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View article: Nonlinear thinking in ecology and evolution: applying the threshold elemental ratio across levels of ecological organization
Nonlinear thinking in ecology and evolution: applying the threshold elemental ratio across levels of ecological organization Open
Nonlinear dynamics govern ecological processes; thus, understanding thresholds is important for measuring and forecasting the effects of climate change and management of natural resources. However, identifying whether and how such threshol…
View article: Exploring Perceptions of Cannabis Use and Employment Implications Among Healthcare Workers: A Single-Institution Experience
Exploring Perceptions of Cannabis Use and Employment Implications Among Healthcare Workers: A Single-Institution Experience Open
Background Cannabis use is becoming increasingly prevalent in the United States, and its implications extend into many facets of society, including healthcare. Despite legal and societal shifts toward the acceptance of cannabis, healthcare…
View article: Genomes reveal age and demographic consequence of ultrafast adaptive radiation
Genomes reveal age and demographic consequence of ultrafast adaptive radiation Open
New species typically evolve over several million years. However, rates of speciation and ecological diversification vary by orders of magnitude across the tree of life, with the fastest shown by some adaptive radiations. Eight hundred end…
View article: Recent rapid radiation of apex predators suggests dramatic biodiversity turnover in an ancient lake
Recent rapid radiation of apex predators suggests dramatic biodiversity turnover in an ancient lake Open
Top predators have oversized influence on food webs and ecosystem dynamics, and introducing a novel predator to a naive environment can have dramatic consequences for endemic biodiversity. Using genomic data, we find that the colonization …
View article: Population Genomics of Adaptive Radiation
Population Genomics of Adaptive Radiation Open
Adaptive radiations are rich laboratories for exploring, testing, and understanding key theories in evolution and ecology because they offer spectacular displays of speciation and ecological adaptation. Particular challenges to the study o…
View article: Nonlinear thinking in ecology and evolution: The case for ecological scaling of the Threshold Elemental Ratio
Nonlinear thinking in ecology and evolution: The case for ecological scaling of the Threshold Elemental Ratio Open
Nonlinear dynamics govern ecological processes, thus understanding thresholds is important for measuring and forecasting effects of climate change and management of natural resources. However, identifying whether and how such thresholds sc…
View article: Influence of dams on sauger population structure and hybridization with introduced walleye
Influence of dams on sauger population structure and hybridization with introduced walleye Open
Dams have negatively affected freshwater biodiversity throughout the world. These negative effects tend to be exacerbated for aquatic taxa with migratory life histories, and for taxa whose habitat is fundamentally altered by the formation …
View article: Exploring the nature of engineering during home-based engineering activities designed for Spanish- and English-speaking families with young children (Fundamental, Diversity)
Exploring the nature of engineering during home-based engineering activities designed for Spanish- and English-speaking families with young children (Fundamental, Diversity) Open
In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis on exploring engineering with early childhood learners (English & Moore, 2018; NASEM, 2021). The majority of these studies have focused on observing young children playing with buildin…
View article: Isotopic signatures induced by upwelling reveal regional fish stocks in Lake Tanganyika
Isotopic signatures induced by upwelling reveal regional fish stocks in Lake Tanganyika Open
Lake Tanganyika’s pelagic fish sustain the second largest inland fishery in Africa and are under pressure from heavy fishing and global warming related increases in stratification. The strength of water column stratification varies regiona…
View article: Data from: Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenomic analyses
Data from: Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenomic analyses Open
Scripts and simulated data associated with the manuscript "Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenetic analyses". Scripts can also be found at https://github.com/jessicarick/refbias_scripts, but were arc…
View article: Parallel shifts in trout feeding morphology suggest rapid adaptation to alpine lake environments
Parallel shifts in trout feeding morphology suggest rapid adaptation to alpine lake environments Open
Eco-evolutionary interactions following ecosystem change provide critical insight into the ability of organisms to adapt to shifting resource landscapes. Here we explore evidence for the rapid parallel evolution of trout feeding morphology…
View article: Complete mitochondrial genomes and updated divergence time of the two freshwater clupeids endemic to Lake Tanganyika (Africa) suggest intralacustrine speciation
Complete mitochondrial genomes and updated divergence time of the two freshwater clupeids endemic to Lake Tanganyika (Africa) suggest intralacustrine speciation Open
BackgroundThe hydro-geological history of Lake Tanganyika paints a complex image of several colonization and adaptive radiation events. The initial basin was formed around 9-12 million years ago (MYA) from the predecessor of the Malagarasi…
View article: Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenomic analyses
Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenomic analyses Open
A bstract Molecular phylogenies are a cornerstone of modern comparative biology and are commonly employed to investigate a range of biological phenomena, such as diversification rates, patterns in trait evolution, biogeography, and communi…
View article: Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenomic analyses
Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenomic analyses Open
Scripts and simulated data associated with the manuscript "Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenetic analyses". Scripts can also be found at https://github.com/jessicarick/refbias_scripts, but were arc…
View article: Additional file 1 of Complete mitochondrial genomes and updated divergence time of the two freshwater clupeids endemic to Lake Tanganyika (Africa) suggest intralacustrine speciation
Additional file 1 of Complete mitochondrial genomes and updated divergence time of the two freshwater clupeids endemic to Lake Tanganyika (Africa) suggest intralacustrine speciation Open
Additional file 1. Taxonomic information, accession numbers and references of mitochondrial genomes used for phylogenetic analyses.
