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A framework for contextualizing social‐ecological biases in contributory science data

Carlen, E& Estien, C. & Caspi, T. & Perkins, D. & Goldstein, B. & Kreling, S. & Hentati, Y. & Williams, T. & Stanton, L. & Des Roches, S. & Johnson, R. & Young, A. & Cooper, C. & Schell, C. (2024). A framework for contextualizing social‐ecological biases in contributory science data. People and Nature. 6. 377-390. doi:10.1002/pan3.10592.

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A framework for untangling the consequences of artificial light at night on species interactions

Seymoure BM, Dell AI, Holker F, & Kalinkat G. (2023). A framework for untangling the consequences of artificial light at night on species interactions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 378, 1892. doi:10.1098/rstb.2022.0356

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A global examination of ecological niche modeling to predict emerging infectious diseases: a systematic review

Lawrence T.J., Takenaka B.P., Garg A., Tao D., Deem S.L., Fèvre E.M., Gluecks I., Sagan V., Shacham E. (2023). A global examination of ecological niche modeling to predict emerging infectious diseases: a systematic review. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1244084

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A theory of city biogeography and the origin of urban species

Dunn, R.R., Burger, J.R., Carlen, E.J., Koltz, A.M., Light, J.E., Martin, R.A., Munshi-South, J., Nichols, L.M., Vargo, E.L., Yitbarek, S., Zhao, Y., & Cibrian-Jaramillo, A. (2022). A theory of city biogeography and the origin of urban species. Frontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi:10.3389/fcosc.2022.761449

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An evolutionary innovation for mating facilitates ecological niche expansion and buffers species against climate change

Moore, M.P., Nalley, S.E. & Hamadah, D. (2024). An evolutionary innovation for mating facilitates ecological niche expansion and buffers species against climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2313371121

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An expanded scope of biodiversity in urban agriculture, with implications for conservation

Heath, S. K., Fogel, N. S., Mullikin, J. C., & Hull, T. (2020). An expanded scope of biodiversity in urban agriculture, with implications for conservation. In M. Egerer & H. Cohen (Eds.), Urban agroecology—Interdisciplinary research and future directions (pp. 17–50). CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9780429290992-1

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An inquiry-based activity for investigating the effect of climate change on phenology using the R programming language

Austin, Matthew & Miller-Struttmann, Nicole. (2024). An inquiry-based activity for investigating the effect of climate change on phenology using the R programming language. The American Biology Teacher. 86. 233-241. 10.1525/abt.2024.86.4.233

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Anthurium caldasii: a new species of Araceae from Colombia and its phylogenetic relationships with other black-spathed Anthurium species

Mendez-Urbano, F.; Sierra-Giraldo, J.A.; Carlsen, M.M.; Rodriguez-Rey, G. and Castano-Rubiano, N. (2022). Anthurium caldasii: a new species of Araceae from Colombia and its phylogenetic relationships with other black-spathed Anthurium species. Brittonia. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-022-09722-y

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Applied ecoimmunology: using immunological tools to improve conservation efforts in a changing world

Ohmer, M. E. B., Costantini, D., Czirják, G. Á., Downs, C. J., Ferguson, L. V., Flies, A., Franklin, C.E., Kayigwe, A.N., Knutie, S, & Cramp, R. L. (2021). Applied ecoimmunology: using immunological tools to improve conservation efforts in a changing world. Conservation Physiology 9 (1), coab074.  doi: 10.1093/conphys/coab074

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Assessing the vulnerabilities of vertebrate species to light and noise pollution: Expert surveys illuminate the impacts on special species

Ditmer M, Francis C, Barber J, Stoner D, Seymoure BM, Fristrup K & Carter N. (2021). Assessing the vulnerabilities of vertebrate species to light and noise pollution: Expert surveys illuminate the impacts on special species. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61 (3), 1202-1215. doi:10.1093/icb/icab091

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Better red than dead: Plasticine moths are attacked less under HPS streetlights than LEDs

