Mixed company: a framework for understanding the composition and organization of mixed‐species animal groups
Mixed‐species animal groups (MSGs) are widely acknowledged to increase predator
avoidance and foraging efficiency, among other benefits, and thereby increase participants' …
avoidance and foraging efficiency, among other benefits, and thereby increase participants' …
Can convergence in mixed-species flocks lead to evolutionary divergence? Evidence for and methods to test this hypothesis
One of the most fundamental goals of modern biology is to achieve a deep understanding of
the origin and maintenance of biodiversity. It has been observed that in some mixed-species …
the origin and maintenance of biodiversity. It has been observed that in some mixed-species …
Ecological drivers of avian community assembly along a tropical elevation gradient
Community assembly theory hypothesizes that two main niche‐based processes act to
shape composition and organization of biological assemblages: abiotic filtering and …
shape composition and organization of biological assemblages: abiotic filtering and …
The economics and ecology of shade-grown coffee: A model to incentivize shade and bird conservation
JN Hernandez-Aguilera, JM Conrad, MI Gómez… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Shade-grown coffee, which is grown under a forest-like canopy of trees, is a production
system widely regarded as environmentally sustainable and enabling for biodiversity …
system widely regarded as environmentally sustainable and enabling for biodiversity …
Mixed-species bird flocks re-assemble interspecific associations across an elevational gradient
Understanding how non-trophic social systems respond to environmental gradients is still a
challenge in animal ecology, particularly in comparing changes in species composition to …
challenge in animal ecology, particularly in comparing changes in species composition to …
High association strengths are linked to phenotypic similarity, including plumage color and patterns, of participants in mixed-species bird flocks of southwestern China
L Zhou, C Mammides, Y Chen, W Zhou, W Dai… - Current …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Participants in mixed-species bird flocks (MSFs) have been shown to associate with species
that are similar in body size, diet, and evolutionary history, suggesting that facilitation …
that are similar in body size, diet, and evolutionary history, suggesting that facilitation …
The structure of mixed-species bird flocks, and their response to anthropogenic disturbance, with special reference to East Asia
Mixed-species flocks of birds are distributed world-wide and can be especially dominant in
temperate forests during the non-breeding season and in tropical rainforests year-round. We …
temperate forests during the non-breeding season and in tropical rainforests year-round. We …
Do similar foragers flock together? Nonbreeding foraging behavior and its impact on mixed-species flocking associations in a subtropical region
HH Jones, MJ Walters, SK Robinson - The Auk, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Mixed-species flocks are ubiquitous in forest bird communities, yet the extent to which
positive (facilitative) or negative (competitive) interactions structure these assemblages has …
positive (facilitative) or negative (competitive) interactions structure these assemblages has …
Interaction networks of avian mixed‐species flocks along elevation in the tropical Andes
FA Montaño‐Centellas - Ecography, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological communities are comprised of species that interact with each other and those
interactions ultimately generate community structure. Network theory provides a useful …
interactions ultimately generate community structure. Network theory provides a useful …
Swarm signal temporal logic inference for swarm behavior analysis
In this letter, we propose methods to perform swarm behavior analysis with a novel swarm
signal temporal logic (SwarmSTL). We define generalized moments to describe swarm …
signal temporal logic (SwarmSTL). We define generalized moments to describe swarm …