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Body size and its correlates in fruit-feeding butterflies in a seasonal environment
IntroductionBody-size covaries with many species’ traits, with implications for population and ecosystem-level patterns. Body size and seasonality of...
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The ecology of conifer persistence in tropical rainforests: Podocarpus neriifolius in northern Thailand
A range of hypotheses seek to explain why conifers are infrequent in tropical rainforests. Here, we explore how the conifer, Podocarpus neriifolius ,...
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Assessment of maize-cowpea intercrop** response to row orientation in diverse agro-ecologies of Côte d'Ivoire
The stability of crop** systems in a changing climate context depends on numerous factors, including row orientation, to optimize the use of...
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Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings of Tropical Forests
The study of stable isotopes in tree rings is relatively new, but growing research field in tropical forests. In this chapter, we review 53 studies...
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Phenological patterns of tropical trees in relation to climatic factors in a mountain moist forest of Indo-Burma hotspot region
Tropical tree represents high diversity but the phenological studies are scare as compared to that of temperate forest trees. The present study was...
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Zooplankton functional groups in tropical reservoirs: discriminating traits and environmental drivers
Trait-based approaches are increasingly being used in aquatic ecology to elucidate how environmental conditions affect community assembly. However,...
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What Can Restoration Do for Bee Communities? An Example in the Atlantic Rainforest in Paraná State, Southern Brazil
Biodiversity conservation is a challenge for today. Studies regarding different ecosystems have become extremely important for understanding...
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Nocturnality and Activity Budgets of Owl Monkeys in Tropical Ecosystems
The subtropical populations of owl monkeys (Aotus) and some lemurs have flexible patterns that include activity during both day and night. Early...
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Multiple and contrasting pressures determine intraspecific phytochemical variation in a tropical shrub
Intraspecific phytochemical variation across a landscape can cascade up trophic levels, potentially mediating the composition of entire insect...
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Land-use effects on leaf-litter breakdown in streams in a tropical lowland catchment
The expansion of oil palm and cattle grazing in the tropics continues to alter numerous ecosystem functions. The generated land-use change is...
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Functional trait patterns: investigating variation-covariation relationships and the importance of intraspecific variability along distinct vegetation types
Plants adjust to abiotic conditions by changing their anatomical, morphological, and physiological traits. Traits can vary independently or in an...
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Analysing highly biodiverse tropical dry forests for improved conservation
Tropical dry forests (TDF) support the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide, but in contrast with the humid tropical forests, knowledge of...
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Interspecific avoidance of song overlap in tropical songbirds: species-specific responses to acoustically similar and different intruders
AbstractTo ensure effective acoustic communication, signals should reach receivers in the least distorted form possible. Animals use various short-...
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Rainforest-to-pasture conversion stimulates soil methanogenesis across the Brazilian Amazon
The Amazon rainforest is a biodiversity hotspot and large terrestrial carbon sink threatened by agricultural conversion. Rainforest-to-pasture...
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Seasonal dynamics of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in areas with anthropogenic disturbances: The case of Uzungwa scarp nature forest reserve, Tanzania
Anthropogenic disturbance causes habitat destruction and thereby presents a serious threat to many forest species. Seasonal variation in diversity...
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Seasonal food changes and feeding behaviour adaptations of savanna chimpanzees at Nguye in Ugalla, Tanzania
We studied the feeding strategies of savanna chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) at Nguye in Ugalla, Western Tanzania (05°13'S, 30°28'E). Among the driest...
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Soil fertility and water availability effects on trait dispersion and phylogenetic relatedness of tropical terrestrial ferns
Analysis of plant functional traits and their phylogenetic relationships has shed light on the processes structuring the occurrence patterns of...
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Biomonitoring via DNA metabarcoding and light microscopy of bee pollen in rainforest transformation landscapes of Sumatra
BackgroundIntense conversion of tropical forests into agricultural systems contributes to habitat loss and the decline of ecosystem functions....
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Stem respiration and growth in a central Amazon rainforest
Key messageAnnual stem CO 2 efflux increases with stem wood production rates and are inhibited by daily moisture stress.
AbstractTropical forests...
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Benthic macroinvertebrates of tropical streams: functional and trophic diversity of the Lacantún River, Mexico
The differences between temperate and tropical seasonality suggest that ecological models developed for temperate streams do not necessarily apply to...
