Phenotypic differentiation of the Solidago virgaurea complex along an elevational gradient: Insights from a common garden experiment and population genetics
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3252
Abstract: Abstract Plant species distributed along wide elevational or latitudinal gradients show phenotypic variation due to their heterogeneous habitats. This study investigated whether phenotypic variation in populations of the Solidago virgaurea complex along an elevational gradient… read more here.
Keywords: genetics; virgaurea complex; differentiation; elevational gradient ... See more keywords
Divergent selection along elevational gradients promotes genetic and phenotypic disparities among small mammal populations
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5273
Abstract: Abstract Species distributed along mountain slopes, facing contrasting habitats in short geographic scale, are of particular interest to test how ecologically based divergent selection promotes phenotypic and genetic disparities as well as to assess isolation‐by‐environment… read more here.
Keywords: elevational gradients; phenotypic divergence; along elevational; small mammal ... See more keywords
Molecular and ecological plant defense responses along an elevational gradient in a boreal ecosystem
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6074
Abstract: Abstract Plants have the capacity to alter their phenotype in response to environmental factors, such as herbivory, a phenomenon called phenotypic plasticity. However, little is known on how plant responses to herbivory are modulated by… read more here.
Keywords: plant; defense; gradient boreal; elevational gradient ... See more keywords
Butterfly-plant interactions and body size patterns along an elevational gradient in the Manang region of central Nepal
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DOI: 10.1007/s11629-019-5381-3
Abstract: Butterflies are widely studied due to their key ecosystem functions. For this reason, they are used in ecosystem assessment, formulating conservation plans and in raising the environmental awareness. Quantification of different factors affecting diversity of… read more here.
Keywords: plant; plant species; butterfly; region ... See more keywords
Termite functional diversity along an elevational gradient in the Cerrado of Mato Grosso do Sul
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DOI: 10.1007/s42690-020-00240-6
Abstract: Termites are dominant invertebrates in tropical environments and are important intermediate species of decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems. The study aimed to characterize how termite richness and feeding group diversity vary along an elevational gradient in… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; termite functional; cerrado; elevational gradient ... See more keywords
Distribution of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) along an elevational gradient in the Andes Mountains of Colombia during the El Niño Southern Oscillation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.04.001
Abstract: Vector ecology is a key factor in understanding the transmission of disease agents, with each species having an optimal range of environmental requirements. Scarce data, however, are available for how interactions of local and broad-scale… read more here.
Keywords: simuliidae along; southern oscillation; elevational gradient; distribution ... See more keywords
Soil carbon stocks along elevational gradients in Eastern Himalayan mountain forests
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2017.11.004
Abstract: Abstract We quantified soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and forest soil characteristics along elevational transects in the temperate conifer forests of Western and Central Bhutan, ranging from 2600 to 4000 m asl. Thereby 82 soil profiles were… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; forest zone; elevation; soil ... See more keywords
Diversity, distribution and changes in communities of fleas on small mammals along the elevational gradient from the Pannonian Plain to the Carpathian Mountains
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182020002024
Abstract: Abstract The causal chain of parasite–host–environment interactions, the so-called ‘dual parasite environment’, makes studying parasites more complicated than other wild organisms. A sample of 65 282 fleas taken from 336 different locations were analysed for… read more here.
Keywords: flea; elevational gradient; along elevational; small mammals ... See more keywords
Contrasting patterns of intra-specific trait variability in native and non-native plant species along an elevational gradient on Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa067
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Non-native plant species are not restricted to lowlands, but increasingly invade high elevations. While we expected for both native and non-native species variability of plant functional traits due to the changing environmental… read more here.
Keywords: trait variability; native species; non native; along elevational ... See more keywords
Tallow tree allocates contrasting secondary chemicals in response to varying environments along elevational gradients
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DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtaa014
Abstract: Understanding how tree species regulate multiple types of secondary chemicals along elevational gradients is critical for elucidating the physiological and ecological strategies of plants in response to varying biotic and/or abiotic environments. This study aims… read more here.
Keywords: secondary chemicals; elevational gradients; response varying; elevation ... See more keywords
Pollination along an elevational gradient mediated both by floral scent and pollinator compatibility in the fig and fig‐wasp mutualism
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12995
Abstract: 1Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; 2Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; 3Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), UMR 5175, CNRS… read more here.
Keywords: floral scent; gradient mediated; pollination along; elevational gradient ... See more keywords