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Competition Theory in Ecology. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.

• Authors : McPeek, Mark A.¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *COMPETITION (Biology); *BIOTIC communities; *ECOLOGICAL systems theory

• Source: Quarterly Review of Biology. Sep2023, Vol. 98 Issue 3, p177-178. 2p.

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Environmental Conditions during Development Affect Sexual Selection through Trait-Fitness Relationships.

• Authors : Siepielski, Adam M.; Gómez-Llano, Miguel; McPeek, Mark A.

Subjects: SEXUAL selection; BIOLOGICAL fitness; SPATIAL variation

• Source: American Naturalist; Jan2022, Vol. 199 Issue 1, p34-50, 17p

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The Evolution of Resource Provisioning in Pollination Mutualisms.

• Authors : McPeek, Sarah J.; Bronstein, Judith L.; McPeek, Mark A.

Subjects: POLLINATORS; POLLINATION; ECOSYSTEM dynamics

• Source: American Naturalist; Oct2021, Vol. 198 Issue 4, p441-459, 19p

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Dragonflies & Damselflies: A Natural History.

• Authors : McPeek, Mark A.¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *ODONATA; *NATURAL history; *DRAGONFLIESDRAGONFLIES & Damselflies: A Natural History (Book)

• Source: Quarterly Review of Biology. Sep2019, Vol. 94 Issue 3, p294-295. 2p.

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Limiting Similarity? The Ecological Dynamics of Natural Selection among Resources and Consumers Caused by Both Apparent and Resource Competition.

• Authors : McPeek, Mark A.

Subjects: CONSUMER behavior; PLANT species; ANALYTIC functions

• Source: American Naturalist; Apr2019, Vol. 193 Issue 4, pE92-E115, 24p, 1 Diagram, 6 Graphs

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Treasurer's Report, 2019: Statement of ActivitiesFor the year ending December 31, 2019.

• Authors : McPeek, Mark A.¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *STUDENT presentations

• Source: American Naturalist. Dec2020, Vol. 196 Issue 6, p787-788. 2p.

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The Hawk-Eyed Songbird: Retinal Morphology, Eye Shape, and Visual Fields of an Aerial Insectivore.

• Authors : Tyrrell, Luke P.; Fernández-Juricic, Esteban; McPeek, Mark A.

Subjects: SWALLOWS (Birds); ANIMAL defenses; PREDATORY animals

• Source: American Naturalist; Jun2017, Vol. 189 Issue 6, p709-717, 9p, 1 Diagram, 3 Graphs

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A Waterborne Pursuit-Deterrent Signal Deployed by a Sea Urchin.

• Authors : Sheppard-Brennand, Hannah; Poore, Alistair G. B.; Dworjanyn, Symon A.

Subjects: SEA urchin behavior; PLANT defenses; ANIMAL defenses

• Source: American Naturalist; Jun2017, Vol. 189 Issue 6, p700-708, 9p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs

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Testing the Terminal Investment Hypothesis in California Oaks.

• Authors : Koenig, Walter D.; Knops, Johannes M. H.; Carmen, William J.

Subjects: ANIMAL reproduction; SPECIES; ANIMAL ecology

• Source: American Naturalist; May2017, Vol. 189 Issue 5, p564-569, 6p, 1 Color Photograph, 2 Graphs

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Ecological Release from Aquatic Predation Is Associated with the Emergence of Marine Blenny Fishes onto Land.

• Authors : Ord, Terry J.; Summers, Thomas C.; Noble, Mae M.

Subjects: PREDATION; ANIMAL ecology; AQUATIC animals

• Source: American Naturalist; May2017, Vol. 189 Issue 5, p570-579, 10p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs

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The Ecological Dynamics of Natural Selection: Traits and the Coevolution of Community Structure.

• Authors : McPeek, Mark A.; Bronstein, Judith L.

Subjects: ECOSYSTEM dynamics; NATURAL selection; BIOLOGICAL evolution

• Source: American Naturalist; May2017, Vol. 189 Issue 5, pE91-E117, 27p, 1 Illustration, 1 Diagram, 9 Graphs

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A Novel, Enigmatic Basal Leafflower Moth Lineage Pollinating a Derived Leafflower Host Illustrates the Dynamics of Host Shifts, Partner Replacement, and Apparent Coadaptation in Intimate Mutualisms.

• Authors : Luo, Shi-Xiao; Yao, Gang; Wang, Ziwei

Subjects: EPICEPHALA; POLLINATION; MUTUALISM

• Source: American Naturalist; Apr2017, Vol. 189 Issue 4, p422-435, 14p, 1 Color Photograph, 4 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs

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Age-Dependent Modulation of Songbird Summer Feather Molt by Temporal and Functional Constraints.

• Authors : Kiat, Yosef; Sapir, Nir; McPeek, Mark A.

Subjects: SONGBIRDS; BIRD molting; FEATHER growth

• Source: American Naturalist; Feb2017, Vol. 189 Issue 2, p184-195, 12p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 4 Graphs

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Living on the Edge: Parasite Prevalence Changes Dramatically across a Range Edge in an Invasive Gecko.

