Nature Ecology & Evolution

Storm-induced mass mortality results in both immediate and long-term consequences for a migratory songbird - Nature Ecology & Evolution Combining 27 years of citizen science data with whole-genome sequencing, the authors show that mass mortality of purple martins caused by a severe winter storm in the USA had demographic consequences ...

Combining 27 years of citizen science data with whole-genome sequencing, the authors show that mass mortality of purple martins during a severe winter storm in the USA caused delayed breeding and reproductive failures that are likely to persist for several years 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Storm-induced mass mortality results in both immediate and long-term consequences for a migratory songbird Nature Ecology & Evolution - Combining 27 years of citizen science data with whole-genome sequencing, the authors show that mass mortality of purple martins caused by a severe winter...

Spring is arriving, but there's still snow in the forecast! How do late #winter storms affect our migratory #birds? Out now in @natecoevo.nature.com, we ask that Q with 25+yrs of #CitizenScience data and ~400 museum specimens collected after the 2021 Great TX Freeze: rdcu.be/e7aUy
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New Article: "Amazon rainforests are rejuvenating their canopies by producing more photosynthetically efficient young leaves under climate change" rdcu.be/e7z6M

The authors mapped the continental-scale fraction of age-dependent leaf area index.

Marine protected areas marginally offset anthropogenic declines in tropical reef fish contributions to nature and people - Nature Ecology & Evolution The effectiveness of marine protected areas remains uncertain. Studying 2,800 tropical reefs, the authors of this study show that marine protected areas have compensated for only a small portion of hu...

Studying 2,800 tropical reefs, the authors of this study show that marine protected areas have compensated for only a small portion of human impacts on fish contributions to people and nature, particularly in terms of biomass and biodiversity 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Human pressure and biodiversity modify forest resilience after extreme multi-year droughts - Nature Ecology & Evolution This study reported widespread declines in resilience after multi-year droughts and showed that biodiversity and climate strongly shape forest resilience after multi-year droughts, but human footprint...

Biodiversity and climate strongly shape forest resilience after multi-year droughts, but after accounting for the human footprint, biodiversity’s contribution is consistently and strongly negative 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

MPAs only partly offset decades of human impacts on tropical reefs

Protecting more while continuing business as usual will just slow the decline 🐟📉 !

Check our latest paper in @natecoevo.nature.com with @uflandrin.bsky.social on 2800+ reefs & ~1700 🐠 species

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Human pressure and biodiversity modify forest resilience after extreme multi-year droughts - Nature Ecology & Evolution This study reported widespread declines in resilience after multi-year droughts and showed that biodiversity and climate strongly shape forest resilience after multi-year droughts, but human footprint...

Biodiversity and climate strongly shape forest resilience after multi-year droughts, but after accounting for the human footprint, biodiversity’s contribution is consistently and strongly negative 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Silent reservoir species are shaping the emergence of Usutu virus - Nature Ecology & Evolution By collating molecular, serological and population data from multiple wildlife surveillance schemes, this paper demonstrates that host species other than the most-affected and sentinel blackbird speci...

Molecular, serological and population data from multiple wildlife surveillance schemes demonstrates that host species other than the most-affected and sentinel blackbird species must be involved in the transmission of Usutu virus in the Netherlands 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Silent reservoir species are shaping the emergence of Usutu virus - Nature Ecology & Evolution By collating molecular, serological and population data from multiple wildlife surveillance schemes, this paper demonstrates that host species other than the most-affected and sentinel blackbird speci...

Molecular, serological and population data from multiple wildlife surveillance schemes demonstrates that host species other than the most-affected and sentinel blackbird species must be involved in the transmission of Usutu virus in the Netherlands 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Palaeoanthropological evidence from China is changing the picture of hominin evolutionary history - Nature Ecology & Evolution The authors review recent archaeological and palaeoanthropological discoveries from China and discuss how they change our understanding of human evolution.

New Progress article:

The authors review recent archaeological and palaeoanthropological discoveries from China and discuss how they change our understanding of human evolution www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The molecular evolution of vertebrate organs - Nature Ecology & Evolution This Review discusses recent advances in the molecular evolution of vertebrate organs, including rates of evolution of organs and cell types, molecular mechanisms of organ evolution and how complex tr...

New Review 👇

The molecular evolution of vertebrate organs: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Margarida Cardoso-Moreira discusses rates of evolution of organs and cell types, molecular mechanisms of organ evolution and how complex traits contributed to the diversification of vertebrates.

Palaeoanthropological evidence from China is changing the picture of hominin evolutionary history - Nature Ecology & Evolution The authors review recent archaeological and palaeoanthropological discoveries from China and discuss how they change our understanding of human evolution.

New Progress article:

The authors review recent archaeological and palaeoanthropological discoveries from China and discuss how they change our understanding of human evolution www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The molecular evolution of vertebrate organs - Nature Ecology & Evolution This Review discusses recent advances in the molecular evolution of vertebrate organs, including rates of evolution of organs and cell types, molecular mechanisms of organ evolution and how complex tr...

New Review 👇

The molecular evolution of vertebrate organs: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Margarida Cardoso-Moreira discusses rates of evolution of organs and cell types, molecular mechanisms of organ evolution and how complex traits contributed to the diversification of vertebrates.

Convergent evolution of hexenal isomerases in Lepidoptera and plants - Nature Ecology & Evolution Phylogenetic and functional analyses across 34 Lepidoptera and 183 plant species show that hexenal isomerases found in Lepidoptera exhibit functional convergence with those found in plants despite hav...

