G. G. McNickle

The duration of Eragrostis capillaris is not strictly annual: it does not senesce, can reproduce multiple times, but lacks frost tolerance

The paper observes that Eragrostis capillaris does not senesce, reproduces multiple times, and lacks frost tolerance, suggesting it may be perennial in some conditions and annual in others.

Large genetic divergence underpins cryptic local adaptation across ecological and evolutionary gradients

The paper quantifies the genetic effects underlying environmentally covarying local adaptation, finding large genetic divergence and significant impacts of temperature and gamete size.

Allelopathy as an evolutionarily stable strategy

This paper models allelopathy as an evolutionarily stable strategy using a game theory framework to explain its rarity despite competitive benefits.

Multiple lines of evidence combine to understand tree species coexistence

The paper combines three independent methods to show that multiple hardwood tree species do not coexist, finding no relationship between productivity and diversity, high niche overlap, and random distribution across forests.

When Does Mutualism Offer a Competitive Advantage? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Host-Host Competition in Mutualism

The paper uses a game-theoretic model to show that plant-microbial mutualism can provide a competitive advantage depending on ecological and environmental context, and can lead to coexistence or exclusion of mutualistic strategies.

A global database of photosynthesis model parameters, and modelled photosynthetic responses from every major terrestrial plant clade

The paper creates a global database of photosynthesis parameters for C3 plants and shows that individual plants can increase photosynthesis rates, contradicting predictions from average plant functional types.

Is Pisum sativum a good model species for the study of root responses to neighbours and barriers in soil? A bayesian hierarchical meta-analysis

The paper uses Bayesian hierarchical meta-analysis to assess if pea roots respond to neighbors and barriers, finding no significant effect on total root production.

THE BENEFITS OF MYCORRHIZAE ARE FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT: A CASE STUDY WITH A NON-MYCORRHIZAL MUTANT OF PISUM SATIVUM

This study uses a non-mycorrhizal pea mutant to test frequency-dependent selection in mycorrhizal mutualisms, finding that the small cost-benefit ratio supports evolutionary model predictions.