2024

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.

Amazonian and Andean tree communities are not tracking current climate warming
Farfan-Rios, W., Feeley, K.J., Myers, J.A., Tello, S., Sallo-Bravo, J., Malhi, Y., Phillips, O.L., Baker, T., Nina-Quispe, A., Garcia-Cabrera, K. ,Saatchi, S., Terborgh, J., Pitman, N., Monteagudo Mendoza, A. , Vasquez, R., Salinas-Revilla, N., Cayola, L., Fuentes, A.F., Loza, I., Nuñez Vargas, P., Silman, M.R. (2024). Amazonian and Andean tree communities are not tracking current climate warming. EcoEvoRxiv. doi:10.32942/X2B32H

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

Human-modified habitats imperil ornamented dragonflies less than their non-ornamented counterparts at local, regional, and continental scales
, , & (2024) Human-modified habitats imperil ornamented dragonflies less than their non-ornamented counterparts at local, regional, and continental scales. Ecology Letters, 27, e14455. doi.org/10.1111/ele.14455

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

Of rarity and symbolism: understanding human perceptions of charismatic color morphs
*Williams, T.D., *Kreling, S.E.S., Stanton, L.A. Wilkinson, C.E., Estien, C.O., Schell, C.J., Carlen, E.J. (2024). Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Perceptions of Charismatic Color Morphs. Human Ecology. doi:10.1007/s10745-024-00492-7 [*Co-first authors]

Online toolkits for collaborative and inclusive global research in urban evolutionary ecology
Savage, A., Willmott, M., Moreno, P., Li, D., Malesis A., Jagiełło, Z., Miles, L.S., Kuzyo, H. Román Palacios, C., Salazar, D., Verrelli, B., Winchell, K.M., Alberti, M., Carlen, E.J., Falvey, C., Johnson, L., Martin, E., Marzluff, J., Munshi-South, J., Phifer-Rixey, M., Stadnicki, I., Szulkin, M., Bonilla-Bedoya, S., Zhou, Y., Gotanda, K. (2024). Online toolkits for collaborative and inclusive global research in urban evolutionary ecology. Ecology and Evolution. 14(6): e11633. doi:10.1002/ece3.11633

Population genomic structure of a widespread, urban‐dwelling mammal: The eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Fusco, N.A., Cosentino, B.J., Gibbs, J.P., Allen, M.L., Blumenfeld, A.J., Boettner, G.H., Carlen, E.J., Collins, M., Dennison, C., DiGiacopo, D. and Drapeau Picard, A.P., (2024). Population genomic structure of a widespread, urban‐dwelling mammal: The eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Molecular Ecology. doi:10.1111/mec.17230

Response of diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) to fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) predation in the Betampona Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar
Bonadonna, G., Ramilijaona, O. M., Raharivololona, B. M., Andrianarimisa, A., Razafindraibe, H., Freeman, K., Rasambainarivo, F., Wroblewski, E. E., & Milich, K. M. (2024). Response of diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) to fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) predation in the Betampona Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e11248. doi:10.1002/ece3.11248

Restoration age affects microbial-herbaceous plant interactions in an oak woodland
Brant, R. A., Edwards, C. E., Reid, J. L., Bassüner, B., Delfeld, B., Dell, N., Mangan, S. A., de la Paz Bernasconi Torres, V., & Albrecht, M. A. (2024). Restoration age affects microbial-herbaceous plant interactions in an oak woodland. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e11360. doi:10.1002/ece3.11360

Spatial examination of social and environmental drivers of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) across Kenya
Lawrence T.J., Kangogo G.K., Fredman A., Deem S.L., Fèvre E.M., Gluecks I., Brien J.D., Shacham E. (2024). Spatial examination of social and environmental drivers of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) across Kenya. Ecohealth. doi: 10.1007/s10393-024-01684-9

The global diet diversity spectrum in avian apex predators
DeLong, J.P., Coblentz, K.E., La Sorte, F.A., Uiterwaal, S.F., (2024). The global diet diversity spectrum in avian apex predators. Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 291, 20242156. doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.2156

Variation in ground-dwelling arthropod communities across differently managed infiltration basins
Farhang S, Duffy D, Seymoure B. (2024). Variation in ground-dwelling arthropod communities across differently managed infiltration basins. The Canadian Entomologist. 156. doi:10.4039/tce.2024.8

Wild foods are positively associated with diet diversity and child growth in a protected forest area of Madagascar
Iannotti L, Randrianarivony T, Randrianasolo A, Rakotoarivony F, Andriamihajarivo T, LaBrier M, Gyimah E, Vie S, Nunez-Garcia A, Hart R. (2024). Wild foods are positively associated with diet diversity and child growth in a protected forest area of Madagascar. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8(4). doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102101.