Ecology Podcast

"Breaking down leaves is basically hard work, so if the fungi have the option of an easier life, they take it?" Why - and how - do algae slow the rate of leaf decomposition in aquatic ecosystems? In ...

27 Feb 202016min

GPS tracking helps uncover bull elephant reproductive tactics during Musth Paper–Movement reveals reproductive tactics in male elephants https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/13...

19 Dec 20193min

The buzz about urban bee adaptations Paper–Urban bumblebees are smaller and more phenotypically diverse than their rural counterparts https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656....

19 Dec 20192min

The effect of plant diversity on the genetic structure of aphids Paper–Effect of plant chemical variation and mutualistic ants on the local population genetic structure of an aphid herbivore https://b...

19 Dec 20192min

The effect of fishing and climate change on marine fish Paper–Fishing constrains phenotypic responses of marine fish to climate variability https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111...

19 Dec 20193min

Can bacteria help manage environmental stress in aphids? Paper-The influence of symbiotic bacteria on reproductive strategies and wing polyphenism in pea aphids responding to stress https://besjournal...

19 Dec 20194min

Size of the fish we catch affects the species’ sexual behavior Paper–Size‐selective harvesting fosters adaptations in mating behavior and reproductive allocation, affecting sexual selection in fish ht...

19 Dec 20192min

Metabolic rate in ants is adapted to the elevation they live at Paper–Evidence for locally adaptive metabolic rates among ant populations along an elevational gradient https://besjournals.onlinelibrar...

19 Dec 20193min