Researchers have discovered the oldest known example of a predator-prey “arms race,” based on their study of ancient fossils. This ancient predator-prey relationship took place 517 million years ago ...

Functional response describes the relationship between prey density and the rate at which a predator consumes prey, forming a key concept in understanding predator–prey interactions. It encompasses ...

Animals help disperse seeds and spores for many plant and fungal species. This typically happens when animals eat the ...

Reaction-diffusion systems provide a mathematical framework for describing the interplay between local reactive processes and diffusive transport across space. In ecological settings, these models ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 66, No. 11 (November 2021), pp. 3857-3872 (16 pages) There is a growing consensus that traits offer a powerful way to examine the relationship between the environment, ...