Seymoure BM, Parrish T, Egan K, Furr M, Irwin D, Brown C, Crump M, White J, Crooks K, Angeloni L. (2023). Better red than dead: Plasticine moths are attacked less under HPS streetlights than LEDs. Basic and Applied Ecology. 74. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2023.11.008

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Beyond the usual climate? Factors determining flowering and fruiting phenology across a genus over 117 years

Bartlett KB, Austin MW, Beck JB, Zanne AE, Smith AB. (2023). Beyond the usual climate? Factors determining flowering and fruiting phenology across a genus over 117 years. American Journal of Botany. 110(7):e16188. doi: 10.1002/ajb2.16188

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Bumble bees exhibit body size clines across an urban gradient despite low genetic differentiation

Austin, M.W., A.D. Tripodi, J.P. Strange & A.S. Dunlap. (2022). Bumble bees exhibit body size clines across an urban gradient despite low genetic differentiation. Scientific Reports 12: 4166. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-08093-4

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Chemical similarity of co-occurring trees decreases with precipitation and temperature in North American forests

Sedio, B., Marko J. Spasojevic, Jonathan A. Myers, S. Joseph Wright, Maria D. Person, Hamssika Chandrasekaran, Jack H. Dwenger, María Laura Prechi, Christian A. López, David N. Allen, Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Jennifer L. Baltzer, Norm Bourg, Buck T. Castillo, Nicola J. Day, Emily DeWald-Wang, Christopher W. Dick, Timothy Y. James, Jordan G. Kueneman, Joseph A. LaManna, James A. Lutz, Ian McGregor, Sean M. McMahon, Geoffrey G. Parker, John D. Parker, and John H. Vandermeer. (2021). Chemical similarity of co-occurring trees decreases with precipitation and temperature in North American forests. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9: 679638. doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.679638

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Climate and vegetation and their impact on C and N isotope ratios in bat guano

Reid, R.E.B., J.T. Waples, D.A. Jensen, C.E. Edwards, and X. Liu. (2022). Climate and vegetation and their impact on C and N isotope ratios in bat guano. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolutiondoi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.929220

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Climate change increases flowering duration, driving phenological reassembly and elevated co‐flowering richness

Austin MW, Smith AB, Olsen KM, Hoch PC, Krakos KN, Schmocker SP, Miller‐Struttmann NE. (2024). Climate change increases flowering duration, driving phenological reassembly and elevated co‐flowering richness. New Phytologist, 243(6). doi:10.1111/nph.19994

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Climate change is associated with increased allocation to potential outcrossing in a common mixed mating species

Austin, M.W., P.O. Cole, K.M. Olsen & A.B. Smith. (2022). Climate change is associated with increased allocation to potential outcrossing in a common mixed mating species. American Journal of Botany 109: 1085–1096. doi:10.1002/ajb2.16021

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Consistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities

Cooper, D.L.M., Lewis, S.L., Sullivan, M.J.P. and 100+ coauthors including Farfan-Rios, W. (2024). Consistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities. Nature, 625: 728–734. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06820-z

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Direct and ambient light pollution alters recruitment for a diurnal plant-pollinator system

Wilson AA, Seymoure BM, Vosbigian R, Jaeger S, Payne H, Peria L, Milstead B & Francis CD. (2021). Direct and ambient light pollution alters recruitment for a diurnal plant-pollinator system. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61 (3), 1122-1133. doi:10.1093/icb/icab010

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Direct estimates of breeding site fidelity and natal philopatry in brood parasitic brown-headed cowbirds Molothrus ater

Hauber ME, Heath SK, Tonra CM. (2020). Direct estimates of breeding site fidelity and natal philopatry in brood parasitic brown-headed cowbirds Molothrus aterArdea. 108(2):129–37. doi: 10.5253/arde.v108i2.a6

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Disentangling genetic, plastic, and social learning drivers of sex-specific foraging behaviour in Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

Earl, S. R., L. E. Johnson, E. Grant, A. Kasubhai, A. López-Sepulcre, S. P. Gordon and Y. Yang. (2024). Disentangling genetic, plastic, and social learning drivers of sex-specific foraging behaviour in Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291. doi:10.1098/rspb.2023.2950

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Does urbanisation lead to parallel demographic shifts across the world in a cosmopolitan plant? 

