Vulture culture: dietary specialization of an obligate scavenger

E Arrondo, E Sebastián-González… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Individual dietary variation has important ecological and evolutionary consequences.
However, it has been overlooked in many taxa that are thought to have homogeneous diets …

Differences in functional niche hypervolume among four types of forest vegetation and their environmental determinants across various climatic regions in China

J Huang, R Yu, R Zang - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Functional traits play an important role in studying the functional niche in plant communities.
However, it remains unclear whether the functional niches of typical forest plant communities …

Intraspecific diversity loss in a predator species alters prey community structure and ecosystem functions

A Raffard, J Cucherousset, JM Montoya, M Richard… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Loss in intraspecific diversity can alter ecosystem functions, but the underlying mechanisms
are still elusive, and intraspecific biodiversity–ecosystem function (iBEF) relationships have …

Substantial intraspecific trait variation across a hydrological gradient in northern Australian fishes

OJ Luiz, JD Olden, MJ Kennard, DA Crook… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Trait‐based models of ecological communities and ecosystem functioning often fail to
account for intraspecific variation in functional traits, assuming that intraspecific variability is …

Climate and intraspecific variation in a consumer species drive ecosystem multifunctionality

A Raffard, J Cucherousset, F Santoul, L Di Gesu… - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is altering the multifunctionality of ecosystems worldwide and is often
associated with changes in biodiversity that can modulate the impacts of climate change on …

Genomic and species diversity patterns across multiple trophic levels in riverscapes

L Fargeot, C Poesy, M Lefort, JG Prunier, M Krick… - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Testing whether intra‐and interspecific biodiversity facets co‐vary spatially across trophic
levels is of utmost importance to generalize processes driving biodiversity patterns in natural …

Non‐genetic phenotypic variability affects populations and communities in protist microcosms

A Raffard, S Jacob, N Schtickzelle - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Intraspecific trait variation (ITV), potentially driven by genetic and non‐genetic mechanisms,
can underlie variability in resource acquisition, individual fitness and ecological interactions …

The Relationship between Trait-Based Functional Niche Hypervolume and Community Phylogenetic Structures of Typical Forests across Different Climatic Zones in …

J Huang, R Yu, Y Ding, Y Xu, J Yao, R Zang - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Functional traits are pivotal for understanding the functional niche within plant communities.
Yet, the relationship between the functional niches of typical forest plant communities across …

[HTML][HTML] Trophic Structure of Fish Community in Artificial Reef Ecosystem Based on Body Mass Using Stable Isotope

S Gao, B Xie, Y He, S Zhang, Y Li, J Lu, G Fu - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Artificial reefs are widely recognized for their role in improving the ecological environment
and creating protected habitats for marine organisms, ultimately enhancing biodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Inter-and intraspecific phenotypic variation in co-occurring invasive and introduced cyprinid fish species

CM Gören, N Kaymak - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
A species introduced outside of its native range will likely encounter unusual abiotic and
biotic conditions, and may exhibit phenotypic traits that may facilitate survival and …