Ecology

Coordinated molecular and ecological adaptations underlie a highly successful parasitoid

1. Lan Pang
2. Gangqi Fang
3. Zhiguo Liu
4. Zhi Dong
5. Jiani Chen
6. Ting Feng
7. Qichao Zhang
8. Yifeng Sheng
9. Yueqi Lu
10. Ying Wang
11. Yixiang Zhang
12. Guiyun Li
13. Xuexin Chen
14. Shuai Zhan
15. Jianhua Huang

• Curated by eLife

  eLife assessment

  The paper presents valuable insights into the success of the parasitoid Trichopria drosophilae on Drosophila suzukii, elucidating the importance of both molecular adaptations, such as specialized venom proteins and unique cell types, ecological strategies, including tolerance of intraspecific competition and avoidance of interspecific competition. Through convincing methodological approaches, the authors demonstrate how these adaptations optimize nutrient uptake and enhance parasitic success, highlighting the intricate coordination between molecular and ecological factors in driving parasitization success.

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Effects of water nutrient concentrations on stream macroinvertebrate community stoichiometry: a large-scale study

1. Miriam Beck
2. Elise Billoir
3. Philippe Usseglio-Polatera
4. Albin Meyer
5. Edwige Gautreau
6. Michael Danger

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

Boosting biodiversity monitoring using smartphone-driven, rapidly accumulating community-sourced data

1. Keisuke Atsumi
2. Yuusuke Nishida
3. Masayuki Ushio
4. Hirotaka Nishi
5. Takanori Genroku
6. Shogoro Fujiki

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  eLife assessment

  This important study presents findings of great practical value, offering fresh insights into natural species distributions across Japan. By combining multiple data sources (including those from non-academic sectors, aka citizen scientists), the manuscript also presents a compelling new tool that can be used to aid conservation agendas, detect species distribution changes, and testing of ecological theories.

Reviewed by eLife

Getting More by Asking for Less: Linking Species Interactions to Species Co-Distributions in Metacommunities

1. Matthieu Barbier
2. Guy Bunin
3. Mathew A. Leibold

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

Blue appendages and temperature acclimation increase survival during acute heat stress in the upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea xamachana

1. Megan E. Maloney
2. Katherine M. Buckley
3. Marie E. Strader

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The larva and adult of Helicoverpa armigera use differential gustatory receptors to sense sucrose

1. Shuai-Shuai Zhang
2. Pei-Chao Wang
3. Chao Ning
4. Ke Yang
5. Guo-Cheng Li
6. Lin-Lin Cao
7. Ling-Qiao Huang
8. Chen-Zhu Wang

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  eLife assessment

  This important study identifies the gustatory receptors for sugar sensing in the larval and adult forms of the cotton bollworm, which is responsible for the destruction of many food crops world-wide. The authors find that the larval and adult forms utilise different receptors to sense sugars. The data are convincing and will be of interest neuroscientists working in sensory coding of sugars and to the pest management field.

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Insights on the effect of mega-carcass abundance on the population dynamics of a facultative scavenger predator and its prey

1. Mellina Sidous
2. Sarah Cubaynes
3. Olivier Gimenez
4. Nolwenn Drouet-Hoguet
5. Stéphane Dray
6. Loïc Bollache
7. Daphine Madhlamoto
8. Nobesuthu Adelaide Ngwenya
9. Hervé Fritz
10. Marion Valeix

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

Changes in length-at-first return of a sea trout (Salmo trutta) population in northern France

1. Quentin Josset
2. Laurent Beaulaton
3. Atso Romakkaniemi
4. Marie Nevoux

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

Sex differences in the relationship between maternal and foetal glucocorticoids in a free-ranging large mammal

1. Bawan Amin
2. Ruth Fishman
3. Matthew Quinn
4. Devorah Matas
5. Rupert Palme
6. Lee Koren
7. Simone Ciuti

Reviewed by Peer Community in Ecology

A note on predator-prey dynamics in radiocarbon datasets

1. Nimrod Marom
2. Uri Wolkowski

Reviewed by Peer Community in Archaeology