View article: The Genetic Population Structure of Lake Tanganyika’s <i>Lates</i> Species Flock, an Endemic Radiation of Pelagic Top Predators
The Genetic Population Structure of Lake Tanganyika’s <i>Lates</i> Species Flock, an Endemic Radiation of Pelagic Top Predators Open
Understanding genetic connectivity plays a crucial role in species conservation decisions, and genetic connectivity is an important component of modern fisheries management. In this study, we investigated the population genetics of four en…
View article: Isotopic signatures induced by upwelling reveal regional fish populations in Lake Tanganyika
Isotopic signatures induced by upwelling reveal regional fish populations in Lake Tanganyika Open
Lake Tanganyika’s pelagic fish sustain the second largest inland fishery in Africa and are under pressure from heavy fishing and global warming related increases in stratification. Only little is known about whether basin-scale hydrodynami…
View article: A unified model of species abundance, genetic diversity, and functional diversity reveals the mechanisms structuring ecological communities
A unified model of species abundance, genetic diversity, and functional diversity reveals the mechanisms structuring ecological communities Open
Biodiversity accumulates hierarchically by means of ecological and evolutionary processes and feedbacks. Within ecological communities drift, dispersal, speciation, and selection operate simultaneously to shape patterns of biodiversity. Re…
View article: The genetic population structure of Lake Tanganyika's Lates species flock, an endemic radiation of pelagic top predators
The genetic population structure of Lake Tanganyika's Lates species flock, an endemic radiation of pelagic top predators Open
Data associated with the manuscript "The genetic population structure of Lake Tanganyika’s Lates species flock, an endemic radiation of pelagic top predators," where we investigate the genetic population structure of the four endemic Lates…
View article: The genetic population structure of Lake Tanganyika's Lates species flock, an endemic radiation of pelagic top predators
The genetic population structure of Lake Tanganyika's Lates species flock, an endemic radiation of pelagic top predators Open
Data associated with the manuscript "The genetic population structure of Lake Tanganyika’s Lates species flock, an endemic radiation of pelagic top predators," where we investigate the genetic population structure of the four endemic Lates…
View article: The genetic population structure of Lake Tanganyika’s<i>Lates</i>species flock, an endemic radiation of pelagic top predators
The genetic population structure of Lake Tanganyika’s<i>Lates</i>species flock, an endemic radiation of pelagic top predators Open
Understanding genetic connectivity plays a crucial role in species conservation decisions, and genetic connectivity is an important component of modern fisheries management. In this study, we investigated the population genetics of four en…
View article: Investigating the morphological and genetic divergence of arctic char (<i>Salvelinus alpinus)</i>populations in lakes of arctic Alaska
Investigating the morphological and genetic divergence of arctic char (<i>Salvelinus alpinus)</i>populations in lakes of arctic Alaska Open
Polymorphism facilitates coexistence of divergent morphs (e.g., phenotypes) of the same species by minimizing intraspecific competition, especially when resources are limiting. Arctic char ( Salvelinus sp.) are a Holarctic fish often formi…
View article: A unified model of species abundance, genetic diversity, and functional diversity reveals the mechanisms structuring ecological communities
A unified model of species abundance, genetic diversity, and functional diversity reveals the mechanisms structuring ecological communities Open
Biodiversity accumulates hierarchically by means of ecological and evolutionary processes and feedbacks. Reconciling the relative importance of these processes is hindered by current theory, which tends to focus on a single spatial, tempor…
View article: Unifying macroecology and macroevolution to answer fundamental questions about biodiversity
Unifying macroecology and macroevolution to answer fundamental questions about biodiversity Open
The study of biodiversity started as a single unified field that spanned both ecology and evolution and both macro and micro phenomena. But over the 20th century, major trends drove ecology and evolution apart and pushed an emphasis toward…
View article: Comparing Adaptive Radiations Across Space, Time, and Taxa
Comparing Adaptive Radiations Across Space, Time, and Taxa Open
Adaptive radiation plays a fundamental role in our understanding of the evolutionary process. However, the concept has provoked strong and differing opinions concerning its definition and nature among researchers studying a wide diversity …
View article: Structural genomic variation leads to unexpected genetic differentiation in Lake Tanganyika’s sardines
Structural genomic variation leads to unexpected genetic differentiation in Lake Tanganyika’s sardines Open
Identifying patterns in genetic structure and the genetic basis of ecological adaptation is a core goal of evolutionary biology and can inform the management and conservation of species that are vulnerable to population declines exacerbate…
View article: The coincidence of ecological opportunity with hybridization explains rapid adaptive radiation in Lake Mweru cichlids
The coincidence of ecological opportunity with hybridization explains rapid adaptive radiation in Lake Mweru cichlids Open
This dataset contains all the underlying data and scripts used for the publication by Meier et al., 2019, in Nature Communications on "The coincidence of ecological opportunity with hybridization explains rapid adaptive radiation in Lake M…