Information content of persistent plumage color traits in Ficedula albicollis nestlings In animals, colors play a key role in communication. Coloration studies typically focus on the expression of color traits of sexually mature individuals. However, the same color-producing mechanisms are at work in immature individuals, so it cannot be excluded…
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Variation in the Oxidative State of Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) Nestlings and Its Association With Their Plumage Coloration Plumage coloration is widely recognized as an important component in intraspecific communication across different life stages. Although coloration received a lot of attention within the field of visual communication, we have little…
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A Taxonomic Revision of the East Mediterranean Species of the Crematogaster scutellaris Complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) The taxonomy of the East Mediterranean species of the Crematogaster scutellaris complex, Crematogaster schmidti (Mayr, 1853) and C. ionia Forel, 1911 sensu lato, has not yet been investigated via modern approaches like morphometric analyses. We collected morphometric data of 201 workers from 68…
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Distribution and invasion risk of non-native amphibians and aquatic reptiles in the Pannonian Biogeographical Region of Central Europe Global declines in amphibians and reptiles have been well documented for decades, with invasive species being one of the major threats. In the Pannonian Biogeographical Region (PBR) of Central Europe, which includes…
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Humidity and gap history drive predation pressure on large carabids in a managed temperate forest Predation is one of the key ecological processes that shape animal communities and ecosystem functioning. However, its strength and variability across structurally heterogeneous forest habitats remain poorly understood, especially in ground-dwelling insects. Using 3D-printed decoys…
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Challenges and approaches in tracking and analyzing movement of ground-dwelling insects The movement ecology of ground-dwelling insects is essential for understanding their behavior and population dynamics. These insects, especially flightless beetles and orthopterans, exhibit cryptic lifestyles and fine-scale movements that pose unique challenges to tracking and recording their movement paths…
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High-throughput phenomics of global ant biodiversity The big data era in biology is underway, but the study of organismal form has been slow to capitalize on advances in imaging and computation. Imaging approaches can digitize whole organisms, but low throughput has limited the effort to document morphological diversity. Here, within…
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Morphological variance in cave and surface populations of Asellus aquaticus challenges the fluctuating selection and greater male variability hypotheses Introduction: Fluctuating selection, the changes in the strength and/or direction of natural selection stemming from fine-scale spatio-temporal environmental variation, is a fundamental, yet rarely tested explanation for the maintenance of phenotypic variation within…
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Hungary’s Current Climate Conditions Converge With the North-Mediterranean of the 1980s: A Case Study in Mediterranean Ant Species New to Hungary Climate change reshapes our environment, affects species distributions, and threatens biodiversity. Our warming climate allows species to broaden their ranges naturally by expanding or shifting their distribution areas towards…
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Global framework for communication of biological invasion risks Biological invasions, driven by the spread of non-native species, have become a critical global issue because of their far-reaching ecological and socioeconomic impacts. Effective communication of the risks of biological invasions is essential for implementing robust policy and legislation and gaining public…
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