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Journal Issue: BMC Ecol Volume 20; 2020

Journal List

Volume 20; 2020

Research Articles

Shell resource partitioning as a mechanism of coexistence in two co-occurring terrestrial hermit crab species

Sebastian Steibl, Christian Laforsch

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 1. Published online 2020 Jan 16. doi: 10.1186/s12898-019-0268-2

PMCID:: PMC6964008

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Species traits, patch turnover and successional dynamics: when does intermediate disturbance favour metapopulation occupancy?

Frederico Mestre, Ricardo Pita, António Mira, Pedro Beja

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 2. Published online 2020 Jan 3. doi: 10.1186/s12898-019-0273-5

PMCID:: PMC6942360

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Enhanced inference of ecological networks by parameterizing ensembles of population dynamics models constrained with prior knowledge

Chen Liao, Joao B. Xavier, Zhenduo Zhu

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 3. Published online 2020 Jan 8. doi: 10.1186/s12898-019-0272-6

PMCID:: PMC6950893

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Adaptation of wild boar (Sus scrofa) activity in a human-dominated landscape

Franz Johann, Markus Handschuh, Peter Linderoth, Carsten F. Dormann, Janosch Arnold

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 4. Published online 2020 Jan 9. doi: 10.1186/s12898-019-0271-7

PMCID:: PMC6953143

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The effect of season and post-fire on habitat preferences of the endangered Swayne’s hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) in Maze National Park, Ethiopia

Misganaw Tamrat, Anagaw Atickem, Diress Tsegaye, Paul Evangelista, Afework Bekele, Nils Chr. Stenseth

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 5. Published online 2020 Jan 28. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-0275-3

PMCID:: PMC6986001

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Seasonal movements and habitat use of African buffalo in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

Annette Roug, Epaphras A. Muse, Deana L. Clifford, Randy Larsen, Goodluck Paul, Daniel Mathayo, Donald Mpanduji, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Rudovick Kazwala, Halima Kiwango, Woutrina Smith

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 6. Published online 2020 Feb 3. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-0274-4

PMCID:: PMC6998266

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Monitoring of the invasion of Spartina alterniflora from 1985 to 2015 in Zhejiang Province, China

Nan Li, Longwei Li, Yinlong Zhang, Ming Wu

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 7. Published online 2020 Feb 6. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00277-8

PMCID:: PMC7006405

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Impact of mining on the floristic association of gold mined sites in Southwest Nigeria

Adegbite A. Adesipo, Sehinde Akinbiola, Olusegun O. Awotoye, Ayobami T. Salami, Dirk Freese

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 9. Published online 2020 Feb 10. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00276-9

PMCID:: PMC7008547

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Prey-switching does not protect a generalist turtle from bioenergetic consequences when its preferred food is scarce

Kristen Petrov, Ricky-John Spencer, Natasha Malkiewicz, Jessica Lewis, Claudia Keitel, James U. Van Dyke

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 11. Published online 2020 Feb 18. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00279-6

PMCID:: PMC7027299

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Effect of food limitation and reproductive activity on fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in banded mongooses

Pete N. Laver, André Ganswindt, Stefanie B. Ganswindt, Kathleen A. Alexander

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 12. Published online 2020 Feb 18. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00280-z

PMCID:: PMC7027037

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The impact of conventional and organic farming on soil biodiversity conservation: a case study on termites in the long-term farming systems comparison trials in Kenya

John J. Anyango, David Bautze, Komi K. M. Fiaboe, Zipporah O. Lagat, Anne W. Muriuki, Sibylle Stöckli, Judith Riedel, Gladys K. Onyambu, Martha W. Musyoka, Edward N. Karanja, Noah Adamtey

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 13. Published online 2020 Feb 27. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00282-x

PMCID:: PMC7045444

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Coexistence and cooperation in structured habitats

Lukas Geyrhofer, Naama Brenner

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 14. Published online 2020 Mar 2. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00281-y

PMCID:: PMC7053132

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American foulbrood in a honeybee colony: spore-symptom relationship and feedbacks

Jörg G. Stephan, Joachim R. de Miranda, Eva Forsgren

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 15. Published online 2020 Mar 6. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00283-w

Correction in:: BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 16.

