- Department:(Dept. 5) Evolutionary and Integrative Ecology
FAIRification of the DMRichR Pipeline: Advancing Epigenetic Research on Environmental and Evolutionary Model Organisms
Drivers of amphibian species richness in European ponds
A Tale of Two Lakes: Divergent Evolutionary Trajectories of Two Daphnia Populations Experiencing Distinct Environments
Legacy effects of an invasive legume more strongly impact bacterial than plant communities in a Mediterranean-type ecosystem
A conceptual classification scheme of invasion science
Combining expert knowledge with literature analysis, this study developed a conceptual classification scheme of invasion science that allows to organize publications and data sets, guide future research, and identify knowledge gaps. The scheme features 5 major themes of invasion science that are divided into 10 broader research questions and linked to 39 major hypotheses of the field.
Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science
Eco-phenotypic feedback loops differ in multistressor environments
The authors investigated how density-trait feedback loops of two ciliate species differed along a temperature and salinity gradient. They found that stressful environments decouple the density-trait feedback loop of two ciliate species.
Looking beyond Popper: how philosophy can be relevant to ecology
Rapid growth and the evolution of complete metamorphosis in insects
Insects undergo complete metamorphosis, rebuilding their bodies, such as the transition from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. The authors wondered why this extreme lifestyle might have evolved. Combining growth data and mathematical modelling, they found that insects grow much faster if they can grow and build the adult body in two separate stages, rather than doing both continuously.
Eco-Evolutionary Interactions With Multiple Evolving Species Reveal Both Antagonistic and Additive Effects
The authors investigated the ecological effects of evolution of multiple zooplankton species of their community dynamics. The study highlights that species differ in their evolution-mediated ecological effects and showcases that using the evolutionary effects on ecology of single species to predict multiple species' effects may lead to unreliable predictions.