A lot of research shows that temperature can strongly influence species interactions and sometimes shape the appearance and functioning of biological communities. That's why a newly published finding ...

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Out in the field, ecologists get a chance to see intimate moments in the lives of the animals and plants they study. We are proud to announce the winners of the BMC Ecology Image Competition, which ...

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1. Predicting the large-scale consequences of novel management practices requires that we are able to accurately predict how such management will affect ecological landscapes based on short-term ...

Bright green doesn’t seem like the best choice for camouflage. But the image of a vibrant green stick insect, Timema poppensis, perched almost invisibly atop the matching leaves of its host, a coast ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Can sexual dimorphism evolve because of ecological differences between the sexes? Although several examples of this phenomenon are well known ...