Ecology

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

• Curated by eLife

  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.

Reviewed by eLife

Brochosomes as an antireflective camouflage coating for leafhoppers

1. Wei Wu
2. Qianzhuo Mao
3. Zhuang-Xin 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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Modelling Eurasian lynx populations in Western Europe: What prospects for the next 50 years?

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

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

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-Magalhaes

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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.

Reviewed by eLife

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

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

Drivers of plant-associated invertebrate community structure in West-European coastal dunes

1. Ruben Van De Walle
2. Maxime Dahirel
3. Ward Langeraert
4. Dries Benoit
5. Pieter Vantieghem
6. Martijn L. Vandegehuchte
7. François Massol
8. Dries Bonte

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

Multidimensionality of tree communities structure host-parasitoid networks and their phylogenetic composition

1. Ming-Qiang Wang
2. Shi-Kun Guo
3. Peng-Fei Guo
4. Juan-Juan Yang
5. Guo-Ai Chen
6. Douglas Chesters
7. Michael C Orr
8. Ze-Qing Niu
9. Michael Staab
10. Jing-Ting Chen
11. Yi Li
12. Qing-Song Zhou
13. Felix Fornoff
14. Xiaoyu Shi
15. Shan Li
16. Massimo Martini
17. Alexandra-Maria Klein
18. Andreas Schuldt
19. Xiaojuan Liu
20. Keping Ma
21. Helge Bruelheide
22. Arong Luo
23. Chao-Dong Zhu

• Curated by eLife

  eLife Assessment

  This valuable study uses a massive and long-term experimental data set to provide solid evidence on how tree diversity affects host-parasitoid communities of insects in forests. The work will be of interest to ecologists working on biodiversity conservation, community ecology, and food webs.

Reviewed by eLife

Interpreting prediction intervals and distributions for decoding biological generality in meta-analyses

1. Yefeng Yang
2. Daniel WA Noble
3. Alistair M Senior
4. Malgorzata Lagisz
5. Shinichi Nakagawa

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  eLife Assessment

  This useful study provides a novel perspective on assessing the generalizability of meta-analytic findings by introducing prediction intervals (and distributions) as tools to evaluate whether future studies will likely yield non-zero effects. The methodology is generally solid, with a thorough exploration of a large set of published meta-analyses that broadens our understanding of between-study heterogeneity. However, some critical details are incomplete, requiring refinement to ensure statistical rigor.

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Genetic diversity affects ecosystem functions across trophic levels as much as species diversity, but in an opposite direction

1. Laura Fargeot
2. Camille Poesy
3. Maxim Lefort
4. Jerome G Prunier
5. Madoka Krick
6. Rik Verdonck
7. Charlotte Veyssiere
8. Murielle Richard
9. Delphine Legrand
10. Geraldine Loot
11. Blanchet Simon

• Curated by eLife

  eLife Assessment

  This important study uses a comprehensive observational dataset to provide solid evidence on how genetic diversity and species diversity differentially affect multiple ecosystem functions within and across multi-trophic levels in an aquatic ecosystem. The work will be of interest to ecologists working on multi-trophic relationships and biodiversity.

Reviewed by eLife

Planktonic oyster larvae optimize settlement decisions in complex sensory landscapes

1. Sarah Schmidlin
2. Yliam Treherne
3. Jan Mees
4. Pascal I. Hablützel

Reviewed by Arcadia Science