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Widespread ecological novelty across the terrestrial biosphere 整个陆地生物圈广泛的生态新奇

IF 13.9 1区生物学

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02662-2

Matthew R. Kerr, Alejandro Ordonez, Felix Riede, Joe Atkinson, Elena A. Pearce, Maciej Sykut, Jonas Trepel, Jens-Christian Svenning

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Fundamental constraints on vertebrate life history are shaped by aquatic–terrestrial transitions and reproductive mode 脊椎动物生活史的基本限制是由水陆过渡和生殖模式形成的

IF 16.8 1区生物学

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02663-1

George C. Brooks, Josef C. Uyeda, Nicholas J. Bone, Hailey M. Conrad, Christopher G. Mull, Holly K. Kindsvater

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Glasswing butterfly (Mechanitis messenoides) 玻璃蝶

IF 13.9 1区生物学

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02655-1

Joana Isabel Meier

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An eco-evolutionary game of hide-and-seek 一个生态进化的捉迷藏游戏

IF 13.9 1区生物学

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02646-2

Marc T. J. Johnson

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Genetic basis of camouflage in an alpine plant and its long-term co-evolution with an insect herbivore 高山植物伪装的遗传基础及其与食草昆虫的长期共同进化

IF 13.9 1区生物学

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02653-3

Han Zhang, Pan Zhang, Yang Niu, Tongzhou Tao, Gang Liu, Congcong Dong, Zeyu Zheng, Zengzhu Zhang, Ying Li, Zhimin Niu, Wenyu Liu, Zemin Guo, Shaoji Hu, Yang Yang, Minjie Li, Hang Sun, Susanne S. Renner, Jianquan Liu

{"title":"Genetic basis of camouflage in an alpine plant and its long-term co-evolution with an insect herbivore","authors":"Han Zhang, Pan Zhang, Yang Niu, Tongzhou Tao, Gang Liu, Congcong Dong, Zeyu Zheng, Zengzhu Zhang, Ying Li, Zhimin Niu, Wenyu Liu, Zemin Guo, Shaoji Hu, Yang Yang, Minjie Li, Hang Sun, Susanne S. Renner, Jianquan Liu","doi":"10.1038/s41559-025-02653-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41559-025-02653-3","url":null,"abstract":"Camouflage through colour change can involve reversible or permanent changes in response to cyclic predator or herbivore pressures. The evolution of background matching in camouflaged phenotypes partly depends on the genetics of the camouflage trait, but this has received little attention in plants. Here we clarify the genetic pathway underlying the grey-leaved morph of fumewort, Corydalis hemidicentra, of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau that by being camouflaged escapes herbivory from caterpillars of host-specialized Parnassius butterflies. Field experiments show that camouflaged grey leaves matching the surrounding scree habitat experience reduced oviposition by female butterflies and herbivory by caterpillars, resulting in higher fruit set than that achieved by green-leaved plants. The defence is entirely visual. Multi-omics data and functional validation reveal that a 254-bp-inserted transposon causes anthocyanin accumulation in leaves, giving them a rock-like grey colour. Demographic analyses of plant and butterfly effective population sizes over the past 500 years indicate that plant populations have been more stable at sites with camouflage than at sites with only green-leaved plants. In the recent past, populations of Parnassius butterflies have declined at sites with camouflaged plants. These findings provide insights into the genetics of a plant camouflage trait and its potential role in the rapidly changing dynamics of plant–herbivore interactions. Multi-omics analysis reveals that a 254-bp transposon induces defensive camouflage in an alpine plant and reduces herbivory by caterpillars of a specialist butterfly. Protective effects of this camouflage are reflected in the long-term dynamics of co-evolving plant and butterfly populations.","PeriodicalId":18835,"journal":{"name":"Nature ecology & evolution","volume":"9 4","pages":"628-638"},"PeriodicalIF":13.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Proposed revisions to a Mozambican land law threaten environmental sustainability and poverty reduction 莫桑比克土地法的拟议修订威胁到环境的可持续性和减少贫困

IF 13.9 1区生物学

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02665-z

Ossi I. Ollinaho, Natacha Bruna, Boaventura Monjane

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Effects of extreme events on nature’s benefits to people 极端事件对自然造福人类的影响

IF 13.9 1区生物学

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02620-4

Rebecca K. Runting, Jessie A. Wells

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Quantifying disturbance effects on ecosystem services in a changing climate 气候变化中干扰对生态系统服务的量化影响

IF 13.9 1区生物学

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02626-y

Laura E. Dee, Steve J. Miller, Kate J. Helmstedt, Kate S. Boersma, Stephen Polasky, Peter B. Reich

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Deep cuts 大幅削减

IF 13.9 1区生物学

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02666-y

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Mosaic evolution of eukaryotic carbon metabolism 真核生物碳代谢的镶嵌式进化

IF 13.9 1区生物学

Nature ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02652-4

John M. Archibald

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