Concepts

The reciprocal evolutionary change in interacting species driven by natural selection, where adaptations of one species create selective pressures on another species

Heat transfer through soil via molecular conduction

Individual's reaction to being trapped and handled, measured on behavioral scale from aggressive to passive responses

Social ranking system based on agonistic interactions where some individuals consistently dominate others

Machine learning approach that combines multiple algorithms to improve predictive performance and robustness

The duration from when a flower's corolla first opens until either the corolla falls off or the stigma closes after opening

Statistical approach to identify genetic variants associated with traits by scanning the entire genome

Parasitic plants that retain absorptive roots and are capable of carbon fixation through photosynthesis but still need to draw some of their resources from their hosts because they have low nutrient-u...

Selective feeding behavior of herbivores that favors certain plant traits or genotypes over others

The degree to which parasites show preference or restriction to particular host species rather than being generalist

Redox-stratified and temporally dynamic sediments in river corridors where biological processes mediate sulfur transformations

Statistical measure of repeatability that tests individual consistency of a continuous variable by comparing within-subject and between-subject variation

Reciprocal antagonism between plant hormone pathways where jasmonic acid suppresses salicylic acid pathway and vice versa

Interpretation of ancient environmental conditions based on fossil assemblages

The percentage of ground area covered by a particular plant species when viewed from above

Food availability timing related to snow melt and vegetation growth potentially mismatched with juvenile foraging periods

A measure of the evolutionary history represented in an ecological community, calculated as the sum of branch lengths connecting species in a phylogenetic tree

Mathematical models that represent how different pollinators perceive color based on their photoreceptor sensitivities and opponent color processing

Population size below which populations are unable to rebound due to risks associated with genetic, demographic, and environmental stochasticity

The ability of a system to change but maintain its basic attributes; a resilient forest stand subjected to disturbance will return to conditions similar to those present prior to the disturbance but m...

Genetic mechanisms that prevent self-fertilization by recognition and rejection of self pollen

Microbial reduction of sulfate coupled to organic matter oxidation in anoxic environments resulting in formation of low solubility sulfide minerals

Plant ability to produce new volatile organic compounds or change other chemical characteristics when damaged, with these chemicals communicating damage to other parts of the same plant and other plan...

The color patterns and hues on butterfly wings produced by interaction of light with pigments on the wing scales

Enhanced plant growth due to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations

A method to partition variance in population growth rate into contributions arising from temporal covariances of demographic parameters at different time lags

Seasonal precipitation system occurring July-September in the central Rocky Mountains bringing significant rainfall to Colorado River headwater basins

Individuals in more tightly connected social groups perceive greater security from predators and allocate less time to antipredator vigilance while foraging