Functional Ecology, a @BritishEcolSoc journal Publishes high impact papers on ecology, including physiological, behavioural and evolutionary ecology.
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🍂Our September issue is out now!🍂
📙On the cover: A composite photo of a largemouth bass before PIT tagging and juvenile rainbow trout under near-infrared light🐟️
📸Jessica Frey
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Author Paul Huber discusses testing whether environmental stress increases social interactions in burying beetles. The answer is complex: it depends on who’s present, which stressor occurs and what you measure!🪲
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📰Published📰The #oxygen uptake capacity of freshwater #fish evolves to favor #hypoxia tolerance in lentic species but #locomotion capacity in lotic species🐟️
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📰Published📰Activity patterns of roe #deer mothers is linked to their #reproductive success across #habitats and conditions🦌
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📰Published📰Leaky #flowers: Why rainy days can make #nectar robbing costly for #primroses🌺
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📰Published📰Measuring complete #elemental composition, including #micronutrients and trace elements, outperforms models based only on carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in explaining #photosynthetic #traits🍃
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Author Dave Daversa discusses finding #fungal infections circulating in Yosemite #toad populations, the implications on re-introduction programmes, and how exploratory #research can lead to practical solutions🐸
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📰Published📰Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis #infections proliferate during #amphibian terrestrial #dormancy🐸
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📰Published📰We must understand both #allocation and #acquisition to understand life history #evolution💡
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📰Published📰Scaling #temperature-dependent dispersal rates to metacommunity dynamics: An #experimental test🌡️
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📰Published📰Context-dependent joint buffering of #abiotic #stress by parental care and #sibling interactions🪲
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📰Published📰When is the bait worth the risk? A #mechanistic model of a compensatory #ecological trap in #seabirds🐦️
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Functional Ecology retweeted
✍️ Our latest blog post explores what excellence in peer review looks like.
🌿 We take you through a manuscript’s journey through the peer review process and share some tips on how to write an effective review.
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Author Lussarina Lima discusses #plant mortality during #drought, determining whether plants are dead or alive, and the importance of taking risks when you can🪴🌡️
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Functional Ecology retweeted
🚨 new podcast episode!
🌳 Dr Trisha Gopalakrishna chats with Dr. Robyn James about the challenges and strategies to tackle gender (in)equity in environmental conservation at the project or program level across multiple sectors.
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📰Published📰Harvesting only a few #trees has limited effects on #symbiotic fungi, whereas #harvesting many is detrimental🌳
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