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How seasonality influences the thermal biology of lizards with different thermoregulatory strategies: a meta-analysis
In this study, we used a meta-analysis to test how environmental temperature seasonality influences the seasonal variation in the Tb and Tpref of lizards that differ in thermoregulatory strategy (basking versus non-basking). Based on 333 effect sizes from 137 species, we found that Tb varied over a greater magnitude than Tpref across seasons. Variations in Tb were not influenced by environmental temperature seasonality; however, body size and thermoregulatory strategy mediated Tb responses. Specifically, larger species were subjected to greater seasonal variations in Tb , and basking species endured greater seasonal variat...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - October 24, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Danilo Giacometti Alexandre V Palaoro Laura C Leal F ábio C de Barros Source Type: research

Evolutionary plant-pollinator responses to anthropogenic land-use change: impacts on ecosystem services
We present a novel conceptualization of evolutionary change induced by agricultural intensification at field and landscape scales and emphasize direct and indirect effects of rapid evolution on ecosystem services. We exemplify by focusing on economically and ecologically important interactions between plants and pollinators. We showcase available eco-evolutionary theory and plant-pollinator modelling that can improve predictions of how agricultural intensification affects interaction networks, and highlight available genetic and trait-focused methodological approaches. Specifically, we focus on how spatial genetic structur...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - October 22, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Mikael Pontarp Anna Runemark Magne Friberg Øystein H Opedal Anna S Persson Lingzi Wang Henrik G Smith Source Type: research

Interactions between stoneworts (Charales) and waterbirds
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2023 Oct 22. doi: 10.1111/brv.13027. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStoneworts (Charales) are green algae that represent an important food resource for many waterbird species in Europe and elsewhere. Browsing avian herbivores (e.g. swan, goose, duck and coot species) consume Charales plant vegetative parts, by head-dipping, up-ending or diving. A lower fibre content and longer growing season may make Charales as attractive to such herbivores as sympatric submerged higher plant species in some circumstances. Charales respond to environmental stress (e.g. drought) by producing abundant diaspores, in ...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - October 22, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Anthony D Fox Antra St īpniece Source Type: research

The fitness consequences of wildlife conservation translocations: a meta-analysis
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2023 Oct 16. doi: 10.1111/brv.13025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTConservation translocation is a common strategy to offset mounting rates of population declines through the transfer of captive- or wild-origin organisms into areas where conspecific populations are imperilled or completely extirpated. Translocations that supplement existing populations are referred to as reinforcements and can be conducted using captive-origin animals [ex situ reinforcement (ESR)] or wild-origin animals without any captive ancestry [in situ reinforcement (ISR)]. These programs have been criticized for low success ...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - October 16, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Iwo P Gross Alan E Wilson Matthew E Wolak Source Type: research

Cathemerality: a key temporal niche
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2023 Oct 15. doi: 10.1111/brv.13024. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGiven the marked variation in abiotic and biotic conditions between day and night, many species specialise their physical activity to being diurnal or nocturnal, and it was long thought that these strategies were commonly fairly fixed and invariant. The term 'cathemeral', was coined in 1987, when Tattersall noted activity in a Madagascan primate during the hours of both daylight and darkness. Initially thought to be rare, cathemerality is now known to be a quite widespread form of time partitioning amongst arthropods, fish, birds, ...
Source: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society - October 15, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Daniel T C Cox Kevin J Gaston Source Type: research