Honeybees Collecting Latex From Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) in Puerto Rico Reveal a Novel Interaction With Broad Eco‐Evolutionary Implications
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72647
Abstract: ABSTRACT We document honeybees collecting latex from breadfruit in Puerto Rico, a rare interaction that reveals how plant chemical diversity can shape bee foraging behavior, plant–insect dynamics, and evolutionary trajectories highlighting the role of nonnative… read more here.
Keywords: eco evolutionary; collecting latex; honeybees collecting; latex breadfruit ... See more keywords
Host phenology regulates parasite–host demographic cycles and eco‐evolutionary feedbacks
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8658
Abstract: Abstract Parasite–host interactions can drive periodic population dynamics when parasites overexploit host populations. The timing of host seasonal activity, or host phenology, determines the frequency and demographic impact of parasite–host interactions, which may govern whether… read more here.
Keywords: phenology; host phenology; parasite host; eco evolutionary ... See more keywords
Seasonal genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of a cosmopolitan freshwater diatom
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DOI: 10.1002/lno.70207
Abstract: Most ecosystems are characterized by seasonality, which, through biotic and abiotic changes, influences species biomass dynamics. Recent studies have shown that ecologically important traits can evolve rapidly in response to environmental changes, resulting in eco‐evolutionary… read more here.
Keywords: eco evolutionary; phenotypic differentiation; phenotypic; genotypic phenotypic ... See more keywords
Size-dependent predation and correlated life history traits alter eco-evolutionary dynamics and selection for faster individual growth
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DOI: 10.1007/s10144-018-0608-7
Abstract: Age at maturation is a key life history trait influencing individual fitness, population age structure, and ecological interactions. We investigated the evolution of age at maturity through changes in the von Bertalanffy growth constant for… read more here.
Keywords: life history; growth; predation; eco evolutionary ... See more keywords
The emergence of heterotrophy in an eco-evolutionary model: modelling trophic transitions in a resource-based framework with naturally-bounded trait distributions
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DOI: 10.1007/s10682-019-09981-4
Abstract: A plankton eco-evolutionary model with an alga that has the metabolic pathways to allow it to function as an autotroph or heterotroph is considered. Ecological constraints dictate that the traits that describe the feeding preferences… read more here.
Keywords: trait distributions; eco evolutionary; emergence heterotrophy; naturally bounded ... See more keywords
Understanding the role of eco-evolutionary feedbacks in host-parasite coevolution.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.12.031
Abstract: It is widely recognised that eco-evolutionary feedbacks can have important implications for evolution. However, many models of host-parasite coevolution omit eco-evolutionary feedbacks for the sake of simplicity, typically by assuming the population sizes of both… read more here.
Keywords: evolutionary feedbacks; host parasite; eco evolutionary; parasite coevolution ... See more keywords
Eco-evolutionary implications of helminth microbiomes
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x23000056
Abstract: Abstract The evolution of helminth parasites has long been seen as an interplay between host resistance to infection and the parasite's capacity to bypass such resistance. However, there has recently been an increasing appreciation of… read more here.
Keywords: implications helminth; helminth parasites; eco evolutionary; helminth microbiomes ... See more keywords
A dynamic eco-evolutionary model predicts slow response of alpine plants to climate warming
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15399
Abstract: Withstanding extinction while facing rapid climate change depends on a species' ability to track its ecological niche or to evolve a new one. Current methods that predict climate-driven species' range shifts use ecological modelling without… read more here.
Keywords: predicts slow; eco evolutionary; dynamic eco; climate change ... See more keywords
Eco-evolutionary strategies for relieving carbon limitation under salt stress differ across microbial clades
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50368-z
Abstract: With the continuous expansion of saline soils under climate change, understanding the eco-evolutionary tradeoff between the microbial mitigation of carbon limitation and the maintenance of functional traits in saline soils represents a significant knowledge gap… read more here.
Keywords: eco evolutionary; carbon limitation; carbon; salt stress ... See more keywords
Experimental mapping of bacterial fitness landscapes reveals eco-evolutionary fingerprints
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-17103-0
Abstract: Understanding microbial dynamics in natural environments remains a significant challenge. As an alternative approach, studying model bacterial strains under well-defined laboratory conditions can reveal ecological niche patterns and evolutionary consequences in a controlled setting. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: eco evolutionary; evolutionary fingerprints; fitness landscapes; bacterial fitness ... See more keywords
The Importance of Eco-evolutionary Potential in the Anthropocene
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DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biab010
Abstract: Humans are dominant global drivers of ecological and evolutionary change, rearranging ecosystems and natural selection. In the present article, we show increasing evidence that human activity also plays a disproportionate role in shaping the eco-evolutionary… read more here.
Keywords: evolutionary potential; change; potential anthropocene; importance eco ... See more keywords