Sustained population decline of rodents is linked to accelerated climate warming and human disturbance
During the past three decades, sustained population decline or disappearance of cycles in small rodents have been observed. Both anthropogenic disturbance and climate warming are likely to be potential drivers... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 22, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Xinru Wan, Chuan Yan, Zhenyu Wang and Zhibin Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research
2022 BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition: the winning images
In 2022, researchers from around the world entered the BMC Ecology and Evolution photography competition. The contest produced a spectacular collection of photographs that capture the wonder of the natural world ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 19, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jennifer Harman, Christy A. Hipsley, Luke M. Jacobus, David A. Liberles, Josef Settele and Arne Traulsen Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Nutrition or nature: using elementary flux modes to disentangle the complex forces shaping prokaryote pan-genomes
Microbial pan-genomes are shaped by a complex combination of stochastic and deterministic forces. Even closely related genomes exhibit extensive variation in their gene content. Understanding what drives this ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 16, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Daniel R. Garza, F. A. Bastiaan von Meijenfeldt, Bram van Dijk, Annemarie Boleij, Martijn A. Huynen and Bas E. Dutilh Tags: Research Source Type: research
Geography vs. past climate: the drivers of population genetic structure of the Himalayan langur
Contemporary species distribution, genetic diversity and evolutionary history in many taxa are shaped by both historical and current climate as well as topography. The Himalayas show a huge variation in topogr... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 15, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Kunal Arekar, Neha Tiwari, Sathyakumar Sambandam, Mehreen Khaleel and Praveen Karanth Tags: Research Source Type: research
Overlaps in olfactive signalling coupled with geographic variation may result in localised pollinator sharing between closely related Ficus species
In brood site pollination mutualisms, pollinators are attracted by odours emitted at anthesis. In Ficus, odours of receptive figs differ among species and the specific pollinators generally only enter figs of the... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 13, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Xiaoxia Deng, Yufen Cheng, Yan-Qiong Peng, Hui Yu, Magali Proffit and Finn Kjellberg Tags: Research Source Type: research
The composition of braconid wasp communities in three forest fragments in a tropical lowland forest of Panama
In the last 171 years, the forests along the eastern bank of the Panama Canal have been pressured by anthropic activities. Studies of the influence of habitat fragmentation on braconid wasp communities in Cent... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 13, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Louise A. Rodr íguez and Enrique Medianero Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Correction: Species delimitation and coexistence in an ancient, depauperate vertebrate clade
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Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 11, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Chase Doran Brownstein and Immanuel Chas Bissell Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Anthropogenic effects on the body size of two neotropical orchid bees
To accommodate an ever-increasing human population, agriculture is rapidly intensifying at the expense of natural habitat, with negative and widely reported effects on biodiversity in general and on wild bee a... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 2, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Johannes Garlin, Panagiotis Theodorou, Elisa Kathe, Jos é Javier G. Quezada-Euán, Robert J. Paxton and Antonella Soro Tags: Research Source Type: research
Environmental niche and flight intensity are associated with molecular evolutionary rates in a large avian radiation
Metabolic activity and environmental energy are two of the most studied putative drivers of molecular evolutionary rates. Their extensive study, however, has resulted in mixed results and has rarely included t... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 2, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Paola Montoya, Carlos Daniel Cadena, Santiago Claramunt and David Alejandro Duch êne Tags: Research Source Type: research
Trichomes on female reproductive tract: rapid diversification and underlying gene regulatory network in Drosophila suzukii and its related species
The ovipositors of some insects are external female genitalia, which have their primary function to deliver eggs. Drosophila suzukii and its sibling species D. subpulchrella are known to have acquired highly scle... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - July 28, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Kentaro M. Tanaka, Kanoko Takahashi, Gavin Rice, Mark Rebeiz, Yoshitaka Kamimura and Aya Takahashi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Consideration of genetic variation and evolutionary history in future conservation of Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
The extant members of the Asian rhinos have experienced severe population and range declines since Pleistocene through a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors. The one-horned rhino is the only Asian... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - July 20, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Tista Ghosh, Shrewshree Kumar, Kirtika Sharma, Parikshit Kakati, Amit Sharma and Samrat Mondol Tags: Research Source Type: research
Absence of genetic isolation across highly fragmented landscape in the ant Temnothorax nigriceps
Human activities, including changes in agricultural landscapes, often impact biodiversity through habitat fragmentation. This potentially reduces genetic exchange between previously connected populations. Usin... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - July 15, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Marion Cordonnier, Dominik Felten, Andreas Trindl, J ürgen Heinze and Abel Bernadou Tags: Research Source Type: research
Species delimitation and coexistence in an ancient, depauperate vertebrate clade
A major challenge to understanding how biodiversity has changed over time comes from depauperons, which are long-lived lineages with presently low species diversity. The most famous of these are the coelacanth... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - July 12, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Chase Doran Brownstein and Immanuel Chas Bissell Tags: Research Source Type: research
Seascape genomics of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) reveals adaptive diversity linked to regional and local oceanography
High levels of standing genomic variation in wide-ranging marine species may enhance prospects for their long-term persistence. Patterns of connectivity and adaptation in such species are often thought to be i... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - July 12, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Andrea Barcel ó, Jonathan Sandoval-Castillo, Chris J. Brauer, Kerstin Bilgmann, Guido J. Parra, Luciano B. Beheregaray and Luciana M. Möller Tags: Research Source Type: research
The evolutionary history of cribellate orb-weaver capture thread spidroins
Spiders have evolved two types of sticky capture threads: one with wet adhesive spun by ecribellate orb-weavers and another with dry adhesive spun by cribellate spiders. The evolutionary history of cribellate ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - July 9, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Sandra M. Correa-Garhwal, Richard H. Baker, Thomas H. Clarke, Nadia A. Ayoub and Cheryl Y. Hayashi Tags: Research Source Type: research