• Authors : Coates, Andrew; Barnett, Louise K.; Hoskin, Conrad

Subjects: HOST-parasite relationships; GECKOS; PARASITE behavior

• Source: American Naturalist; Feb2017, Vol. 189 Issue 2, p178-183, 6p, 1 Illustration, 2 Charts, 1 Graph

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Sweet Tetra-Trophic Interactions: Multiple Evolution of Nectar Secretion, a Defensive Extended Phenotype in Cynipid Gall Wasps.

• Authors : Nicholls, James A.; Melika, George; Stone, Graham N.

Subjects: GALL wasps; INSECT host plants; MUTUALISM (Biology)

• Source: American Naturalist; Jan2017, Vol. 189 Issue 1, p67-77, 11p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart

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Developmental and Ecological Benefits of the Maternally Transmitted Microbiota in a Dung Beetle.

• Authors : Schwab, Daniel B.; Riggs, Hailey E.; Newton, Irene L. G.

Subjects: DUNG beetles; ANIMAL species; FOOD dehydration

• Source: American Naturalist; Dec2016, Vol. 188 Issue 6, p679-692, 14p, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs

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Busy Nights: High Seed Dispersal by Crickets in a Neotropical Forest.

• Authors : Santana, Flávia Delgado; Baccaro, Fabricio Beggiato; Costa, Flávia Regina Capellotto

• Source: American Naturalist; Nov2016, Vol. 188 Issue 5, pE126-E133, 8p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart, 1 Graph

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Collective Response of Leaf-Cutting Ants to the Effects of Wind on Foraging Activity.

• Authors : Alma, Andrea Marina; Farji-Brener, Alejandro G.; Elizalde, Luciana

Subjects: ANT behavior; FORAGING behavior; INSECT societies

• Source: American Naturalist; Nov2016, Vol. 188 Issue 5, p576-581, 6p, 1 Color Photograph, 2 Graphs

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Ant Mutualism Increases Long-Term Growth and Survival of a Common Amazonian Tree.

• Authors : Báez, Selene; Donoso, David A.; Queenborough, Simon A.

Subjects: MUTUALISM (Biology); TREES; ANIMAL population density

• Source: American Naturalist; Nov2016, Vol. 188 Issue 5, p567-575, 9p, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs

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Behavioral Plasticity and the Origins of Novelty: The Evolution of the Rattlesnake Rattle.

• Authors : Allf, Bradley C.; Durst, Paul A. P.; Pfennig, David W.

Subjects: RATTLESNAKES; ANIMAL communication; BIOLOGICAL evolution

• Source: American Naturalist; Oct2016, Vol. 188 Issue 4, p475-483, 9p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Diagrams, 1 Graph

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Discovery of a Giant Chameleon-Like Lizard (Anolis) on Hispaniola and Its Significance to Understanding Replicated Adaptive Radiations.

• Authors : Mahler, D. Luke; Lambert, Shea M.; Geneva, Anthony J.

Subjects: ANOLES; ANIMAL adaptation; DETERMINISTIC processesHISPANIOLA

• Source: American Naturalist; Sep2016, Vol. 188 Issue 3, p357-364, 8p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram

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Asteraceae Pollen Provisions Protect Osmia Mason Bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from Brood Parasitism.

• Authors : Spear, Dakota M.; Silverman, Sarah; Forrest, Jessica R. K.

Subjects: ASTERACEAE; HYMENOPTERA behavior; MEGACHILIDAE

• Source: American Naturalist; Jun2016, Vol. 187 Issue 6, p797-803, 7p, 1 Color Photograph, 3 Graphs

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Rapid Divergence of Nesting Depth and Digging Appendages among Tunneling Dung Beetle Populations and Species.

• Authors : Macagno, Anna L. M.; Moczek, Armin P.; Pizzo, Astrid

Subjects: NEST building; DUNG beetles; COMPETITIVE exclusion (Microbiology)

• Source: American Naturalist; May2016, Vol. 187 Issue 5, pE143-E151, 9p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs

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Sex-Specific Arrival Times on the Breeding Grounds: Hybridizing Migratory Skuas Provide Empirical Support for the Role of Sex Ratios.

• Authors : Lisovski, Simeon; Fröhlich, Anne; von Tersch, Matthew

Subjects: MIGRATORY animals; SKUAS; SEX ratio

• Source: American Naturalist; Apr2016, Vol. 187 Issue 4, p532-539, 8p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs

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Hidden in Plain Sight: How Ventral Line Markings in Chameleons May Enhance Camouflage.

• Authors : Resetarits, Emlyn J.; Raxworthy, Christopher J.; McPeek, Mark A.

Subjects: CHAMELEONS; CAMOUFLAGE (Biology); ANIMAL defenses

• Source: American Naturalist; Feb2016, Vol. 187 Issue 2, p262-273, 12p, 2 Color Photographs, 3 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart

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