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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
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 ater. Ardea. 108(2):129–37. doi: 10.5253/arde.v108i2.a6
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
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
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
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
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
Light pollution is a driver of insect declines
Owens ACS, Cochard P, Durrant J, Farnworth B, Perkin EK & Seymoure BM. (2020). Light pollution is a driver of insect declines. Biological Conservation, 241, 108259. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108259
Species and sex differences in eye morphology and visual sensitivity of nocturnal sweat bees (Megalopta spp., Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
Jones B, Seymoure BM, Comi T & Loew E. (2020). Species and sex differences in eye morphology and visual sensitivity of nocturnal sweat bees (Megalopta spp., Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 130 (3), 533-544. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blaa064
The relationship between anthropogenic light and noise in US National Parks
Buxton R, Seymoure BM, White J, Angeloni L, Crooks K, Fristrup K, McKenna M. & Wittemyer G. (2020). The relationship between anthropogenic light and noise in US National Parks. Landscape Ecology. 35, 1371-1384. doi:10.1007/s10980-020-01020-w
Untangling the importance of niche breadth and niche position as drivers of tree species abundance and occupancy across biogeographic regions
Vela Díaz, Dilys M., Leslie Cayola, Alfredo F. Fuentes, Lucio R. Malizia, Cecilia Blundo & Jonathan A. Myers. (2020). Untangling the importance of niche breadth and niche position as drivers of tree species abundance and occupancy across biogeographic regions. Global Ecology and Biogeography 29: 1542-1553. doi:10.1111/geb.13139
Why conservation biology can benefit from sensory ecology
Dominoni DM, Halfwerk W, Baird E, Buxton RT, Fernandez-Juricic E, Fristrup KM, Markham KE, McKenna MF, Mennitt DJ, Perkin EK, Seymoure BM, Stoner D, Tennessen JB, Toth CA, Tyrell LP, Wilson A, Francis CD, Carter N & Barber JR. (2020). Why conservation biology needs sensory ecology. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 4 (4), 502-511. doi:10.1038/s41559-020-1135-4