2021
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
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
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
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
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 Scope, 44(4), 64-71. doi: 10.1080/08872376.2021.12291401
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mature Andean forests as globally important carbon sinks and future carbon refuges
Duque, A., and 40+ coauthors including Farfan-Rios, W., Myers, J.A., Tello, J.S. (2021). Mature Andean forests as globally important carbon sinks and future carbon refuges. Nature Communications. 12:1-10. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22459-8
Mechanisms of community assembly explaining beta-diversity patterns across biogeographic regions.
Muñoz, Miguel, J. Sebastián Tello, Manuel J. Macía, Jonathan A. Myers, Peter M. Jørgensen, Victoria Cala, Alfredo F. Fuentes, Vania W. Torrez & Gabriel Arellano. (2021). Mechanisms of community assembly explaining beta-diversity patterns across biogeographic regions. Journal of Vegetation Science 32: e13032. doi: 10.1111/jvs.13032
Natural selection on adults has trait-dependent consequences for juvenile evolution in dragonflies
Moore MP and Martin RA. (2021). Natural selection on adults has trait-dependent consequences for juvenile evolution in dragonflies. The American Naturalist 197(6): 677-689. doi: 10.1086/714048
Next-generation field courses: Integrating open science and online learning
Geange, S. R., J. von Oppen, T. Strydom, M. Boakye, T.-L. J. Gauthier, R. Gya, A. H. Halbritter, L. H. Jessup, S. L. Middleton, J. Navarro, M. E. Pierfederici, J. Chacón-Labella, S. Cotner, W. Farfan-Rios, B. S. Maitner, S. T. Michaletz, R. J. Telford, B. J. Enquist, and V. Vandvik. (2021). Next-generation field courses: Integrating open science and online learning. Ecology and Evolution 11:3577–3587. doi:10.1002/ece3.7009
Pantropical modeling of canopy functional traits using Sentinel-2 remote sensing data
Aguirre-Gutiérrez, and 40+ coauthors including Farfan-Rios, W. (2021). Pantropical modeling of canopy functional traits using Sentinel-2 remote sensing data. Remote Sensing of Environment 252:112122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112122
Reduced tree density and basal area in Andean forests are associated with bamboo dominance
Fadrique, B., P. Santos-Andrade, W. Farfan-Rios, N. Salinas, M. Silman, and K. J. Feeley. (2021). Reduced tree density and basal area in Andean forests are associated with bamboo dominance. Forest Ecology and Management 480. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118648
Response to Charlier et al.: Climate–disease feedbacks mediated by livestock methane emissions are plausible
Ezenwa, V.O., Civitello, D.J., Classen, A.T., Barton, B.T., Becker, D.J., Brenn-White, M., Deem, S.L., Kutz, S., Malishev, M., Penczykowski, R.M., Preston, D.L., Vannatta, J.T., and Koltz, A.M (2021). Response to Charlier et al.: Climate–disease feedbacks mediated by livestock methane emissions are plausible. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 36(7), pp.578-579. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.04.005
Sex-specific ornament evolution is a consistent feature of climatic adaptation across space and time in dragonflies
Moore MP, Hersch K, Sricharoen C, Lee S, Reice C, Rice P, Kronick S, Medley KA, and Fowler-Finn KD. (2021). Sex-specific ornament evolution is a consistent feature of climatic adaptation across space and time in dragonflies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118(28): e2101458118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2101458118
Taking the pulse of Earth’s tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots
ForestPlots.net, and 200+ coauthors including W. Farfan-Rios. (2021). Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots. Biological Conservation 260:108849. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108849
Temperature impacts all behavioral interactions during insect and arachnid reproduction
Leith NT, Macchiano AT, Moore MP, and Fowler-Finn KD. (2021). Temperature impacts all behavioral interactions during insect and arachnid reproduction. Current Opinions in Insect Science 45: 106-114. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2021.03.005
The evolutionary assembly of forest communities along environmental gradients: recent diversification or sorting of pre-adapted clades?
Linan, Alexander G., Jonathan A. Myers, Christine E. Edwards, Amy E. Zanne, Stephen A. Smith, Gabriel Arellano, Leslie Cayola, William Farfan-Ríos, Alfredo F. Fuentes, Karina Garcia-Cabrera, Sebastián Gonzales-Caro, M. Isabel Loza, Manuel J. Macía, Yadvinder Malhi, Beatriz Nieto-Ariza, Norma Salinas Revilla, Miles Silman & J. Sebastián Tello. (2021). The evolutionary assembly of forest communities along environmental gradients: recent diversification or sorting of pre-adapted clades? New Phytologist 232: 2506-2519. doi: 10.1111/nph.17674