Caizergues, A.E., Santangelo, J.S., Ness, R.W., Angeoletto, F., Anstett, D.N., Anstett, J., Baena-Diaz, F., Carlen, E.J., Chaves, J.A., Comerford, M.S., Dyson, K., Falahati-Anbaran, M., Fellowes, M.D.E., Hood, G.R., Iñiguez-Armijos, C., Kooyers, N.J., Hodgins, K.A., Lázaro-Lobo, A., Moles, A., Munshi-South, J., Paule, J., Porth, I.M. , Santiago-Rosario, L.Y., Stack Whitney, K., Tack, A., Johnson, M.T.J. (2024). Does urbanisation lead to parallel demographic shifts across the world in a cosmopolitan plant? Molecular Ecology, 33(7):e17311 doi:10.1111/mec.17311

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Ectotherm ER: frogs under the weather

Gonda, R., Ohmer, M.E.B., Brannelly, L., Kassimer, J., Kubik, S., Legg, A. S., & Richards-Zawacki, C. (2021). Ectotherm ER: Frogs Under the Weather. Science Scope44(4), 64-71. doi: 10.1080/08872376.2021.12291401

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Effects of low-level artificial light at night on Kentucky bluegrass and an introduced herbivore

Crump M, Brown C, Lemoine N, Griffin-Nolan RJ, Angeloni L & Seymoure BM. (2021). Effects of low-level artificial light at night on Kentucky bluegrass and an introduced herbivore. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 732959. doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.732959

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Effects of urban-induced mutations on ecology, evolution and health

Johnson, M.T.J., Arif, I., Marchetti, F., Munshi-South, J., Ness, R.W., Szulkin, M., Verrelli, B.C., Yauk, C.L., Anstett, D.N., Booth, W., Caizergues, A.E., Carlen, E.J., Dant, A., González, J., González Lagos, C., Oman, M., Phifer-Rixey, M., Rennison, D., Rosenberg, M.S., Winchell, K.M. (2024). Effects of urban-induced mutations on ecology, evolution and health. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1-13. doi:10.1038/s41559-024-02401-z

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Embracing the diversity in diverse warning signals

Gordon S. P., C. J. Axelrod, U. Bansal, H. Gurholt, S. Tran, Y. Yang. (2024). Embracing the diversity in diverse warning signals. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 39(3):225-228. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.01.002

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Equivalent learning, but unequal participation: male bumble bees learn comparably to females, but participate in cognitive assessments at lower rates

Manning, T.H., M.W. Austin, K. MuseMorris & A.S. Dunlap. (2021). Equivalent learning, but unequal participation: male bumble bees learn comparably to females, but participate in cognitive assessments at lower rates. Behavioural Processes 193: 104528. doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104528

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Evolutionary divergence of developmental plasticity and learning of mating strategies in Trinidadian guppies

Yang, Y., C. J. Axelrod, E. Grant, S. R. Earl, E. M. Urquhart, K. Talbert, L. E. Johnson, Z. Walker, K. Hsiao, I. Stone, B. A. Carlson, A. López-Sepulcre, and S. P. Gordon. (2023). Evolutionary divergence of developmental plasticity and learning of mating strategies in Trinidadian guppies. Journal of Animal Ecologydoi: 10.1111/1365-2656.14043

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Evolutionary divergence of plasticity in brain morphology between ecologically divergent habitats of Trinidadian guppies

Axelrod C. J., Yang Y., Grant E., Fleming J. , Stone I., Carlson B. A., and Gordon S.P. (2024). Evolutionary divergence of plasticity in brain morphology between ecologically divergent habitats of Trinidadian guppies. Evolution 78: 7,1261–1274,  doi:10.1093/evolut/qpae055

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Evolutionary diversity peaks at mid-elevations along an Amazon-to-Andes elevation gradient

