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{"title":"The genus Eutreptiella (Euglenophyceae/Euglenozoa) across its global distribution range","authors":"Sinuhé Hernández Márquez,&nbsp;María Eugenia Zamudio-Resendiz,&nbsp;Montserrat Murrieta-Alarcón,&nbsp;María Luisa Núñez Resendiz,&nbsp;Kurt M. Dreckmann,&nbsp;Abel Sentíes","doi":"10.1002/ece3.70241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70241","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The genus <i>Eutreptiella</i> (Euglenophyceae/Euglenozoa) comprises unicellular organisms known for their photosynthetic capacity and significant role in marine ecosystems. This review highlights the taxonomic, ecological, and biotechnological characteristics of <i>Eutreptiella</i> species, emphasizing their morphological and genomic adaptations. <i>Eutreptiella</i> species exhibit high phenotypic plasticity, enabling adaptation to various environmental conditions, from nutrient-rich waters to high-salinity conditions. They play a crucial role in primary production and nutrient cycling in marine ecosystems. Genetic and transcriptomic studies have revealed their complex regulatory mechanisms and potential for biofuel and nutraceutical production. <i>Eutreptiella</i> blooms significantly impact local ecosystems, influencing nutrient availability and community dynamics. Additionally, interactions with associated bacteria enhance their growth and metabolic capabilities. The genus shows substantial genetic variability, suggesting potential misidentifications or a polyphyletic nature. Further comprehensive studies are needed to clarify their taxonomy and evolutionary relationships. Understanding and managing <i>Eutreptiella</i> populations is essential to leverage their biotechnological potential and ensure the health of marine ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":11467,"journal":{"name":"Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ece3.70241","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142152257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction to “Estimation of maximum body size in fossil species: A case study using Tyrannosaurus rex”","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ece3.70258","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ece3.70258","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mallon JC, Hone DWE. Estimation of maximum body size in fossil species: A case study using <i>Tyrannosaurus rex</i>. <i>Ecol. Evol</i>. 2024;14: e11658. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11658</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":11467,"journal":{"name":"Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11372817/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142135077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unveiling the suitable habitats and future conservation strategies of Tridacna maxima in the Indo-Pacific core area based on species distribution model","authors":"Shenghao Liu,&nbsp;Tingting Li,&nbsp;Bailin Cong,&nbsp;Leyu Yang,&nbsp;Zhaohui Zhang,&nbsp;Linlin Zhao","doi":"10.1002/ece3.70187","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ece3.70187","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Climate change is exerting unprecedented impacts on marine habitats, and many sessile invertebrate species, such as the endangered giant clam <i>Tridacna maxima</i>, are particularly sensitive to climate driven changes in their environment. Understanding its spatial distribution and conservation requirements is of crucial significance in formulating effective protection strategies. However, the species has been extensively harvested and depleted in many regions, leading to its listing as endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). While marine protected areas (MPAs) are considered effective conservation tools, it remains uncertain whether existing MPAs adequately protect these vulnerable giant clams. To enhance the management and conservation of this species, we employed a Species Distribution Models (SDMs) approach, integrating occurrence records of <i>T. maxima</i> with environmental variables, to predict its potential distribution based on habitat suitability and capture spatiotemporal changes. Based on geographical and genetic variations, the <i>T. maxima</i> in the Indo-Pacific core region is primarily divided into two populations: the East Indian Ocean-South China Sea population (EIOS) and the West Pacific-Indonesia population (WPI). We first quantified realized niche to reveal significant differences in ecological niche space among different populations. Subsequently, SDMs were constructed at both species and population levels, demonstrating that population-level SDMs provide more reliable predictions of population distributions due to differential responses to climatic predictor variables. Finally, we conducted an assessment to identify conservation gaps for <i>T. maxima</i> beyond the existing MPAs and proposed recommendations for future establishment of MPAs within the current framework. Based on these findings, appropriate conservation policies have been proposed to effectively protect the habitat of different geographical populations of <i>T. maxima</i>. Additionally, spatiotemporal predictions of habitat suitability provide crucial information for developing adaptive management strategies for <i>T. maxima</i> in response to climate change, including designing new protected areas and adjusting the location and extent of existing protected areas based on their geographical distribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":11467,"journal":{"name":"Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11372821/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142132152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of condition on sexual selection in the seed bug Lygaeus simulans","authors":"Vicki L. Balfour,&nbsp;Mia K. Corliss,&nbsp;David M. Shuker","doi":"10.1002/ece3.70226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70226","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Organism condition plays an important role in sexual selection. Sexual ornaments and displays can be condition-dependent, reflecting either underlying genetic quality, experience of environmental stressors, or both. As such, the phenotypic expression of such traits, and the resulting patterns of mate choice acting on them, may be shaped by intrinsic genetic quality and the environment. Moreover, condition may also influence the choosing individual in mate choice, influencing their ability to invest in mate discrimination, or