Ecology Podcast

"It seems that both groups are picking the flowers when they're feeding - they're walking about and you can see them pick flower after flower after flower after flower."

In this podcast, Jurene Kemp talks about her paper, Cryptic petal coloration decreases floral apparency and herbivory in nocturnally closing daisies - recently shortlisted for Functional Ecology's Haldane Prize.

(Find this and the other shortlisted papers at j.mp/2019HaldaneShortlist).

"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 this podcast, Ken Thompson interviews Hal Halvorson about his paper "Periphytic algae decouple fungal activity from leaf litter decomposition via negative priming", recently shortlisted for Functional Ecology's Haldane prize.

(Find this and the other shortlisted papers at http://j.mp/2019HaldaneShortlist).

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/10.1111/1365-2656.13035

With some exceptions, universities rarely teach STEM undergrads how to communicate science to a general audience. This is our initial step towards undergrad science education and teaching them how to communicate science to a wider audience. Find out more on the JAE blog: https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2019/12/19/audio-abstracts-podcasts-on-the-journal-papers-scripted-and-recorded-by-undergrads/

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/10.1111/1365-2656.13051

With some exceptions, universities rarely teach STEM undergrads how to communicate science to a general audience. This is our initial step towards undergrad science education and teaching them how to communicate science to a wider audience. Find out more on the JAE blog: https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2019/12/19/audio-abstracts-podcasts-on-the-journal-papers-scripted-and-recorded-by-undergrads/

Diversity of skin microbiome on salamanders depends on the environment they live in

Paper– Effects of host species and environment on the skin microbiome of Plethodontid salamanders

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12726

With some exceptions, universities rarely teach STEM undergrads how to communicate science to a general audience. This is our initial step towards undergrad science education and teaching them how to communicate science to a wider audience. Find out more on the JAE blog: https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2019/12/19/audio-abstracts-podcasts-on-the-journal-papers-scripted-and-recorded-by-undergrads/

Restoration of Florida’s cat from an imminent danger

Paper– A cat’s tale: the impact of genetic restoration on Florida panther population dynamics and persistence

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2656.12033

With some exceptions, universities rarely teach STEM undergrads how to communicate science to a general audience. This is our initial step towards undergrad science education and teaching them how to communicate science to a wider audience. Find out more on the JAE blog: https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2019/12/19/audio-abstracts-podcasts-on-the-journal-papers-scripted-and-recorded-by-undergrads/

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.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.13007

With some exceptions, universities rarely teach STEM undergrads how to communicate science to a general audience. This is our initial step towards undergrad science education and teaching them how to communicate science to a wider audience. Find out more on the JAE blog: https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2019/12/19/audio-abstracts-podcasts-on-the-journal-papers-scripted-and-recorded-by-undergrads/

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

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2656.13032

With some exceptions, universities rarely teach STEM undergrads how to communicate science to a general audience. This is our initial step towards undergrad science education and teaching them how to communicate science to a wider audience. Find out more on the JAE blog: https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2019/12/19/audio-abstracts-podcasts-on-the-journal-papers-scripted-and-recorded-by-undergrads/

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://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12942

With some exceptions, universities rarely teach STEM undergrads how to communicate science to a general audience. This is our initial step towards undergrad science education and teaching them how to communicate science to a wider audience. Find out more on the JAE blog: https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2019/12/19/audio-abstracts-podcasts-on-the-journal-papers-scripted-and-recorded-by-undergrads/

Diet-dependent gut microbe diversity in pikas

Paper–Gut microbial communities of American pikas (Ochotona princeps): Evidence for phylosymbiosis and adaptations to novel diets

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12692

With some exceptions, universities rarely teach STEM undergrads how to communicate science to a general audience. This is our initial step towards undergrad science education and teaching them how to communicate science to a wider audience. Find out more on the JAE blog: https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2019/12/19/audio-abstracts-podcasts-on-the-journal-papers-scripted-and-recorded-by-undergrads/