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The paper develops a framework to model gene drive spread in population networks and identifies network centrality measures that influence deployment outcomes.

This study shows helminth infection increases susceptibility to gammaherpesvirus in wood mice, with anthelmintic treatment reducing viral infection and improved nutrition mitigating this effect.

The paper models tumor-immune interactions as a two-team ecosystem using a generalized Lotka-Volterra framework to predict ecological outcomes in the tumor microenvironment.

The paper uses drone surveys to assess population changes in three seabird species in an Antarctic protected area, finding a significant decline in Chinstrap Penguins and growth in Gentoo Penguins and Antarctic Shags.

The paper examines seasonal changes in coral-associated microbiomes of Porites lobata in a sediment-impacted bay, finding spatial and temporal variations in microbial communities linked to sedimentation and terrestrial influences.

The paper examines the impact of pheasant releases on epiphytic flora in woodlands, finding increased N-tolerant species near release pens and a decline in N-sensitive species at mid-distances.

This study examines how cross-generational inbreeding and Wolbachia infection affect sex ratio and life-history traits in Zygogramma bicolorata, finding no significant inbreeding effect on sex ratio but a variable Wolbachia-induced female bias.

This study models how competition-colonization tradeoffs between bacterial species on a dynamic coral host influence coexistence outcomes.

This study examines urbanization's impact on moth biodiversity in New York City using citizen science and field surveys, finding reduced diversity with greater urbanization and light pollution.

This paper assesses the risk of 14 alien freshwater crayfish introductions in South Africa using the RAAT framework, finding 13 species high risk and recommending management strategies.

The paper investigates how offspring size influences population growth rates in rays and skates, resolving a paradox where tropical species have lower growth rates than temperate ones despite warmer conditions.

The paper compares fitness of microbial metabolic strategies in fluctuating environments, finding sequential utilizers gain an advantage in diverse communities.

The paper uses multi-locus metabarcoding and intensive sampling to reveal high biodiversity in a single vessel's ballast water, showing that typical sampling underestimates diversity.

This paper redefines global biodiversity hotspots using a data-driven approach, identifying 47 hotspots that cover 26.63% of land area and contain most threatened terrestrial species.

The paper investigates the hydrological balance of a subalpine forest, showing that younger forests have higher transpiration while older forests rely more on canopy interception, with fog presence indirectly reducing evaporation.

This paper introduces a methodology for estimating, testing, and inferring network heterogeneity in ecological systems using the Earth Microbiome Project dataset.

This study examines ant diversity across forest successional stages in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve using pitfall traps and Winkler extractions, finding higher diversity in primary forests and greater species capture with Winkler methods.

The paper shows that higher bird species diversity increases public information about predation through mobbing and alarm calls, enhancing the quantity and quality of interspecific information flow.

The paper maps mathematical relationships between camera trap density estimators under simplifying assumptions to clarify their interconnections and guide method selection.

This study shows rhizobia adapt independently to soil and legume host environments, but soil conditions affect the abundance of high-quality nitrogen-fixing strains.