O. Kolodny

Competition for resources can reshape the evolutionary properties of spatial structure

This study combines resource competition models with evolutionary graph theory to show that ecological competition can reverse the role of amplifier and suppressor networks for deleterious mutants.

Toward a unified theory of microbially-mediated invasion

This paper develops a theoretical framework to explore how microbial interactions influence biological invasions, identifying pathways through which microbes can facilitate or hinder invasion dynamics.

Shifting from correlations to dynamics in the study of human prehistorical resilience to extreme climatic shifts

The paper argues for examining cultural and demographic dynamics preceding climatic shifts to better understand human resilience to extreme climate changes.

Microbiome transfer from native to invasive species may increase invasion risk and shorten invasion lag

The paper explores how microbiome transfer from native to invasive species can increase invasion risk and shorten invasion lag through mathematical modeling.

Using citizen science to protect threatened amphibian populations in urban spaces: ecology, life history, and conservation of green toads and fire salamanders in Jerusalem and Haifa

This study uses citizen science data to analyze amphibian populations in urban areas, finding prolonged vulnerability in salamanders and negative impacts of fish-containing water bodies on amphibians.

Shedding light on the Ophel biome: The Trans-Tethyan phylogeography of the sulfide shrimp Tethysbaena (Peracarida: Thermosbaenacea) in the Levant

This study uses molecular data to determine the colonization history of two Tethysbaena species in the Levant, finding a two-stage transgression pattern rather than previously proposed hypotheses.

Mutualism at the leading edge: Insights into the eco-evolutionary dynamics of host-symbiont communities during range expansion

This study develops a theoretical framework to show how mutualism and parasitism in host-symbiont communities shape range expansion dynamics, with mutualism dominating at range edges and parasitism in the core.

Modeling effects of inter-group contact on links between population size and cultural complexity

The paper models how inter-group contact affects the relationship between population size and cultural complexity, finding that connectivity can increase tool repertoire size even in smaller populations.

Cultural specialization as a double-edged sword: division into specialized guilds might promote cultural complexity at the cost of higher susceptibility to cultural loss

This paper models how cultural specialization can increase cultural complexity but also raise the risk of cultural loss during population bottlenecks.

Explaining the microbial diversity conundrum: can microbiome composition be crucial for host fitness, while highly divergent among healthy individuals?

The paper addresses the microbial beta-diversity conundrum by proposing computational solutions showing how microbiome composition can be crucial for host fitness yet vary among healthy individuals.

Short-Term Dairy Elimination and Reintroduction Minimally Perturbs the Gut Microbiota in Self-Reported Lactose Intolerant Adults

This study examines the impact of short-term dairy elimination and reintroduction on gut microbiota and lactose tolerance in self-reported lactose intolerant adults, finding minimal microbiota changes and improved symptom tolerance.

Simplified model assumptions artificially constrain the parameter range in which selection at the holobiont level can occur

The paper shows that VVD's model assumptions restrict the parameter space for holobiont-level selection, and slight modifications lead to different outcomes.

Reconsidering the management paradigm of fragmented populations

The paper challenges the 'one migrant per generation' management paradigm for fragmented populations by highlighting trade-offs in genetic diversity and proposing alternative strategies.

Disease and introgression explain the long-lasting contact zone of Modern Humans and Neanderthals and its eventual destabilization

This paper proposes that disease dynamics and genetic introgression explain the long-lasting contact zone between Neanderthals and modern humans and its eventual destabilization.

Random Drift With A Determined Outcome: A Parsimonious Null Model OfNeanderthal Replacement By Modern Humans Via Neutral Species Drift

This paper proposes a neutral drift model to explain Neanderthal replacement by modern humans through migration, showing it aligns with archaeological evidence and cannot be rejected for a range of parameters.