Phylogenetic and functional analyses across 34 Lepidoptera and 183 plant species show that hexenal isomerases found in Lepidoptera exhibit functional convergence with those found in plants despite having evolved independently from unrelated enzyme families 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Comparative phylogenetic analysis of song features and social behaviours across songbirds shows a coevolutionary relationship between cooperative breeding and presence of female song that is more pronounced in species with weak territoriality 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Demonstrations of reproducibility are not reproducibility - Nature Ecology & Evolution Nature Ecology & Evolution - Demonstrations of reproducibility are not reproducibility

Correspondence ✍️

"Demonstrations of reproducibility are not reproducibility" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Gómez-Llano & De Lisle argue that many recent measures adopted to address replicability and reproducibility in science
may actually undermine these efforts.

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Convergent evolution of hexenal isomerases in Lepidoptera and plants - Nature Ecology & Evolution Phylogenetic and functional analyses across 34 Lepidoptera and 183 plant species show that hexenal isomerases found in Lepidoptera exhibit functional convergence with those found in plants despite hav...

Phylogenetic and functional analyses across 34 Lepidoptera and 183 plant species show that hexenal isomerases found in Lepidoptera exhibit functional convergence with those found in plants despite having evolved independently from unrelated enzyme families 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Demonstrations of reproducibility are not reproducibility - Nature Ecology & Evolution Nature Ecology & Evolution - Demonstrations of reproducibility are not reproducibility

Correspondence ✍️

"Demonstrations of reproducibility are not reproducibility" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Gómez-Llano & De Lisle argue that many recent measures adopted to address replicability and reproducibility in science
may actually undermine these efforts.

Free to read: rdcu.be/e6A99

Comparative phylogenetic analysis of song features and social behaviours across songbirds shows a coevolutionary relationship between cooperative breeding and presence of female song that is more pronounced in species with weak territoriality 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is figure 2, which shows global diversification dynamics of six diverse butterfly families.

Butterflies and moths are key indicators of functioning and healthy ecosystems. A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity describes the evolutionary history of the order Lepidoptera and tracks shifts in researchers’ understanding of the clade in the genomic era. go.nature.com/4r0kbgS 🌍 🧪

Long-term warming reduces fish biomass, but heatwaves shift it - Nature Ecology & Evolution A large-scale analysis of changes in fish biomass over 25 years identifies average biomass declines associated with long-term warming, as well as sharp decreases and increases in biomass associated wi...

A large-scale analysis of changes in fish biomass over 25 years identifies average biomass declines associated with long-term warming, as well as sharp decreases and increases associated with heatwaves at the warm and cold edges of species’ ranges, respectively 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Pace of ecology drives the tempo of visual perception across the animal kingdom - Nature Ecology & Evolution Using phylogenetic comparative methods across 237 species from disparate phyla, the authors show that species with fast-paced ecologies have higher temporal resolution of perception.

Using phylogenetic comparative methods across 237 species from disparate phyla, the authors show that species with fast-paced ecologies have higher temporal resolution of perception 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Pokémon turns 30 — how the fictional pocket monsters shaped science The Japanese media sensation has inspired generations of researchers in fields as diverse as evolution, biodiversity and research integrity.

Happy 30th birthday, Pokémon! Since 1996, the Japanese media sensation has inspired generations of researchers in fields as diverse as evolution, biodiversity and research integrity. go.nature.com/4bcjZ9w

Pace of ecology drives the tempo of visual perception across the animal kingdom - Nature Ecology & Evolution Using phylogenetic comparative methods across 237 species from disparate phyla, the authors show that species with fast-paced ecologies have higher temporal resolution of perception.

Using phylogenetic comparative methods across 237 species from disparate phyla, the authors show that species with fast-paced ecologies have higher temporal resolution of perception 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Carbon/phosphorus burial ratio reveals a rapid spread of land plants during the Late Ordovician - Nature Ecology & Evolution A shift in organic carbon to total phosphorus (Corg/Ptotal) ratios in marine siliciclastic strata from approximately 455 million years ago suggests an earlier-than-previously-thought spread of land pl...

A shift in organic carbon-to-total phosphorus ratios in marine siliciclastic strata from approximately 455 million years ago suggests an earlier-than-previously-thought spread of land plants and their impact on the Earth system 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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February issue: Global patterns of commodity-driven deforestation, winter wheat yields under snow drought, functionally rich crop rotations, China’s use of plastic mulch, urban food environment research… and more!
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Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows

Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Comparative analysis of deep mutational scanning datasets in enteroviruses A and B identifies functional divergence and therapeutic targets - Nature Ecology & Evolution A comparison of proteome-wide mutational scanning datasets from enterovirus A and B species reveals evolutionary constraints shared by these viral species that localize to core functional regions, as ...

A comparison of proteome-wide mutational scanning datasets from enterovirus A and B species reveals evolutionary constraints shared by these viral species that localize to core functional regions 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Increase in plant reliance on past precipitation associated with greening and drying - Nature Ecology & Evolution Over the past 40 years, 42% of tropical and subtropical ecosystems have experienced an increase in plant reliance on past precipitation, consistent with greening during the late growing season in dryl...

Over the past 40 years, 42% of tropical and subtropical ecosystems have experienced an increase in plant reliance on past precipitation, consistent with greening during the late growing season in drylands and drying during the wet-to-dry period in non-drylands 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Florida turtle ant (Cephalotes varians) Nature Ecology & Evolution - Corrie S. Moreau studies the evolution of extreme armour and gut microbiomes in turtle ants.

How fun! I was invited to write a "Species Spotlight" for Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com and I chose my favorite species the Florida turtle ant Cephalotes varians! rdcu.be/e5EZK Including a stunning photo of ants I collected by @alexwild.bsky.social