PMCID:: PMC7060557

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Increased soil moisture aggravated the competitive effects of the invasive tree Rhus typhina on the native tree Cotinus coggygria

Xiao Guo, Zhen-Wei Xu, Ming-Yan Li, Xiao-Huang Ren, Jian Liu, Wei-Hua Guo

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 17. Published online 2020 Mar 30. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00284-9

PMCID:: PMC7106899

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Daily fluctuating temperatures decrease growth and reproduction rate of a lethal amphibian fungal pathogen in culture

Alexa L. Lindauer, Paul A. Maier, Jamie Voyles

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 18. Published online 2020 Apr 3. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00286-7

PMCID:: PMC7118903

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Potential suitable habitat of Eleusine coracana (L) gaertn (Finger millet) under the climate change scenarios in Nepal

Dol Raj Luitel, Mohan Siwakoti, Mohan D. Joshi, Muniappan Rangaswami, Pramod K. Jha

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 19. Published online 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00287-6

PMCID:: PMC7137418

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Investigating carbon dioxide absorption by urban trees in a new park of Bangkok, Thailand

Pantana Tor-ngern, Nisa Leksungnoen

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 20. Published online 2020 Apr 13. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00289-4

PMCID:: PMC7155315

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Compound-specific stable isotope analyses in Falkland Islands seabirds reveal seasonal changes in trophic positions

Petra Quillfeldt, Juan F. Masello

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 21. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00288-5

PMCID:: PMC7160925

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Genetic diversity and differentiation of populations of Chlorops oryzae (Diptera, Chloropidae)

Ailin Zhou, Ping Tian, Zhongcai Li, Xinwen Li, Xiaoping Tan, Zhengbing Zhang, Lin Qiu, Hualiang He, Wenbing Ding, Youzhi Li

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 22. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00293-8

PMCID:: PMC7160969

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Alpine ecology, plant biodiversity and photosynthetic performance of marker plants in a nitrogen gradient induced by Alnus bushes

Rexha Kaltrina, Bego Kristi, Zyruku Dea, Shuka Lulezim, Husi René, Schneller Jakob, Bachofen Reinhard

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 23. Published online 2020 Apr 20. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00292-9

PMCID:: PMC7171859

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How to recover from a bad start: size at metamorphosis affects growth and survival in a tropical amphibian

Diana Székely, Dan Cogălniceanu, Paul Székely, Diego Armijos-Ojeda, Valentina Espinosa-Mogrovejo, Mathieu Denoël

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 24. Published online 2020 Apr 21. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00291-w

PMCID:: PMC7175581

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Photosynthetic performance and growth responses of Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H. Bailey (Asparagaceae) planted within poplar forests having different canopy densities

J. J. Zhang, L. Zhu, X. Zhang, J. Zhou

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 25. Published online 2020 Apr 30. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00294-7

PMCID:: PMC7191787

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Effects of reproductive resource allocation and pollen density on fertilization success in plants

Elizabeth M. Gillet, Hans-Rolf Gregorius

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 26. Published online 2020 May 2. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00290-x

PMCID:: PMC7208091

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Soil properties changes earthworm diversity indices in different agro-ecosystem

Sharanpreet Singh, Ayushi Sharma, Kiran Khajuria, Jaswinder Singh, Adarsh Pal Vig

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 27. Published online 2020 May 7. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00296-5

PMCID:: PMC7203807

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Predicting the potential distribution of the parasitic Cuscuta chinensis under global warming

Zichun Ren, Lyuben Zagortchev, Junxia Ma, Ming Yan, Junmin Li

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 28. Published online 2020 May 9. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00295-6

PMCID:: PMC7210669

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The trinity of ecological contrasts: a case study on rich insect assemblages by means of species, functional and phylogenetic diversity measures

Elia Guariento, Patrick Strutzenberger, Christine Truxa, Konrad Fiedler

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 29. Published online 2020 May 10. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00298-3

PMCID:: PMC7211340

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Seed dispersal of wild radishes and its association with within-population spatial distribution

