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• The niche concept revisited: mechanistic models and community context

  Author:Mathew A. LeiboldFrom:Ecology (Vol. 76, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  July 19958,020 words Article The niche concept is a central organizing aspect of modern ecology. Although its history has often been reviewed, the structure of the concept and its connection to advances in ecological theory has received less recent...

• Regulation of the Demographic Structure in Isomorphic Biphasic Life Cycles at the Spatial Fine Scale

  Authors:Vasco Manuel Nobre de Carvalho da Silva Vieira and Marcos Duarte MateusFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 21, 20147,995 words Article 1530LAuthor(s): Vasco Manuel Nobre de Carvalho da Silva Vieira *, Marcos Duarte Mateus Introduction Algae species with isomorphic biphasic life cycles have their alternating haploid and diploid generations cohabiting....

• Isolation of a New Chlamydia species from the Feral Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus): Chlamydia ibidis

  From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20, 20135,649 words Article 1670LIntroduction As they are relatively easily kept in captivity, African Sacred Ibises have been introduced into many zoological parks around the world. In the 1990s, some of these birds escaped from a zoological park...

• Poleward Expansion of the White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) under Climate Change: Implications for the Spread of Lyme Disease

  Authors:Emilie Roy-Dufresne, Travis Logan, Julie A. Simon, Gail L. Chmura, and Virginie MillienFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 18, 20137,134 words Article 1490LAuthor(s): Emilie Roy-Dufresne 1,2, Travis Logan 3, Julie A. Simon 2, Gail L. Chmura 1, Virginie Millien 2,* Introduction Climate is a major factor constraining the niche and distribution of a species [1]. Climate...

• The importance of being rare: uncovering the contribution of rare species to ecosystems is crucial to predicting the impacts of biodiversity loss. It seems that these species can be ecologically very different from their common relatives, but only in some cases

  Author:Kevin J. GastonFrom:Nature (Vol. 487, Issue 7405) Peer-Reviewed

  July 5, 20121,080 words Report 1480LRare species are not invariably threatened with imminent extinction. However, those species that are threatened are almost invariably rare. The recent and projected future high rates of local, regional and global...

• Selection for niche differentiation in plant communities increases biodiversity effects

  Authors:Debra Zuppinger-Dingley, Bernhard Schmid, Jana S. Petermann, Varuna Yadav, Gerlinde B. De Deyn, and Dan F.B. FlynnFrom:Nature (Vol. 515, Issue 7525) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 6, 20144,172 words Report 1580LIn experimental plant communities, relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning have been found to strengthen over time (1,2), a fact often attributed to increased resource complementtarity between...

• Disproportionate bill length dimorphism and niche differentiation in wintering western sandpipers (Calidris mauri)

  Authors:R.W. Stein, G. Fernandez, H. de la Cueva, and R.W. ElnerFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 86, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20086,293 words Report 1490LAbstract: Western sandpipers (Calidris mauri (Cabanis, 1857)) exhibit slight female-biased sexual size dimorphism (5%) but disproportionate bill length dimorphism (15.9%). We test two predictions of the niche...

• Optimistic growth: competition and an ontogenetic niche-shift select for rapid growth in pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)

  Authors:Jeffrey D. Arendt and David S. WilsonFrom:Evolution (Vol. 51, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 19975,852 words Article A theoretical model is proposed to show that rapid growth in pumpkinseed sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, is optimistic which is based on the expectation that once the desired size is reached, resources will surely improve....

• Temporal and spatial scales of kelp demography: the role of oceanographic climate

  Authors:Paul K. Dayton, Mia J. Tegner, Peter B. Edwards, and Kristin L. RiserFrom:Ecological Monographs (Vol. 69, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  May 199919,166 words Article This paper integrates long-term descriptive and experimental studies of the effects of ocean climate on inter- and intraspecific competition, as expressed by recruitment, density, survivorship, growth, and reproduction...

• Coexisting generalist scavengers occupy different feeding niches

  Author:Mark V. TranFrom:Marine Biology (Vol. 161, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20145,824 words Report 1460LGeneralist scavengers are perceived to exhibit broad feeding niches, and therefore, it is predicted that coexisting generalist scavengers should exhibit extensive food niche overlap. However, ecological theory suggests...

