Social structure can emerge from hierarchically embedded scales of movement , where movement at one scale is constrained within a larger scale (e.g. among branches, trees, forests). In most studies of animal social networks, ...

The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) dominates global patterns of diversity 1,2 , but the factors that underlie the LDG remain elusive. Here we use a unique global dataset 3 to show that vascular plants on oceanic ...

Data are given on the chemical composition of the defensive secretions of species of carabids of the genera Brachinus, Stenaptinus, Metrius, Goniotropis, Pachyteles, Ozaena, and Homopterus. All produce quinonoid secretions, ...

In July 2016, East Bank of Flower Garden Banks (FGB) National Marine Sanctuary experienced a localized mortality event (LME) of multiple invertebrate species that ultimately led to reductions in coral cover. Abiotic data ...

Angiosperms are the cornerstone of most terrestrial ecosystems and human livelihoods 1,2 . A robust understanding of angiosperm evolution is required to explain their rise to ecological dominance. So far, the angiosperm ...

Mastotermitidae, the first-diverging extant family of termites, has only one relic extant species; however, this family had greater richness during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Fossil termites from the Cretaceous provide ...

Brand names can be used to hold plastic companies accountable for their items found polluting the environment. We used data from a 5-year (2018–2022) worldwide (84 countries) program to identify brands found on plastic ...

Neuroptera, as a small relic group of Insecta undergoing a rapid species diversification during the Mesozoic Era, is known by diverse extinct endemic lineages preserved as impression fossils and in amber. The current ...