Niche differentiation
View article: The Spatiotemporal evolutionary dynamics of crickets and their influencing factors (Orthoptera; Ensifera)
The Spatiotemporal evolutionary dynamics of crickets and their influencing factors (Orthoptera; Ensifera) Open
The mechanisms underlying the formation of species diversity have remained a subject of intense debate. In this study, we used Gryllidea (crickets) as a representative lineage and employed a phylogenetic comparative framework based on a ro…
View article: The Spatiotemporal evolutionary dynamics of crickets and their influencing factors (Orthoptera; Ensifera)
The Spatiotemporal evolutionary dynamics of crickets and their influencing factors (Orthoptera; Ensifera) Open
The mechanisms underlying the formation of species diversity have remained a subject of intense debate. In this study, we used Gryllidea (crickets) as a representative lineage and e…
View article: Data for: Impacts of the Late Ordovician Richmondian Invasion in the Nashville Dome: Analysis of niche stability using ecological niche modeling
Data for: Impacts of the Late Ordovician Richmondian Invasion in the Nashville Dome: Analysis of niche stability using ecological niche modeling Open
View article: Data for: Impacts of the Late Ordovician Richmondian Invasion in the Nashville Dome: Analysis of niche stability using ecological niche modeling
Data for: Impacts of the Late Ordovician Richmondian Invasion in the Nashville Dome: Analysis of niche stability using ecological niche modeling Open
View article: The evolution of darter color and pattern: small, rocky streams and riffles enhance the diversification of bright and conspicuous fishes
The evolution of darter color and pattern: small, rocky streams and riffles enhance the diversification of bright and conspicuous fishes Open
Organismal color and pattern is important to numerous aspects of animal fitness, and may impact species divergence. Whether different environmental conditions may impact rates of color diversification, and the subsequent impacts on lineage…
View article: Revealing Seasonal Dietary Niche Overlap Among Sympatric Large Carnivores using DNA Metabarcoding
Revealing Seasonal Dietary Niche Overlap Among Sympatric Large Carnivores using DNA Metabarcoding Open
Understanding how large carnivores partition dietary resources is essential for assessing intra-guild competition and informing conservation strategies. In this study, we used DNA metabarcoding of scats to quantify and compare the diets of…
View article: Ubiquity and Dominance of Comammox Over AOB and AOA and their Links To ARGs in Antarctic Lake Sediments
Ubiquity and Dominance of Comammox Over AOB and AOA and their Links To ARGs in Antarctic Lake Sediments Open
Complete ammonia oxidizers (comammox), oxidizing ammonia to nitrate directly, have been found to exist widely in multiple environments, but their distribution patterns are still under-explored in Antarctic environments. For the first time,…
View article: Rewriting the Gradient: Island Biogeography as the Keystone of Latitudinal Diversity Patterns
Rewriting the Gradient: Island Biogeography as the Keystone of Latitudinal Diversity Patterns Open
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), a pervasive pattern in macroecology where species richness generally increases from the poles towards the equator, has captivated ecologists for centuries. Despite extensive research, a single unif…
View article: Rewriting the Gradient: Island Biogeography as the Keystone of Latitudinal Diversity Patterns
Rewriting the Gradient: Island Biogeography as the Keystone of Latitudinal Diversity Patterns Open
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), a pervasive pattern in macroecology where species richness generally increases from the poles towards the equator, has captivated ecologists for centuries. Despite extensive research, a single unif…
View article: Pliocene Forest Fragmentation Shaped Speciation in Tropical Asia's Giant Squirrels ( <i>Ratufa</i> )
Pliocene Forest Fragmentation Shaped Speciation in Tropical Asia's Giant Squirrels ( <i>Ratufa</i> ) Open
Tropical Asia's complex, dynamic geological and climatic history, coupled with its diverse topography, provides a fascinating setting to study evolutionary processes driving high biodiversity. This phylogenomic research reconstructs the ev…
View article: The role of habitat simplification and seasonality in shaping interactions between ants, plants and herbivores in a neotropical savanna
The role of habitat simplification and seasonality in shaping interactions between ants, plants and herbivores in a neotropical savanna Open
Protective interactions between ants and plants bearing extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) are highly conditional, and changes in abiotic conditions, including environmental seasonality, are known to influence their outcomes by changing plant ph…
View article: Habitat factors and traits shape plant-pollinator interactions in a semi-arid landscape
Habitat factors and traits shape plant-pollinator interactions in a semi-arid landscape Open
Overall, our results link microhabitat (soil moisture) and neighborhood context to individual interaction niches, demonstrating that allocation trade-offs and conspecific competition jointly shape pollination and fitness. In semi-arid syst…
View article: Divergent gut microbial metabolism supports niche partitioning in giant and red pandas
Divergent gut microbial metabolism supports niche partitioning in giant and red pandas Open
Introduction The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in regulating the host's physiological functions and behavior. The coevolutionary relationship between the host and its gut microbiota facilitates adaptation to specific ecological niche…
View article: A new mamenchisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the upper jurassic of Southwest China reveals new evolutionary evidence from East Asian eusauropods
A new mamenchisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the upper jurassic of Southwest China reveals new evolutionary evidence from East Asian eusauropods Open
East Asian non-neosauropodan eusauropods have been central to the study of the evolution of Middle to Late Jurassic sauropod dinosaurs. Despite their remarkable diversity, the fragmentary condition of many taxa and the insufficiency of phy…
View article: Fire as a driver of pyro-thermal niche variation in Acacia
Fire as a driver of pyro-thermal niche variation in Acacia Open
Introduction Many plant species have evolved to persist in fire-prone regions under specific fire regimes. Seeds have developed mechanisms, including the breaking of physical seed dormancy by fire-related heat shock, that synchronize germi…
View article: Assessing interactions between coypus and capybaras in urban habitats: spatial and temporal overlap
Assessing interactions between coypus and capybaras in urban habitats: spatial and temporal overlap Open
