Roland Brandl

Size- and colour-based mechanisms shape the phenological structure of butterfly communities

The paper examines how body size and colour variation in butterfly assemblages across Great Britain relate to seasonal environmental conditions and developmental constraints, finding that both traits align with thermoregulatory needs and seasonal patterns.

Metabolic ecology and habitat stability explain the disproportionately high species richness in standing waters

The paper tests the Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE) in freshwater systems by comparing lentic and lotic species, finding that lentic species show less deviation from MTE predictions and are more prevalent in climatically unstable regions.