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Looking at individual ranges of European threated & near-threatened species, seven human pressures were investigated, finding that 1/5 of all species have their entire distribution overlapping with at least one (if not many) pressure! (2/2) 🌍 🧪
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
Identifying possible hotspots of human pressure on European gastropods
Abstract. Human activities are impacting the biosphere, driving unprecedented rates of species loss. Yet, little is known about the ranges of these threats
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November 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Looking at individual ranges of European threated & near-threatened species, seven human pressures were investigated, finding that 1/5 of all species have their entire distribution overlapping with at least one (if not many) pressure! (2/2) 🌍 🧪
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
PNC is often assumed when discussing niche evolution, but here shows this shouldn't be taken for granted. Rapid adaptations needed to survive new environments likely demanded faster evolutionary change than PNC could allow...breaking the evolutionary rule! Read the full paper below 👇
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Do ecological interactions promote the coevolution of ecological niches in the acacias (Fabaceae: Vachellia spp.) and their mutualistic ants (Formicidae: Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus group)?
Abstract. Ecological interactions are a fundamental aspect of species niches and could play a crucial role in their evolution. The defensive mutualism betw
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October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
PNC is often assumed when discussing niche evolution, but here shows this shouldn't be taken for granted. Rapid adaptations needed to survive new environments likely demanded faster evolutionary change than PNC could allow...breaking the evolutionary rule! Read the full paper below 👇
buff.ly/LX6JuDG
buff.ly/LX6JuDG
Niche position & breadth were tested against different evolutionary models, finding Brownian Motion (where traits change gradually due to random shifts) to be the best fit. In other words, these species aren't as restricted to their ancestral niche as one might expect! What does this mean? (5/6)
October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Niche position & breadth were tested against different evolutionary models, finding Brownian Motion (where traits change gradually due to random shifts) to be the best fit. In other words, these species aren't as restricted to their ancestral niche as one might expect! What does this mean? (5/6)
Sometimes its not always clear if similar niches are due to shared ancestry (PNC) or as a result of these interactions. Here, this was investigated in ants and swollen-thorn acacias using phylogenetic trees for both species' groups. Using a whole-tree & split-pairwise approach, how was this done?
October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sometimes its not always clear if similar niches are due to shared ancestry (PNC) or as a result of these interactions. Here, this was investigated in ants and swollen-thorn acacias using phylogenetic trees for both species' groups. Using a whole-tree & split-pairwise approach, how was this done?
Sometimes, species remain in the same niches as their ancestors - known as the Phylogenetic Niche Conservation hypothesis. As such, closely related species often have similar niches...except where coevolution has occurred...maybe? (3/6)
October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sometimes, species remain in the same niches as their ancestors - known as the Phylogenetic Niche Conservation hypothesis. As such, closely related species often have similar niches...except where coevolution has occurred...maybe? (3/6)