Deichmann, Jessica L.; Duellman, William E.; Williamson, G. Bruce(2008)
In this study, we determined how well the snout-vent length (SVL) of anurans estimated their mass for 36 species in the New World. Linear regressions of log-mass on log-SVL were highly significant for all species, explaining ...
Rompre, Ghislain; Robinson, W. Douglas; Desrochers, Andre; Angehr, George R.(2009)
One of the key concerns in conservation is to document and predict the effects of habitat loss on species richness. To do this, the species-area relationship (SAR) is frequently used. That relationship assumes random ...
Plotkin, Joshua B.; Potts, Matthew D.; Yu, Douglas W.; Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh; Condit, Richard S.; Foster, Robin B.; Hubbell, Stephen P.; LaFrankie, James V.; Manokaran, N.; Lee, Hua-Seng; Sukumar, Raman; Nowak, Martin A.; Ashton, Peter S.(2000)
ABSTRACT Hunting can change abundances of vertebrate seed predators and seed dispersers, causing species-specific changes in seed dispersal and seed predation and altering seedling communities. What are the consequences ...
Mares, Rafael; Moreno, Ricardo S.; Kays, Roland W.; Wikelski, Martin C.(2008)
Home range shifts prior to natal dispersal have been rarely documented, yet the events that lead a subadult to abandon a portion of its home range and venture into unfamiliar territories, before eventually setting off to ...
Kim, Tae Won; Christy, John H.; Choe, Jae Chun(2007)
Predation is generally thought to constrain sexual selection by female choice and limit the evolution of conspicuous sexual signals. Under high predation risk, females usually become less choosy, because they reduce their ...
Taerum, Stephen J.; Cafaro, Matias J.; Currie, Cameron Robert(2010)
Host-parasite dynamics can be altered when a host is infected by multiple parasite genotypes. The different strains of parasite are expected to compete for the limited host resources, potentially affecting the survival and ...
McCoy, Michael W.; Touchon, Justin C.; Landberg, Tobias; Warkentin, Karen M.; Vonesh, James R.(2012)
To effectively balance investment in predator defenses versus other traits, organisms must accurately assess predation risk. Chemical cues caused by predation events are indicators of risk for prey in a wide variety of ...