Griffiths, A. R., M. R. Silman, W. Farfan-Rios, K. J. Feeley, K. G. Cabrera, P. Meir, N. Salinas, R. A. Segovia, and K. G. Dexter. (2021). Evolutionary diversity peaks at mid-elevations along an Amazon-to-Andes elevation gradient. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9:680041.  doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.680041

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Evolutionary heritage shapes tree distributions along an Amazon-to-Andes elevation gradient

Griffiths, A. R., M. R. Silman, W. Farfan Rios, K. J. Feeley, K. García Cabrera, P. Meir, N. Salinas, and K. G. Dexter. (2020). Evolutionary heritage shapes tree distributions along an Amazon-to-Andes elevation gradient. Biotropica. doi:10.1111/btp.12843

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Evolutionary interactions between thermal ecology and sexual selection

Leith NT, Fowler-Finn KD, and Moore MP. (2022). Evolutionary interactions between thermal ecology and sexual selection. Ecology Letters 25(9): 1919-1936. doi: 10.1111/ele.14072

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Evolutionary novelty in communication between the sexes

Broder D, Elias D, Morris M, Rosenthal G, Seymoure BM & Tinghitella R. (2021). Evolutionary novelty in communication between the sexes. Biology Letters, 16, 20200733. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2020.0733

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Examining the influence of sociodemographics, residential segregation, and historical redlining on eBird and iNaturalist data disparities in three U.S. cities

*Estien, C.O., *Carlen, E.J., & Schell, C.J. (2024). Examining the influence of sociodemographics, residential segregation, and historical redlining on eBird and iNaturalist data disparities in three U.S. cities. Ecology and Society. 29(3):16. doi:10.5751/ES-15263-290316 [*Co-first authors]

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Fluctuating selection maintains distinct species phenotypes in an ecological community in the wild

Stroud JT, Moore MP, Langerhans RB, and Losos JB. (2023). Fluctuating selection maintains
distinct species phenotypes in an ecological community in the wild. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120(42): e2222071120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2222071120

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From a crisis to an opportunity: Eight insights for doing science in the COVID-19 era and beyond

Chacón-Labella, J., M. Boakye, B. J. Enquist, W. Farfan-Rios, R. Gya, A. H. Halbritter, S. L. Middleton, J. von Oppen, S. Pastor-Ploskonka, T. Strydom, V. Vandvik, and S. R. Geange.(2021). From a crisis to an opportunity: Eight insights for doing science in the COVID-19 era and beyond. Ecology and Evolution 11:3588–3596. doi:10.1002/ece3.7026

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From plots to policy: How to ensure long-term forest plot data supports environmental management in intact tropical forest landscapes

Baker, T. R., E. Vicuña Miñano, K. Banda‐R, D. Castillo Torres, W. Farfan‐Rios, I. T. Lawson, E. Loja Alemán, N. Pallqui Camacho, M. R. Silman, K. H. Roucoux, O. L. Phillips, E. N. Honorio Coronado, A. Monteagudo Mendoza, and R. Rojas Gonzáles. (2020). From plots to policy: How to ensure long‐term forest plot data supports environmental management in intact tropical forest landscapes. Plants, People, Planet: 3,10154. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10154

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FunAndes – A functional trait database of Andean plants

Baez, S., and 40+ coauthors including Farfan-Rios, W., Myers, J., Tello, J.S., (2022). FunAndes – A functional trait database of Andean plants. Scientific Data. 9, 511. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01626-6

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Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change

Aguirre‐Gutiérrez J., and 60+ coauthors including Farfan-Rios, W. (2022). Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 6:878-889. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01747-6

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Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover

Santangelo, J.S., Ness, R.W., Cohan, B., Fitzpatrick, C.R., Innes, S.G., Koch, S., Miles, L.S., Munim, S., Peres-Neto, P.R., Prashad, C., Tong, A.T., [et al., including Carlen, E.J.]. (2022). Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover. Sciencedoi:10.1126/science.abk0989

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Globally, tree fecundity exceeds productivity gradients