J. Ziffer-Berger, Y. Waitz, E. Behar, O. Ben Joseph, L. Bezalel, H. Wasserstrom, P. K. Bajpai, S. Bhattacharya, F. Przesdzink, E. Westberg, K. Mummenhoff, O. Barazani

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 30. Published online 2020 May 11. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00297-4

PMCID:: PMC7212605

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Year-round spatiotemporal distribution pattern of a threatened sea duck species breeding on Kolguev Island, south-eastern Barents Sea

Thiemo Karwinkel, Ingrid L. Pollet, Sandra Vardeh, Helmut Kruckenberg, Petr Glazov, Julia Loshchagina, Alexander Kondratyev, Benjamin Merkel, Jochen Bellebaum, Petra Quillfeldt

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 31. Published online 2020 May 25. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00299-2

PMCID:: PMC7249297

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Leopard seal diets in a rapidly warming polar region vary by year, season, sex, and body size

Douglas J. Krause, Michael E. Goebel, Carolyn M. Kurle

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 32. Published online 2020 Jun 3. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00300-y

PMCID:: PMC7271520

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Prevalence of monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies in West Texas during the fall of 2018

Matthew Z. Brym, Cassandra Henry, Shannon P. Lukashow-Moore, Brett J. Henry, Natasja van Gestel, Ronald J. Kendall

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 33. Published online 2020 Jun 12. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00301-x

PMCID:: PMC7291465

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State-dependent mortality can enhance behavioral unpredictability

Toshinori Okuyama

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 34. Published online 2020 Jun 25. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00303-9

PMCID:: PMC7315534

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Spatial conservation prioritisation in data-poor countries: a quantitative sensitivity analysis using multiple taxa

Ahmed El-Gabbas, Francis Gilbert, Carsten F. Dormann

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 35. Published online 2020 Jun 26. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00305-7

PMCID:: PMC7318458

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A quasi-experimental approach using telemetry to assess migration-strategy-specific differences in the decision-making processes at stopover

Heiko Schmaljohann, Thomas Klinner

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 36. Published online 2020 Jul 8. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00307-5

PMCID:: PMC7346510

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Co-occurrence patterns and the large-scale spatial structure of benthic communities in seagrass meadows and bare sand

Casper Kraan, Simon F. Thrush, Carsten F. Dormann

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 37. Published online 2020 Jul 8. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00308-4

PMCID:: PMC7346362

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Soil nematode community and crop productivity in response to 5-year biochar and manure addition to yellow cinnamon soil

Xiaodan Liu, Dengxiao Zhang, Huixin Li, Xiuxiu Qi, Ya Gao, Yibo Zhang, Yanlai Han, Ying Jiang, Hui Li

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 39. Published online 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00304-8

PMCID:: PMC7364657

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Using long-term ranging patterns to assess within-group and between-group competition in wild mountain gorillas

Nicole Seiler, Martha M. Robbins

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 40. Published online 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00306-6

PMCID:: PMC7367404

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Risk assessment in the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae): intensity of behavioral response differs with predator species

Wanrong Wei, Qiaoyan Zhen, Zhongmin Tang, Maria K. Oosthuizen

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 41. Published online 2020 Jul 17. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00309-3

PMCID:: PMC7368780

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Seventh BMC ecology image competition: the winning images

Alison L. Cuff, Michel Baguette, Simon Blanchet, Luke M. Jacobus, Dominique Mazzi, Josef Settele

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 42. Published online 2020 Aug 7. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00310-w

PMCID:: PMC7410526

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Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not variability, in temperate forests understorey

Carsten F. Dormann, Maurizio Bagnara, Steffen Boch, Judith Hinderling, Andrea Janeiro-Otero, Deborah Schäfer, Peter Schall, Florian Hartig

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 43. Published online 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00311-9

PMCID:: PMC7392730

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Response of reindeer mating time to climatic variability

Amélie Paoli, Robert B. Weladji, Øystein Holand, Jouko Kumpula

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 44. Published online 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00312-8

PMCID:: PMC7391706

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The allelopathic, adhesive, hydrophobic and toxic latex of Euphorbia species is the cause of fairy circles investigated at several locations in Namibia