Two competing species can coexist over time if they segregate along at least one key dimension of their ecological niche: space, time, or resources. Urban habitats influence these processes by homogenizing landscapes, reducing available ni…
View article: Unraveling the mechanisms of soil dominant and rare bacterial diversity during secondary forest succession: insights from niche overlap analysis
Unraveling the mechanisms of soil dominant and rare bacterial diversity during secondary forest succession: insights from niche overlap analysis Open
Uncovering the mechanisms underlying soil dominant and rare bacterial diversity patterns is crucial for maintaining terrestrial biodiversity. Knowledge of the driving mechanisms, especially insight from niche overlap, is limited despite so…
View article: Habitat suitability and niche comparison of sympatric weasels in northwestern Italy
Habitat suitability and niche comparison of sympatric weasels in northwestern Italy Open
Ecological Niche Models (ENMs) are useful tools for assessing habitat suitability and niche overlap among similar species, but their application to understudied sympatric carnivores remains limited. Three weasel species coexist throughout …
View article: Contrasting effects of deadwood and gaps on the trophic structure of forest soil microarthropods
Contrasting effects of deadwood and gaps on the trophic structure of forest soil microarthropods Open
Understanding the mechanisms driving forest biodiversity is challenging, especially in soil. Trophic niche is the most important perspective to understand how biodiversity changes with disturbances. Deadwood input and gap formation are maj…
View article: Stably coexisting communities deliver higher ecosystem multifunctionality
Stably coexisting communities deliver higher ecosystem multifunctionality Open
Linking the processes determining species coexistence and effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning is important for a mechanistic understanding of how species loss impacts ecosystems 1 . There are good theoretical reasons to expect…
View article: Phylogenetic proximity is a key driver of temporal succession of marine giant viruses in a five-year metagenomic time-series
Phylogenetic proximity is a key driver of temporal succession of marine giant viruses in a five-year metagenomic time-series Open
Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses (NCLDVs), also called giant viruses, are widespread in marine systems and infect a broad range of microbial eukaryotes (protists). Recent biogeographic work has provided global snapshots of NCLDV diversi…
View article: Vegetation Patterns and Competitive Dynamics along Elevation Gradients: Interactions between Environmental Factors and Vegetation in the Central Himalayas
Vegetation Patterns and Competitive Dynamics along Elevation Gradients: Interactions between Environmental Factors and Vegetation in the Central Himalayas Open
Elevation gradients are generally characterized by a steady reduction in temperature with altitude, resulting in differences in growth conditions that often produce clear patterns of vegetation zonation. A south-north transect of the centr…
View article: Limited evidence of interspecific competition despite high niche overlap among Ectatomma ants
Limited evidence of interspecific competition despite high niche overlap among Ectatomma ants Open
Data from Limited evidence of interspecif competition despite high niche overlap among Ectatomma ants
View article: Coexistence of understory tree species via architecture differentiation in the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil
Coexistence of understory tree species via architecture differentiation in the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil Open
Resource allocation, plant architecture, and ontogenetic differences are important axes of niche differentiation that promote plant species coexistence in tropical forests, contributing to the high diversity observed in these ecosystems. T…
View article: The adaptability of grassland soil microbiomes to resource and stress shifts is mainly accomplished by niche conservatism under nitrogen deposition
The adaptability of grassland soil microbiomes to resource and stress shifts is mainly accomplished by niche conservatism under nitrogen deposition Open
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition usually alters the ratio of resources to stress in terrestrial ecosystems and has important impacts on soil microbiomes. To elucidate the adaptability of soil microbiomes under N deposition scenarios, we…
View article: Landscape-scale patterns of beta-diversity in Amazonian canopy trees reveals environmental filtering beyond neutral expectations
Landscape-scale patterns of beta-diversity in Amazonian canopy trees reveals environmental filtering beyond neutral expectations Open
This deposit contains the data and scripts associated with the manuscript, "Landscape-scale patterns of beta-diversity in Amazonian canopy trees reveals environmental filtering beyond neutral expectations." This work addresses a fundamenta…
View article: Data from: Lek habitat selection by sympatric manakin species in Northwestern Ecuador
Data from: Lek habitat selection by sympatric manakin species in Northwestern Ecuador Open
Habitat selection plays a fundamental role in determining community structure and species coexistence, although the role played by sexual selection in shaping settlement patterns is less well understood. Manakins (Pipridae) are a …
View article: Data from: Lek habitat selection by sympatric manakin species in Northwestern Ecuador
Data from: Lek habitat selection by sympatric manakin species in Northwestern Ecuador Open
Habitat selection plays a fundamental role in determining community structure and species coexistence, although the role played by sexual selection in shaping settlement patterns is less well understood. Manakins (Pipridae) are a Neotropic…
View article: The Ecological Diversification of Flavobacteria: Linking Habitat Transitions to Proterozoic Supercontinent Cycles
The Ecological Diversification of Flavobacteria: Linking Habitat Transitions to Proterozoic Supercontinent Cycles Open
Flavobacteria are keystone taxa in global carbon cycling, specializing in the degradation of complex glycans across marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Their distinct suites of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) are tailored to habitat-s…
View article: Community composition coupled with habitat fragmentation drives acoustic divergence in bird assemblages
Community composition coupled with habitat fragmentation drives acoustic divergence in bird assemblages Open
Rapid expansion of human activities has altered abiotic and biotic environments and reshaped the sensory systems of animal species. Auditory perception, a key sensory component of soniferous species, is essential for signal detection, spec…