Valentin Journé, R. A., and 100+ coauthors including Farfan-Rios, W., Myers, J. (2022). Globally, tree fecundity exceeds productivity gradients. Ecology Letters. doi: 10.1111/ele.14012

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Guidelines for including bamboos in tropical ecosystem monitoring

Fadrique, B., J. W. Veldman, J. W. Dalling, L. G. Clark, L. Montti, E. Ruiz‐Sanchez, D. C. Rother, F. Ely, W. Farfan‐Rios, P. Gagnon, C. M. Prada, J. C. Camargo García, S. Saha, T. T. Veblen, X. Londoño, K. J. Feeley, and C. A. Rockwell. (2020). Guidelines for including bamboos in tropical ecosystem monitoring. Biotropica 52:427–443. doi:10.1111/btp.12737

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HERPETOCULTURE 575 Notes on the ex-situ maintenance and reproduction of the spotted harlequin frog, Atelopus balios (Bufonidae)

Augustine, Lauren & Coloma, Luis & Vargas-Mena, Patricio & Elden, Justin. (2024). HERPETOCULTURE 575 Notes on the Ex-situ Maintenance and Reproduction of the Spotted Harlequin Frog, Atelopus balios (Bufonidae). Herpetological Review. 54. 575-581. PDF

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Historical assembly of Andean tree communities

González-Caro, Sebastián, J. Sebastián Tello, Jonathan A. Myers, Kenneth Feeley, Cecilia Blundo, Marco Calderón-Loor, Julieta Carilla, Leslie Cayola, Francisco Cuesta, William Farfán, and et al. (2023). Historical assembly of Andean tree communities. Plants 12, 20: 3546. doi: 10.3390/plants12203546

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Human-modified habitats imperil ornamented dragonflies less than their non-ornamented counterparts at local, regional, and continental scales

Moore, M.P.Leith, N.T.Fowler-Finn, K.D. & Medley, K.A. (2024Human-modified habitats imperil ornamented dragonflies less than their non-ornamented counterparts at local, regional, and continental scalesEcology Letters27, e14455. doi.org/10.1111/ele.14455

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Infectious diseases, livestock, and climate: a vicious cycle?

Ezenwa, V.O., Civitello, D.J., Barton, B.T., Becker, D.J., Brenn-White, M., Classen, A.T., Deem, S.L., Johnson, Z.E., Kutz, S., Malishev, M. Penczykowski, R.M., Preston, D.L., Vannatta, J.T., and Koltz, A.M. (2020). Infectious diseases, livestock, and climate: a vicious cycle? Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 35(11), pp.959-962. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.08.012

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Insights into the spatial ecology of severely injured free-living felids: Iberian lynx, bobcat, and snow leopard

Nájera F, Uiterwaal SF, Crespo E, Grande-Gómez R, Sánchez JF, Mata-Huete M, Palmer J, Iturrarte G, Peña J, Munkhtsog B, Munkhtsog B, Poyarkov AD, Hernandez-Blanco JA, Alexandrov DY, Galsandorj N, Deem SL. (2024). Insights into the spatial ecology of severely injured free-living felids: Iberian lynx, bobcat, and snow leopard. Ecology and Evolution 14(2):e11000. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11000

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Integrating infection intensity into within- and between-host pathogen dynamics: implications for invasion and virulence evolution

Wilber, M. Q., Pfab, F., Ohmer, M. E. B., & Briggs, C. J. (2021). Integrating infection intensity into within- and between-host pathogen dynamics: implications for invasion and virulence evolution. The American Naturalist, 198(6), 661-677. doi: 10.1086/716914

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Is there tree senescence? The fecundity evidence

Qiu, T., and 60+ coauthors including Farfan-Rios, W., Myers, J. (2021). Is there tree senescence? The fecundity evidence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118:34. doi:10.1073/pnas.2106130118

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Larval habitats impose trait-dependent limits on the direction and rate of adult evolution in dragonflies

Moore MP.(2021). Larval habitats impose trait-dependent limits on the direction and rate of adult evolution in dragonflies. Biology Letters 17(5): 20210023. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0023