J. J. Marion Meyer, Christiaan E. Schutte, Jan W. Hurter, Nicole S. Galt, Petunia Degashu, Greg Breetzke, Denis Baranenko, Nicole L. Meyer

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 45. Published online 2020 Aug 3. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00313-7

PMCID:: PMC7397633

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Predicting distribution of Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. in China

Zhihang Zhuo, Danping Xu, Biao Pu, Rulin Wang, Meng Ye

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 46. Published online 2020 Aug 11. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00314-6

PMCID:: PMC7422582

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Effects of forest structure on the interaction between avian hosts, dipteran vectors and haemosporidian parasites

Willem van Hoesel, Diego Santiago-Alarcon, Alfonso Marzal, Swen C. Renner

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 47. Published online 2020 Aug 19. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00315-5

PMCID:: PMC7437053

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Seed germination prediction of Salvia limbata under ecological stresses in protected areas: an artificial intelligence modeling approach

Maryam Saffariha, Ali Jahani, Daniel Potter

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 48. Published online 2020 Aug 29. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00316-4

PMCID:: PMC7456011

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Endozoochorous dispersal by herbivores and omnivores is mediated by germination conditions

Sorour Karimi, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Mostafa Tarkesh Esfahani, Christophe Baltzinger

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 49. Published online 2020 Aug 31. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00317-3

PMCID:: PMC7457502

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Stagewise resolution of temperature-dependent embryonic and postembryonic development in the cowpea seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (F.)

Dmitry Kutcherov

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 50. Published online 2020 Sep 11. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00318-2

PMCID:: PMC7488527

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Coexistence between human and wildlife: the nature, causes and mitigations of human wildlife conflict around Bale Mountains National Park, Southeast Ethiopia

Sefi Mekonen

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 51. Published online 2020 Sep 14. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00319-1

PMCID:: PMC7489024

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Hydrogen isotopes reveal evidence of migration of Miniopterus schreibersii in Europe

Patrick G. R. Wright, Jason Newton, Paolo Agnelli, Ivana Budinski, Ivy Di Salvo, Carles Flaquer, Antonio Fulco, Panagiotis Georgiakakis, Adriano Martinoli, Maria Mas, Mirna Mazija, Mauro Mucedda, Eleni Papadatou, Boyan Petrov, Luisa Rodrigues, Fiona Mathews, Danilo Russo

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 52. Published online 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00321-7

PMCID:: PMC7526252

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Meta-analysis reveals severe pollen limitation for the flowering plants growing in East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region

Xianfeng Jiang, Yanping Xie

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 53. Published online 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00322-6

PMCID:: PMC7526388

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Floral traits are associated with the quality but not quantity of heterospecific stigmatic pollen loads

Manon A. Peuker, Hannah Burger, Sabrina Krausch, Ulrich Neumüller, Manfred Ayasse, Jonas Kuppler

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 54. Published online 2020 Oct 6. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00323-5

PMCID:: PMC7539470

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Dynamics of forage and land cover changes in Teltele district of Borana rangelands, southern Ethiopia: using geospatial and field survey data

Yeneayehu Fenetahun, Wang Yong-dong, Yuan You, Xu Xinwen

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 55. Published online 2020 Oct 7. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00320-8

PMCID:: PMC7539436

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How do genes flow? Identifying potential dispersal mode for the semi-aquatic lichen Dermatocarpon luridum using spatial modelling and photobiont markers

Jennifer A. Doering, Tom Booth, Yolanda F. Wiersma, Michele D. Piercey-Normore

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 56. Published online 2020 Oct 15. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00324-4

PMCID:: PMC7565318

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An essay on ecosystem availability of Nicotiana glauca graham alkaloids: the honeybees case study

Konstantinos M. Kasiotis, Epameinondas Evergetis, Dimitrios Papachristos, Olympia Vangelatou, Spyridon Antonatos, Panagiotis Milonas, Serkos A. Haroutounian, Kyriaki Machera

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 57. Published online 2020 Nov 6. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00325-3

PMCID:: PMC7646078

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Family matters: skin microbiome reflects the social group and spatial proximity in wild zebra finches

