The Torpid State: Recent Advances in Metabolic Adaptations and Protective Mechanisms

S Giroud, C Habold, RF Nespolo, C Mejías… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Torpor and hibernation are powerful strategies enabling animals to survive periods of low
resource availability. The state of torpor results from an active and drastic reduction of an …

The ecology and evolution of the monito del monte, a relict species from the southern South America temperate forests

FE Fontúrbel, LM Franco, F Bozinovic… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The arboreal marsupial monito del monte (genus Dromiciops, with two recognized species)
is a paradigmatic mammal. It is the sole living representative of the order Microbiotheria, the …

The spatial scale of plant–animal interactions: effects of resource availability and habitat structure

D García, R Zamora, GC Amico - Ecological Monographs, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Plant–animal interactions are crucial nodes in the structure of communities and pivotal
drivers of ecosystem functioning. Much of this relevance may depend on how animals cope …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change can disrupt ecological interactions in mysterious ways: Using ecological generalists to forecast community-wide effects

FE Fontúrbel, RF Nespolo, GC Amico… - Climate Change …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ecological interactions are the backbone of biodiversity. Like individual species, interactions
are threatened by drivers of biodiversity loss, among which climate change operates at a …

The cascade impacts of climate change could threaten key ecological interactions

FE Fontúrbel, A Lara, D Lobos, C Little - Ecosphere, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is triggering ecological responses all over the world as a result of frequent,
prolonged droughts. It could also affect ecological interactions, particularly pollination and …

Node-by-node disassembly of a mutualistic interaction web driven by species introductions

MA Rodriguez-Cabal… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Interaction webs summarize the diverse interactions among species in communities. The
addition or loss of particular species and the alteration of key interactions can lead to the …

Invasive species modulate the structure and stability of a multilayer mutualistic network

A Vitali, S Ruiz-Suarez, DP Vázquez… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Species interactions are critical for maintaining community structure and dynamics, but the
effects of invasive species on multitrophic networks remain poorly understood. We …

Geographic variation in fruit colour is associated with contrasting seed disperser assemblages in a south‐Andean mistletoe

GC Amico, MA Rodriguez‐Cabal, MA Aizen - Ecography, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Fruit colour influences fruit choice by seed dispersers. The mistletoe Tristerix corymbosus
(Loranthaceae) produces mature fruits of two different colours in two different biomes: yellow …

The forest gardener: A marsupial with a key seed‐dispersing role in the Patagonian temperate forest

MS Vazquez, MA Rodriguez‐Cabal… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Seed dispersal by vertebrate animals is critical for the establishment of fleshy‐fruited plant
species. In regions with impoverished faunas, such as the Patagonian temperate forest, the …

Geographic distribution and historical occurrence of Dromiciops gliroides Thomas (Metatheria: Microbiotheria)

GM Martin - Journal of Mammalogy, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Occurrence records represent the key to understanding species distribution patterns. I
analyzed the historical and geographical occurrence of Dromiciops gliroides, a marsupial …