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B. Fagan

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Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:simulation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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C. D. Thomas· 1 shared G. W. A. Constable· 1 shared J. W. Pitchford· 1 shared R. Law· 1 shared S. Stepney· 1 shared

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C. D. Thomas

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Increased dispersal explains increasing local diversity with global biodiversity declines

B. Fagan, J. W. Pitchford, S. Stepney, C. D. Thomas

The paper shows increased dispersal can raise local diversity but reduce regional diversity, and may make communities more resistant to invasions despite global biodiversity loss.

bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2023Ecology

Maternal transmission as a microbial symbiont sieve, and the absence of lactation in male mammals

B. Fagan, G. W. A. Constable, R. Law

This paper uses mathematical models to show that uniparental vertical transmission of the microbiome acts as a sieve against deleterious symbionts, leading to selection against male lactation in mammals.

bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2022Evolutionary Biology