changing what traits of the chosen, including resources, are most preferred. Here we consider sexual selection and condition in the seed bug <i>Lygaeus simulans</i>, a species characterised by strong post-copulatory sexual selection, but rather limited pre-copulatory discrimination. We manipulated short-term condition in both males and females by restricting access to water for 24 h. Water is particularly important in these bugs, given their feeding ecology and physiology. We found that water-deprived males proved less likely to mate, while copulation duration with water-deprived females was significantly reduced. Given the importance of copulation duration for the successful transfer of sperm by males to females, the data suggest cryptic male choice acting against water-deprived females. These data add to those suggesting that cryptic male choice for fecund females plays an important role in sexual selection in this species. More generally, our results support the widespread importance of condition in terms of mating dynamics and sexual selection.</p>","PeriodicalId":11467,"journal":{"name":"Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ece3.70226","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142137795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Climatic niche shifts and ecological sky-island dynamics in Mesoamerican montane birds","authors":"Alberto Rocha-Méndez,&nbsp;David A. Prieto-Torres,&nbsp;Luis A. Sánchez-González,&nbsp;Adolfo G. Navarro-Sigüenza","doi":"10.1002/ece3.70236","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ece3.70236","url":null,"abstract":"<p>An ongoing challenge in evolutionary and ecological research focuses on testing biogeographic hypotheses for the understanding of both species' distributional patterns and of the factors influencing range limits. In this study, we described the climatic niches of Neotropical humid montane forest birds through the analysis of factors driving their evolution at inter- and intraspecific levels; and tested for differences among allopatric lineages within <i>Aulacorhynchus, Chlorospingus, Cardellina,</i> and <i>Eupherusa</i>. We employed ecological niche models (ENMs) along with an ordination approach with kernel smoothing to perform niche overlap analyses and test hypotheses of niche equivalence/similarity among lineages. In addition, we described the potential distributions of each lineage during the Late Pleistocene climate fluctuations, identifying historical range expansions, connectivity, and stability. Overall, we observed differences in environmental variables influencing climatic requirements and distributional patterns for our selected species. We detected the highest values of niche overlap mainly between <i>Eupherusa</i> and some <i>Chlorospingus</i> lineages. At both interspecific and intraspecific levels, sister lineages showed non-identical environmental niches. Our results offer weak support to a moist forest model, in which populations followed the expansion and contraction cycles of montane forests, leading to a lack of niche conservatism among lineages (they tend to occupy not identical climatic environments) throughout Mesoamerica. Therefore, historical climatic conditions may act as ecological barriers determining the distributional ranges of these species.</p>","PeriodicalId":11467,"journal":{"name":"Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11374531/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"RETRACTION: Aerial imagery reveals abnormal stingrays, Taeniura lymma (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), in the central Red Sea","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ece3.70246","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ece3.70246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>RETRACTION:</b> I.A. Ciocănaru, B.O. Nieuwenhuis, R.L. Ostrovski, J. Cochran, and B.H. Jones, “Aerial Imagery Reveals Abnormal Stingrays, Taeniura Lymma (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), in the Central Red Sea,” <i>Ecology and Evolution</i> 14, no. 6 (2024): e11399, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11399.</p><p>The above article, published online on 30 May 2024 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Arley Muth, and John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to an error in the differentiation of specimens in Figure 1. As a result, the conclusions reported in the article are not considered reliable. A revised version of this article is forthcoming. The corresponding author Ioana Andreea Ciocănaru agrees with this decision on behalf of all authors.</p>","PeriodicalId":11467,"journal":{"name":"Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11372818/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142132151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction to Phylogenetic climatic niche evolution and diversification of the Neurergus species (Salamandridae) in the Irano–Anatolian biodiversity hotspot Khoshnamvand, H., Vaissi, S., Azimi, M., & Ahmadzadeh, F. (2024). Phylogenetic climatic niche evolution and diversification of the Neurergus species (Salamandridae) in the Irano–Anatolian biodiversity hotspot. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e70105. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70105","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ece3.70247","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ece3.70247","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Figures 1, 2, and 4. The species name “<i>N. derjugini</i>” was incorrectly written as “<i>N. microspilotus</i>.”</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":11467,"journal":{"name":"Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371879/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142135078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do modern climatic niches distinguish extinct and extant plant genera in New Zealand?","authors":"Nora Schlenker,&nbsp;William G. Lee,&nbsp;Tammo Reichgelt,&nbsp;Ralf Ohlemüller","doi":"10.1002/ece3.70133","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ece3.70133","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Past climate changes have had large impacts on modern ecological patterns. Understanding if legacies are distinguishable in the climatic niches of extant and locally extinct taxa can provide insight into the importance of climate in extinction events. To better understand mid- to late-Cenozoic New Zealand plant extinctions, which are often attributed to Cenozoic climate cooling, we identify 13 con-familial extinct and extant New