study on the regulation mechanism of miR-252 and temperature receptor CcTRPM on insect seasonal polyphenism will also conducive to designing a new method for pest control.
    1. Ecology

    Delayed postglacial colonization of Betula in Iceland and the circum North Atlantic

    David J Harning, Samuel Sacco ... Gifford H Miller
    Following the last deglaciation in the North Atlantic, DNA evidence shows Betulaceae colonization was consistently delayed compared to Salicaceae, which may serve as an analog for modern global warming.
    1. Ecology

    Sucrose taste receptors differ in larval and adult stages of a moth

    Shuai-Shuai Zhang, Pei-Chao Wang ... Chen-Zhu Wang

Highlights

    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Plant Biology: Hiding in plain smell

    Youngsung Joo, Meredith C Schuman
    1. Ecology

    Ecosystems: The diversity of decay

    Emma J Sayer, Ralf Schäfer
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    The natural history of the house sparrow

    Haley E Hanson, Noreen S Mathews ... Lynn B Martin

Senior editors

  1. George H Perry
    Pennsylvania State University, United States
  2. Christian Rutz
    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
  3. Meredith C Schuman
    University of Zurich, Switzerland
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