Boinot, Sébastien Barkaoui, Karim Mézière, Delphine Lauri, Pierre-Eric Sarthou, Jean-Pierre Alignier, Audrey
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
Through a meta-analysis, Mupepele et al. (BMC Ecol Evol 21:1–193, 2021) assessed the effects of European agroforestry systems on biodiversity, estimated by species richness or species diversity. They showed that the effects of silvoarable and silvopastoral systems depend on the systems they are compared to and the taxa studied. Further, they found ...
Durand, Karine Yainna, Sudeeptha Nam, Kiwoong
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BMC ecology and evolution
Recent advancement in speciation biology proposes that genetic differentiation across the whole genome (genomic differentiation, GD) may occur at the beginning of a speciation process and that GD itself may accelerate the rate of speciation. The fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda) has been used as a model species to study the process of spec...
Duque, Pedro Vieira, Cristina P. Bastos, Bárbara Vieira, Jorge
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background Vitamin C (VC) is an indispensable antioxidant and co-factor for optimal function and development of eukaryotic cells. In animals, VC can be synthesized by the organism, acquired through the diet, or both. In the single VC synthesis pathway described in animals, the penultimate step is catalysed by Regucalcin, and the last step by l -gul...
Rakesh, Mohan Aris-Brosou, Stephane Xia, X.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background Hawaiian Islands offer a unique and dynamic evolutionary theatre for studying origin and speciation as the islands themselves sequentially formed by erupting undersea volcanos, which would subsequently become dormant and extinct. Such dynamics have not been used to resolve the controversy surrounding the origin and speciation of Hawaiian...
Johnson, Jack V. Dick, Jaimie T. A. Pincheira-Donoso, Daniel
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
Chen, Yong Zhang, Lijun Zhang, Shijun Liu, Bingrong Zeng, Wenhui Li, Zhiqiang
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background The ecology and evolution of phoretic mites and termites have not been well studied. In particular, it is unknown whether the specific relationship between mites and termites is commensal or parasitic. High phoretic mite densities have often been found to occur in weak termite colonies, suggesting that the relationship is closer to that ...
Rogers, Layne W. Koehler, Alyssa M. Crouch, Jo Anne Cubeta, Marc A. LeBlanc, Nicholas R.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background Boxwood blight disease caused by Calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata is of ecological and economic significance in cultivated and native ecosystems worldwide. Prior research has focused on understanding the population genetic and genomic diversity of C. henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata , but gene family evolution in the co...
Wu, Yonghua
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background Laurasiatheria contains taxa with diverse diets, while the molecular basis and evolutionary history underlying their dietary diversification are less clear. Results In this study, we used the recently developed molecular phyloecological approach to examine the adaptive evolution of digestive system-related genes across both carnivorous a...
Ahmedin, Annissa Muhammed Elias, Eyasu
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background Increasing evidence suggests that anthropogenic effects are responsible for drastic changes in landscape patterns and ecosystem services. This study aims to assess the effects of landscape change and agro-climatic variation on selected soil physical and chemical properties in the Bale Mountains national park. A combination of stratified ...
Ahlawat, Neetika Geeta Arun, Manas Maggu, Komal Jigisha, Singh, Aparajita Prasad, Nagaraj Guru
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background In spatially structured populations, local adaptation improves organisms’ fitness in their native environment. Hosts and pathogens can rapidly adapt to their local antagonist. Since males and females can differ in their immunocompetence, the patterns of local adaptation can be different between the sexes. However, there is little informa...
