..., energetics and ecology relevant to locomotion forms the basis of researchers striving to bridge those divides and providing a common language and perspective. Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) Competing interests The authors declare no competing or financial interests...

... interactions with the environment. This Commentary advocates for an ecologically relevant approach to lab studies. Specific examples have brought new understanding to the energetic consequences of fish swimming, such as (1) station holding around bluff bodies, which departs drastically from steady swimming...

...Eric A. Riddell; Isabella J. Burger; Tamara L. Tyner-Swanson; Justin Biggerstaff; Martha M. Muñoz; Ofir Levy; Cody K. Porter ABSTRACT Mechanistic niche models are computational tools developed using biophysical principles to address grand challenges in ecology and evolution, such as the mechanisms...

..., and examine recent advances in primate energetics. Relative to other placental mammals, primates have low TEE, which may drive their slow pace of life and be an evolved response to the challenges presented by their ecologies and environments. TEE variation among hominoid primates appears to reflect adaptive...

... lumpsucker discs. Future studies should focus on sampling additional diversity and designing more ecologically relevant experiments when investigating differences in adhesive performance. * Co-first authorship ‡ Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) Competing interests...

... , J. H. , Gillooly , J. F. , Allen , A. P. , Savage , V. M. and West , G. B. ( 2004 ). Toward a metabolic theory of ecology . Ecology 85 , 1771 - 1789 . Burnham , K. K. and Burnham , W. A. ( 2005 ). Dovekie response to glaucous gull behavior and approach...

...Eric Ste-Marie; Yuuki Y. Watanabe; Jayson M. Semmens; Marianne Marcoux; Nigel E. Hussey ABSTRACT Field metabolic rate (FMR) is a holistic measure of metabolism representing the routine energy utilization of a species living within a specific ecological context, thus providing insight into its...

.... Global change biology Habitat change Thermal biology Range shifts Ecology Biodiversity Whilst the acceleration of the two major environmental challenges of our planet – the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis – calls for immediate, large-scale, transformative action ( IPBES, 2019...

... between swimming and refuging depending on the cost and success rate of prey capture across flow velocities. Swimming Flow refuging Kármán gait Prey capture Turbulence Respirometry Ecology Behavior The mechanisms underlying how animals distribute themselves in nature are a topic...

...Alex C. Keene; Erik R. Duboue ABSTRACT Sleep is nearly ubiquitous throughout the animal kingdom, yet little is known about how ecological factors or perturbations to the environment shape the duration and timing of sleep. In diverse animal taxa, poor sleep negatively impacts development, cognitive...

...Fiorella Magani; Tomas Luppi; Jesus Nuñez; Daniel Tomsic ABSTRACT Interpopulation comparisons in species that show behavioural variations associated with particular ecological disparities offer good opportunities for assessing how environmental factors may foster specific functional adaptations...

... illustrate the significance of physiological characteristics for explaining both species-specific habitat use and, in a larger context, niche partitioning within a community. Ecology Physiology Rainforest Ctenidae Trechaleidae Canopy In the control group, all individuals survived without...

... on the phylogenetic comparative approach. Understanding how acclimation ability is partitioned among populations and species in nature, and knowledge of the relevant genes and mechanisms, will be important for characterizing and predicting the ecological and evolutionary consequences of human-accelerated...

... ecology seaweed The flexibility of macroalgae is central to their ability to survive and sometimes dominate the landscape in the harsh hydrodynamic conditions of the wave-swept rocky intertidal zone ( Koehl,1984 ; Koehl, 1986 ; Koehl, 1996 ; Holbrook et al., 1991 ; Gaylord, 2000 ; Denny...

... functions to describe these changes. The model not only provides mechanistic parameters with which to compare reconfiguration among individuals and species, but also allows for more reliable predictions of drag at high, ecologically relevant water velocities. 21 3 2006 * Author...

... Loligo opalescens allometry juveniles in situ video behavior ecology Market squid is the largest fishery in California, worth up to $36 million and 118,000 tons annually; it is imperative that the entire life cycle of the species is understood. Previous fieldwork on Loligo opalescens...