Zealand genus pairs, which have modern distributions in Australia. Using climatic niches derived from current geographic distributions in Australia, we compared (i) total niche breadth, (ii) niche overlap, and (iii) individual climate parameters, to investigate potential climate drivers of intrafamilial extinction and persistence patterns in New Zealand. A majority of New Zealand extinct genera (9 out of 13 pairs) do not indicate climate niche legacies consistent with susceptibility to extinction from changing climates, while the remaining four extinct/extant pairs show slight climatic niche legacies. Three extinct genera have warmer niches than their extant counterpart, which is consistent with extinction reflecting intolerance of cooling Cenozoic climates. The other genus pair with a climatic niche legacy has an extinct genus that is distinguished by a niche with smaller precipitation seasonality than its extant counterpart, suggesting that climate metrics other than temperature may also be important extinction drivers in some taxa. Our results show that the mechanisms of Cenozoic extinctions of New Zealand genera are likely more complex than taxa reaching environmental tolerances due to cooling climates. Comparisons of current climatic niches between extant and extinct sister taxa can provide useful insights into large-scale, long-term climatic legacies but more analyses, including trait and phylogeographic patterns, would lead to additional insights into alternative pathways of extinction.</p>","PeriodicalId":11467,"journal":{"name":"Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371663/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142132149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of functional composition on plant competitors, stress-tolerators, ruderals ecological strategies in forest communities across different climatic zones","authors":"Xin Han,&nbsp;Jie Yao,&nbsp;Ruixue Wang,&nbsp;Yue Xu,&nbsp;Jihong Huang,&nbsp;Yi Ding,&nbsp;Runguo Zang","doi":"10.1002/ece3.11580","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ece3.11580","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ecological strategies identified by plant functional traits are valuable descriptors for understanding species, populations, communities, and ecosystems in response to environmental conditions. Ecological strategies, in conjunction with the functional structure of plant communities, serve as crucial tools for investigating complex relationships among the environment, vegetation, and ecosystem functions. However, it remains unclear whether the functional structure (specifically, community-weighted mean [CWM] traits) accurately reflects the optimal ecological strategies in forest communities. Here, we gathered seven functional traits for each species from four distinct forest vegetation types across four climatic zones, including leaf area (LA), specific leaf area (SLA), leaf dry matter content (LDMC), leaf phosphorus concentration (LPC), leaf nitrogen concentration (LNC), wood density (WD) and maximum plant height (H). We based on CSR (Competitors, Stress-tolerators, Ruderals) theory and “StrateFy” ordination method utilizing LA, LDMC and SLA to position them within CSR triangle and categorize them into four ecological strategy groups: Competitive, Stress-tolerant, Intermediate, and Ruderal ecological strategy groups (C-group, S-group, Int-group, and R-group). We then determined the proportion of species in each group. Subsequently, we calculated the CWM trait values for the remaining four functional traits: WD (CWM-WD), LPC (CWM-LPC), LNC (CWM-LNC) and H (CWM-H). Non-metric multidimensional scaling and hierarchical partitioning revealed that CWM-WD, CWM-LPC, CWM-LNC and CWM-H significantly influenced the ecological strategies of forest communities. The synergistic interaction of CWM-WD and CWM-LPC had the most significant impact on ecological strategies within forest communities. Notably, CWM-WD emerged as the most crucial single CWM trait for explaining variation in ecological strategies within forest communities. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that CWM traits effectively reflect optimal CSR ecological strategies in forest communities across different climatic zones, with CWM-WD serving as a preferred indicator. This can improve our critical insights into key ecological processes in forest communities using trait-based approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":11467,"journal":{"name":"Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371659/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142132150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Disease resistance gene count increases with rainfall in Silphium integrifolium","authors":"Kyle Keepers,&nbsp;Kelsey Peterson,&nbsp;Andrew Raduski,&nbsp;Kathryn M. Turner,&nbsp;David Van Tassel,&nbsp;Kevin Smith,&nbsp;Alex Harkess,&nbsp;James D. Bever,&nbsp;Yaniv Brandvain","doi":"10.1002/ece3.11143","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ece3.11143","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Intracellular plant defense against pathogens is mediated by a class of disease resistance genes known as NB-LRRs or NLRs (R genes). Many of the diseases these genes protect against are more prevalent in regions of higher rainfall, which provide better growth conditions for the pathogens. As such, we expect a higher selective pressure for the maintenance and proliferation of R genes in plants adapted to wetter conditions. In this study, we enriched libraries for R genes using RenSeq from baits primarily developed from the common sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) reference genome. We sequenced the R gene libraries of <i>Silphium integrifolium</i> Michx, a perennial relative of sunflower, from 12 prairie remnants across a rainfall gradient in the Central Plains of the United States, with both Illumina short-read (<i>n</i> = 99) and PacBio long-read (<i>n</i> = 10) approaches. We found a positive relationship between the mean effective annual precipitation of a plant's source prairie remnant and the number of R genes in its genome, consistent with intensity of plant pathogen coevolution increasing with precipitation. We show that RenSeq can be applied to the study of ecological hypotheses in non-model relatives of model organisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":11467,"journal":{"name":"Ecology and Evolution","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371658/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142132148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}