Isopods play an important role in the decomposition of leaf litter and therefore are making a
significant contribution to nutrient cycling and soil ecosystem services. As a consequence …

Extreme weather events, such as unusually hot or dry conditions, can cause death by
exceeding physiological limits, and so cause loss of population. Survival will depend on …

In the animal kingdom, living in group is driven by a tradeoff between the costs and the
benefits of this way of life. This review focuses especially on the benefits of aggregation and …

Forest ecosystems have been widely fragmented by human land use. Fragmentation
induces significant microclimatic and biological differences at the forest edge relative to the …

Tropical rainforests are subject to extensive degradation by commercial selective logging.
Despite pervasive changes to forest structure, selectively logged forests represent vital …

Extensive studies have been conducted to evaluate the effect of soil fauna on plant litter
decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems. However, scholars have reported inconsistent …

Social interactions profoundly influence animal development, physiology, and behavior. Yet,
how sleep—a central behavioral and neurophysiological process—is modulated by social …

Understanding species' habitat preferences are crucial to predict organisms' responses to
the current climate crisis. In many insects, maternal habitat selection for oviposition …

Macrofauna invertebrates of forest floors provide important functions in the decomposition
process of soil organic matter, which is affected by the nutrient stoichiometry of the leaf litter …

Aggregation in terrestrial isopods, a behaviour that results in the formation of dense clusters,
is readily accepted as a mechanism of resistance to desiccation. Thus, aggregation is …