R. B. P. Pinheiro

The paper introduces a framework linking null models to hypotheses to improve nestedness analysis in ecological networks.

The paper presents a mechanistic model explaining the origin of different topologies in interaction networks through specialization and trade-offs, showing nested and compound topologies based on diversity and resource dissimilarity.

The paper investigates assembly rules of a multilayer network of bat-plant interactions in the Neotropics, revealing scale-dependent processes shaping network topology.

The paper confirms predictions of an integrative hypothesis by showing nested modules in host-parasite networks and a scale-dependent relationship between parasite generalism and performance.