In this week’s blog post, we’re learning all about buzz pollination between Bombus terrestris and Solanum rostratum! Author Mario Vallejo-Marín explains one of the most striking examples of evolutionary convergence…
Category: Ecosystems
Eric Riddell – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Eric Riddell, Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina. Eric Riddell holding a gray cheeked salamander (Plethodon metcalfi) in a respirometry chamber.…
Vision in Challenging Environments – from Darkness to Dazzling Light – Functional Ecologists
Zuzana Musilova and Sara Mae Stieb When animals look out into their world, they don’t all see the same thing. For some, light is abundant, even overwhelming. For others, it…
The spatial scaling of multiple dimensions of functional diversity in habitat islands – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, author Rafael Dias delves into the world of avian abundance and richness, with a ‘Behind the Paper’ look at his research article “The spatial scaling of…
Clearwing butterflies are cool! Impact of wing transparency on heating capacities along altitudinal gradients in tropical butterflies – Functional Ecologists
In this week’s blog post we’re getting transparent about temperature regulatory processes in clear wing butterflies! Violine Ossola and team explore the sensitivities around thermal regulation in the neotropical tribe…
Alison K Brody – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Alison Brody, Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Vermont. Walking along a trail at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in…
Shyam S. Phartyal – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Shyam S. Phartyal, Professor at Mizoram University, Aizawl, India. Shyam is a plant ecologist with primary research interests in exploring the…
Chi-Yun Kuo – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Chi-Yun Kuo, Associate Professor at Kaohsiung Medical University. Chi-Yun’s primary research interests are in understanding how animals can modify their behaviours…
Ji Liu – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Ji Liu, Associate Professor at the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Spanish…
