Almost all organisms on Earth exhibit ontogenetic niche shifts, which causes great
phenotypic variation among individuals and is thus considered to critically mediate …

Freshwater fish are in a perilous state with more than 30% of species considered critically
endangered. Yet significant ecological and methodological complexities constrain our ability …

Community ecology is traditionally species-based and assumes that species comprise
identical individuals. However, intraspecific variation is ubiquitous in nature because of …

Quantifying predator–prey body size relationships is key to understanding food webs. Food
web models often assume that all individuals of predator species prefer the same relative …

A major question in ecology is how often competing species evolve to reduce competitive
interactions and facilitate coexistence. One untested route for a reduction in competitive …

A longstanding problem in ecology is whether structured life cycles impede or facilitate
coexistence between species. Theory based on populations with only two discrete stages in …

Lake anchovy (Coilia ectenes taihuensis) is a sedentary, dominant fish species that forms an
unmanaged fishery in Taihu Lake, eastern China. The environment and developmental …

Both fish gills and guts can support lots of microbiota that play important roles in the health
and growth of hosts. Although the microbiota of silver carp has been widely studied, the data …

The seasonal cycle is an important feature of life, leading to the succession of different
species and allowing them to share a common environment. Disruption in the seasonal …

Background: The influence of human activity on ecological communities can be mediated as
well as modulated by species with a central role in regulating community composition. The …