Ecology and Conservation: Recent submissions
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Protected area coverage of the full annual cycle of migratory butterflies
(Wiley / Society for Conservation Biology, 28 November 2024)Effective conservation of migratory species relies on habitat protection throughout their annual cycle. Although protected areas (PAs) play a central role in conservation, their effectiveness at conserving habitats across ... -
The East Asian Insect Flyway: Geographical and climatic factors driving migration among diverse crop pests
(Annual Reviews, 5 November 2024)The East Asian Insect Flyway is a globally important migration route stretching from the Indochina Peninsula and the Philippines through East China to Northeast China and northern Japan, although most migrants utilize only ... -
Plant defense metabolites influence the interaction between an insect herbivore and an entomovirus
(Cell Press, 21 November 2024)The tri-trophic interaction of plants, insect herbivores, and entomoviruses is an important topic in ecology and pest control. The susceptibility of insect herbivores to entomoviruses (e.g., nucleopolyhedroviruses) is ... -
From inbreeding to social behaviour: exploring female-biased sex allocation in the silk wasp Microstigmus rosae
(Springer, 8 November 2024)In the Hymenoptera, female-biased sex ratios are often attributed to Local Mate Competition (LMC), which occurs when related males compete for access to the same mates, reducing fitness returns for male offspring relative ... -
Geographic, taxonomic and temporal interrogation of bradoriid diversity and carapace disparity
(Coquina Press / Palaeontological Association, 13 December 2024)Bradoriids are an abundant order of extinct marine arthropods that ranged from the early Cambrian to the mid-Ordovician, with a global distribution. The bivalved carapace of bradoriids varies in size, shape and ornamentation. ...