• Modeling the potential distribution of the invasive golden mussel Limnoperna fortunei in the upper Paraguay river system using limnological variables/Modelagem da distribuicao potencial do mexilhao dourado Limnoperna fortunei na Bacia do Alto Rio Paraguai usando variaveis limnologicas

  Authors:M.D. Oliveira, S.K. Hamilton, D.F. Calheiros, C.M. Jacobi, and R.O. LatiniFrom:Brazilian Journal of Biology (Vol. 70, Issue 3(SUPPL)) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20105,871 words Article 1490LThe invasive golden mussel, Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857), was introduced into the La Plata River estuary and quickly expanded upstream to the North, into the Paraguay and Parana rivers. An ecological niche...

• Disentangling the coexistence strategies of mud-daubing wasp species through trophic analysis in oases of Baja California peninsula.

  Authors:Armando Falcón-Brindis, Ricardo Rodríguez-Estrella, and María Luisa JiménezFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 21, 20197,318 words Article 1440LSpecies within the same trophic level show different strategies to avoid competition. Among these mechanisms, differences in body size, spatio-temporal segregation, and diet preference often leads to a niche...

• Identification of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) pelagic hotspots applying a satellite remote sensing-driven analysis of ecological niche factors: A short-term run

  Authors:Robinson Mugo, Sei-Ichi Saitoh, Hiromichi Igarashi, Takahiro Toyoda, Shuhei Masuda, Toshiyuki Awaji, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20, 20209,253 words Report 1580LAuthor(s): Robinson Mugo 1,*, Sei-Ichi Saitoh 2, Hiromichi Igarashi 3, Takahiro Toyoda 4, Shuhei Masuda 5, Toshiyuki Awaji 6, Yoichi Ishikawa 3 Introduction Pelagic biological hotspots in the ocean are areas of...

• The Genotypic Structure of a Multi-Host Bumblebee Parasite Suggests a Role for Ecological Niche Overlap

  Authors:Rahel M. Salathe and Paul Schmid-HempelFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 10, 20119,066 words Article 1550LThe genotypic structure of parasite populations is an important determinant of ecological and evolutionary dynamics of host-parasite interactions with consequences for pest management and disease control. Genotypic...

• The Anatomy of the bill Tip of Kiwi and Associated Somatosensory Regions of the Brain: Comparisons with Shorebirds

  From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 14, 201310,350 words Article 1480LThree families of probe-foraging birds, Scolopacidae (sandpipers and snipes), Apterygidae (kiwi), and Threskiornithidae (ibises, including spoonbills) have independently evolved long, narrow bills containing clusters of...

• Leptospirosis in Mexico: Epidemiology and Potential Distribution of Human Cases

  Authors:Sokani Sanchez-Montes, Deborah V. Espinosa-Martinez, Cesar A. Rios-Munoz, Miriam Berzunza-Cruz, and Ingeborg BeckerFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 24, 20156,745 words Article 1560LBackground Leptospirosis is widespread in Mexico, yet the potential distribution and risk of the disease remain unknown. Methodology/Principal Findings We analysed morbidity and mortality according to age and...

• Species Interactions during Diversification and Community Assembly in an Island Radiation of Shrews

  Authors:Jacob A. Esselstyn, Sean P. Maher, and Rafe M. BrownFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 7, 201110,016 words Article 1570LBackground Closely related, ecologically similar species often have adjacent distributions, suggesting competitive exclusion may contribute to the structure of some natural communities. In systems such as island...

• Space Use Variation in Co-Occurring Sister Species: Response to Environmental Variation or Competition?

  Authors:Claire M. S. Dufour, Christine Meynard, Johan Watson, Camille Rioux, Simon Benhamou, Julie Perez, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 18, 20156,892 words Article 1540LCoexistence often involves niche differentiation either as the result of environmental divergence, or in response to competition. Disentangling the causes of such divergence requires that environmental variation across...

• Worldwide Niche and Future Potential Distribution of Culicoides imicola, a Major Vector of Bluetongue and African Horse Sickness Viruses

  Authors:Sylvain Guichard, Helene Guis, Annelise Tran, Claire Garros, Thomas Balenghien, and Darren J. KriticosFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 12, 20146,101 words Article 1630LWe modelled the ecoclimatic niche of Culicoides imicola, a major arthropod vector of midge-borne viral pathogens affecting ruminants and equids, at fine scale and on a global extent, so as to provide insight into...

• Genetic differentiation of mainland-island sheep of Greece: Implications for identifying candidate genes for long-term local adaptation.

  Authors:Antonios Kominakis, Eirini Tarsani, Ariadne L. Hager-Theodorides, Ioannis Mastranestasis, Dimitra Gkelia, and Ioannis HadjigeorgiouFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 16, 20218,387 words Report 1610LIn Greece, a number of local sheep breeds are raised in a wide range of ecological niches across the country. These breeds can be used for the identification of genetic variants that contribute to local adaptation. To...