Kathrin Engel, Helga Pankoke, Sebastian Jünemann, Hanja B. Brandl, Jan Sauer, Simon C. Griffith, Jörn Kalinowski, Barbara A. Caspers

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 58. Published online 2020 Nov 13. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00326-2

PMCID:: PMC7664024

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Effects of a spatially heterogeneous nutrient distribution on the growth of clonal wetland plants

Hongwei Yu, Ligong Wang, Chunhua Liu, Dan Yu, Jiuhui Qu

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 59. Published online 2020 Nov 13. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00327-1

PMCID:: PMC7664100

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Larval habitats and species diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in West Azerbaijan Province, Northwestern Iran

Mojtaba Amini, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd, Ali Ahmad Aghapour, Ali Reza Chavshin

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 60. Published online 2020 Nov 19. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00328-0

PMCID:: PMC7677836

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Composition, uniqueness and connectivity across tropical coastal lagoon habitats in the Red Sea

Zahra Alsaffar, João Cúrdia, Xabier Irigoien, Susana Carvalho

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 61. Published online 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00329-z

PMCID:: PMC7686702

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Transgenerational effect of drug-mediated inhibition of LSD1 on eye pigment expression in Drosophila

Sigrid Hoyer-Fender

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 62. Published online 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00330-6

PMCID:: PMC7684728

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Differences in growth-economics of fast vs. slow growing grass species in response to temperature and nitrogen limitation individually, and in combination

Claudia Colesie, Zsofia Reka Stangl, Vaughan Hurry

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 63. Published online 2020 Nov 24. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00333-3

PMCID:: PMC7684899

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Diversity of entomopathogenic fungi associated with Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)) in Moroccan Argan forests and nearby area: impact of soil factors on their distribution

Ayoub Hallouti, Mohamed Ait Hamza, Abdelaziz Zahidi, Rachid Ait Hammou, Rachid Bouharroud, Abdellah Ait Ben Aoumar, Hassan Boubaker

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 64. Published online 2020 Nov 24. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00334-2

PMCID:: PMC7684748

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Identifying the vegetation type in Google Earth images using a convolutional neural network: a case study for Japanese bamboo forests

Shuntaro Watanabe, Kazuaki Sumi, Takeshi Ise

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 65. Published online 2020 Nov 27. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00331-5

PMCID:: PMC7694338

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Bioclimatic zonation and potential distribution of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in South Kivu Province, DR Congo

Marcellin C. Cokola, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Grégoire Noël, Espoir B. Bisimwa, David M. Bugeme, Géant B. Chuma, Adrien B. Ndeko, Frédéric Francis

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 66. Published online 2020 Nov 30. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00335-1

PMCID:: PMC7708243

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Effects of tree species and topography on soil and microbial biomass stoichiometry in Funiu Mountain, China

Yaowu Tian, Dong Qiao, Shaojun Xu, Ning Wang

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 67. Published online 2020 Dec 9. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00332-4

PMCID:: PMC7726870

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Invasive raccoon management systems and challenges in regions with active control

Takaaki Suzuki, Tohru Ikeda

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 68. Published online 2020 Dec 11. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00336-0

PMCID:: PMC7731736

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Effects of habitat edges on vegetation structure and the vulnerable golden-brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis) in northwestern Madagascar

Bertrand Andriatsitohaina, Daniel Romero-Mujalli, Malcolm S. Ramsay, Frederik Kiene, Solofonirina Rasoloharijaona, Romule Rakotondravony, Shawn M. Lehman, Ute Radespiel

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 69. Published online 2020 Dec 17. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00337-z

PMCID:: PMC7745463

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Hydrology influences breeding time in the white-throated dipper

Anna L. K. Nilsson, Thomas Skaugen, Trond Reitan, Jan Henning L’Abée-Lund, Marlène Gamelon, Kurt Jerstad, Ole Wiggo Røstad, Tore Slagsvold, Nils C. Stenseth, L. Asbjørn Vøllestad, Bjørn Walseng

BMC Ecol. 2020; 20: 70. Published online 2020 Dec 17. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00338-y