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The language of light: a review of bioluminescence in deep-sea decapod shrimps
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 May 5. doi: 10.1111/brv.13093. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn the dark, expansive habitat of the deep sea, the production of light through bioluminescence is commonly used among a wide range of taxa. In decapod crustaceans, bioluminescence is only known in shrimps (Dendrobranchiata and Caridea) and may occur in different modes, including luminous secretions that are used to deter predators and/or from specialised light organs called photophores that function by providing camouflage against downwelling light. Photophores exhibit an extensive amount of morphological variation across decapod f...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - May 6, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Stormie B Collins Heather D Bracken-Grissom Source Type: research

Macroevolution of the plant-hummingbird pollination system
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 May 5. doi: 10.1111/brv.13094. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPlant-hummingbird interactions are considered a classic example of coevolution, a process in which mutually dependent species influence each other's evolution. Plants depend on hummingbirds for pollination, whereas hummingbirds rely on nectar for food. As a step towards understanding coevolution, this review focuses on the macroevolutionary consequences of plant-hummingbird interactions, a relatively underexplored area in the current literature. We synthesize prior studies, illustrating the origins and dynamics of hummingbird pollin...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - May 5, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Elisa Barreto Mannfred M A Boehm Ezgi Ogutcen Stefan Abrahamczyk Michael Kessler Jordi Bascompte Agnes S Dellinger Carolina Bello D Matthias Dehling Fran çois Duchenne Miriam Kaehler Laura P Lagomarsino L úcia G Lohmann Mar ía A Maglianesi H élène Mo Source Type: research

Biocultural heritage of the Caatinga: a systematic review of Myrtaceae and its multiple uses
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 May 3. doi: 10.1111/brv.13092. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Caatinga, an exclusively Brazilian biome, stands as a reservoir of remarkable biodiversity. Its significance transcends ecological dimensions, given the direct reliance of the local population on its resources for sustenance and healthcare. While Myrtaceae, a pivotal botanical family within the Brazilian flora, has been extensively explored for its medicinal and nutritional attributes, scant attention has been directed towards its contextual relevance within the Caatinga's local communities. Consequently, this inaugural systemat...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - May 3, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Santos-Neves P S Alexsandro Bezerra-Silva Maria Thereza Dantas Gomes Fagundes A C A Oliveira M I U Robert A Voeks Costa Neto E M Ligia Silveira Funch Source Type: research

Lead poisoning of raptors: state of the science and cross-discipline mitigation options for a global problem
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 May 2. doi: 10.1111/brv.13087. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLead poisoning is an important global conservation problem for many species of wildlife, especially raptors. Despite the increasing number of individual studies and regional reviews of lead poisoning of raptors, it has been over a decade since this information has been compiled into a comprehensive global review. Here, we summarize the state of knowledge of lead poisoning of raptors, we review developments in manufacturing of non-lead ammunition, the use of which can reduce the most pervasive source of lead these birds encounter, an...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - May 2, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Todd E Katzner Deborah J Pain Michael McTee Leland Brown Sandra Cuadros Mark Pokras Vincent A Slabe Richard T Watson Guillermo Wiemeyer Bryan Bedrosian Jordan O Hampton Chris N Parish James M Pay Keisuke Saito John H Schulz Source Type: research

Social interactions and information use by foraging seabirds
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 May 2. doi: 10.1111/brv.13089. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWhat do seabirds perceive about the world? How do they do so? And how do they use the information available to them to make foraging decisions? Social cues provide seabirds with information about the location of prey. This can, of course, be passive and not involve higher-order cognitive processes (e.g. simple conspecific or heterospecific attraction). However, seabirds display many behaviours that promote learning and the transmission of information between individuals: the vast majority of seabirds are colonial living, have an ext...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - May 2, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Samantha Anne Monier Source Type: research

Quantifying farm sustainability through the lens of ecological theory
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 May 2. doi: 10.1111/brv.13088. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe achievements of the Green Revolution in meeting the nutritional needs of a growing global population have been won at the expense of unintended consequences for the environment. Some of these negative impacts are now threatening the sustainability of food production through the loss of pollinators and natural enemies of crop pests, the evolution of pesticide resistance, declining soil health and vulnerability to climate change. In the search for farming systems that are sustainable both agronomically and environmentally, alterna...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - May 2, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Jonathan Storkey Chloe Maclaren James M Bullock Lisa R Norton John W Redhead Richard F Pywell Source Type: research

Evolutionary formation of melatonin and vitamin D in early life forms: insects take centre stage
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.1111/brv.13091. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMelatonin, a product of tryptophan metabolism via serotonin, is a molecule with an indole backbone that is widely produced by bacteria, unicellular eukaryotic organisms, plants, fungi and all animal taxa. Aside from its role in the regulation of circadian rhythms, it has diverse biological actions including regulation of cytoprotective responses and other functions crucial for survival across different species. The latter properties are also shared by its metabolites including kynuric products generated by reactive oxygen species o...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - April 30, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Tae-Kang Kim Radomir M Slominski Elzbieta Pyza Konrad Kleszczynski Robert C Tuckey Russel J Reiter Michael F Holick Andrzej T Slominski Source Type: research