Surprise! Rapid heritable adaptation can occur without initial standing genetic variation – Functional Ecologists

In this new post, Kimberley Lemmen—a post-doc working at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland—discusses her paper: Experimental evidence of rapid heritable adaptation in the absence of initial standing genetic…

Parasites flex their mussels to influence ecosystem function – Functional Ecologists

In this new post, Joshua Brian, a new ecological researcher working at King’s College London,  UK, discusses his paper: Parasitism dramatically alters the ecosystem services provided by freshwater mussels—recently shortlisted…

Bryophyte-associated nitrogen fixation in a tropical mountain cloud forest—rates and responses to climate change – Functional Ecologists

In this new post, Aya Permin, a new ecological researcher at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, discusses her paper—High nitrogen-fixing rates associated with ground-covering mosses in a tropical mountain cloud…