Ecology

Bird population trend analyses for a monitoring scheme with a highly structured sampling design

1. Mirjam R Rieger
2. Christoph Grueneberg
3. Michael Oberhaus
4. Sven Trautmann
5. Madalin Parepa
6. Nils Anthes

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Habitat structural complexity increases age-class coexistence and population growth rate through relaxed cannibalism in a freshwater fish

1. Eric Edeline
2. Yoann Bennevault
3. David Rozen-Rechels

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Scales of marine endemism in oceanic islands and the Provincial-Island endemism

1. Hudson T. Pinheiro
2. Luiz A. Rocha
3. Juan P. Quimbayo

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The Neuropeptide Sulfakinin, a peripheral regulator of insect behavioral switch between mating and foraging

1. Hong-Fei Li
2. Bao Dong
3. Yuan-Yuan Peng
4. Hao-Yue Luo
5. Xiao-Lan Ou
6. Zheng-Lin Ren
7. Yoonseong Park
8. Jin-Jun Wang
9. Hong-Bo Jiang

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  eLife Assessment

  This important work investigates the mechanism that underlies the switch between feeding and mating behaviors in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis. Using a variety of approaches, the authors show that this switch is mediated by the neuropeptide, sulfakinin, acting peripherally through the sulfakinin receptor 1 to regulate the expression of antennal odorant receptors. The evidence is solid in support of the hypothesis that sulfakinin signaling mediates changes in the periphery, although additional sites of action may also contribute to these changes.

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“A circadian clock drives behavioral activity in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and provides a potential mechanism for seasonal timing”

1. Lukas Hüppe
2. Dominik Bahlburg
3. Ryan Driscoll
4. Charlotte Helfrich-Förster
5. Bettina Meyer

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  eLife Assessment

  This important study substantially advances our understanding of the circadian clock in Antarctic krill, a key species in the Southern Ocean ecosystem. Through logistically challenging shipboard experiments conducted across seasons, the authors provide compelling evidence for their conclusions. The study will be of broad interest to marine biologists and ecologists.

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Brochosomes as an antireflective camouflage coating for leafhoppers

1. Wei Wu
2. Qianzhuo Mao
3. Zhuangxin Ye
4. Zhenfeng Liao
5. Hong-Wei Shan
6. Jun-Min Li
7. Chuan-Xi Zhang
8. Jian-Ping Chen

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  eLife Assessment

  The authors provide important insights into a system of insect camouflage where a coating of self-made nano-particles (brochosomes) reduces the reflection of UV-light leading to lower predation by spiders. Compelling evidence is provided by micro-UV-Vis spectroscopy, electron microscopy, transcriptome and proteome analysis, histology, in-vivo predation assays and gene knock-downs. The phylogenetic analyses provide evidence that the genes coding for the brochosome proteins are clade-specific and have diversified by gene duplication.

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Loss of olfaction reduces caterpillar performance and increases susceptibility to a natural enemy

1. Qi Wang
2. Yufei Jia
3. Hans M Smid
4. Berhane T Weldegergis
5. Liana O Greenberg
6. Maarten Jongsma
7. Marcel Dicke
8. Alexander Haverkamp

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  eLife Assessment

  This important manuscript investigates the role of olfactory cues in Pieris brassicae larvae, focusing on their interactions with the host plant Brassica oleracea and the parasitoid wasp Cotesia glomerata. The authors' demonstration that impaired olfactory perception reduces caterpillar performance and increases susceptibility to parasitism is solid. These findings highlight the ecological significance of olfaction in mediating feeding behavior and predator avoidance in herbivorous insects.

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Modelling Eurasian lynx populations in Western Europe: What prospects for the next 50 years?

1. Bauduin Sarah
2. Germain Estelle
3. Zimmermann Fridolin
4. Idelberger Sylvia
5. Herdtfelder Micha
6. Heurich Marco
7. Kramer-Schadt Stephanie
8. Duchamp Christophe
9. Drouet-Hoguet Nolwenn
10. Morand Alain
11. Blanc Laetitia
12. Charbonnel Anaïs
13. Gimenez Olivier

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Quantifying Feral Pig Interactions to Inform Disease Transmission Networks

1. Tatiana Proboste
2. Abigail Turnlund
3. Andrew Bengsen
4. Matthew Gentle
5. Cameron Wilson
6. Lana Harriott
7. Richard A Fuller
8. Darren Marshall
9. Ricardo J Soares Magalhães

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  eLife Assessment

  The authors aimed to quantify feral pig interactions in eastern Australia to inform disease transmission networks. They used GPS tracking data from 146 feral pigs across multiple locations to construct proximity-based social networks and analyze contact rates within and between pig social units. This fundamental study shows that targeting adult males in feral pig control programs could help global efforts to contain disease. The methods are compelling and the paper should be of interest to the fields of veterinary medicine, public health, and epidemiology.

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Mineral fertilization reduces the drought resistance of soil multifunctionality in a mountain grassland system through plant-soil interactions

1. Gabin Piton
2. Arnaud Foulquier
3. Lionel Bernard
4. Aurelie Bonin
5. Thomas Pommier
6. Sandra Lavorel
7. Roberto Geremia
8. Jean Christophe Clement

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