BMC Ecology and Evolution

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Phylogenetic congruence, conflict and consilience between molecular and morphological data	51
Drought intensity and duration effects on morphological root traits vary across trait type and plant functional groups: a meta-analysis	37
Fine scale diversity in the lava: genetic and phenotypic diversity in small populations of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus	36
Phylodynamic and phylogeographic analysis of the complete genome of the West Nile virus lineage 2 (WNV-2) in the Mediterranean basin	33
Global shifts in species richness have shaped carpet shark evolution	32
Does local soil factor drive functional leaf trait variation? A test on Neilingding Island, South China	29
Inferring the energy cost of resistance to parasitic infection and its link to a trade-off	27
Genomics of hybrid parallel origin in Aquilegia ecalcarata	24
Spatially heterogeneous selection and inter-varietal differentiation maintain population structure and local adaptation in a widespread conifer	23
Seminal fluid gene expression and reproductive fitness in Drosophila melanogaster	23
Research on agroforestry systems and biodiversity conservation: what can we conclude so far and what should we improve?	21
Determining the best practice for Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata, reef restoration and enhanced ecological benefits	20
Grassland restoration on linear landscape elements – comparing the effects of topsoil removal and topsoil transfer	20
Analysis of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) mitochondrial genomes in the context of a recent host range expansion	19
A late-surviving phytosaur from the northern Atlantic rift reveals climate constraints on Triassic reptile biogeography	18
Categorizing 161 plant (streptophyte) mitochondrial group II introns into 29 families of related paralogues finds only limited links between intron mobility and intron-borne maturases	18
Spatial population genetic structure and colony dynamics in Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis) from the southern Kalahari	18
Intra-population variability of the saccular, utricular and lagenar otoliths of the garfish Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1760) from South-Western Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea)	18
Application of remote sensing to understand the role of Galician feral horses in the biomass reduction of a shrub-grassland-dominated landscape	17
Population connectivity and size reductions in the Anthropocene: the consequence of landscapes and historical bottlenecks in white forsythia fragmented habitats	17
Woody species composition and community types of Hangadi Watershed, Guji Zone, Ethiopia	16
Impact of cucurbit crop management techniques on the foraging behavior of honeybees and hoverflies in Morogoro, Tanzania	16
Base-substitution mutation rate across the nuclear genome of Alpheus snapping shrimp and the timing of isolation by the Isthmus of Panama	16
A large new Middle Jurassic ichthyosaur shows the importance of body size evolution in the origin of the Ophthalmosauria	16
The world’s most venomous spider is a species complex: systematics of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atracidae: Atrax robustus)	16

Investigating the reliability of molecular estimates of evolutionary time when substitution rates and speciation rates vary	15
2024 joint BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition: the winning images	15
18S rRNA variability maps reveal three highly divergent, conserved motifs within Rotifera	15
Symbiont-conferred immunity interacts with effects of parasitoid genotype and intraguild predation to affect aphid immunity in a clone-specific fashion	15
Applicability of several rooted phylogenetic network algorithms for representing the evolutionary history of SARS-CoV-2	15
Oral exposure to thiacloprid-based pesticide (Calypso SC480) causes physical poisoning symptoms and impairs the cognitive abilities of bumble bees	14
Comparative analysis of dioecious Amaranthus plastomes and phylogenomic implications within Amaranthaceae s.s.	14
Comparative genomic analyses provide new insights into evolutionary history and conservation genomics of gorillas	13
A novel SNP assay reveals increased genetic variability and abundance following translocations to a remnant Allegheny woodrat population	13
Temporal and spatial variations in local sex ratios in a suburban population of the European green toad Bufotes viridis	13
Convergent TP53 loss and evolvability in cancer	13
Sustained population decline of rodents is linked to accelerated climate warming and human disturbance	13
Girdling behavior of the longhorn beetle modulates the host plant to enhance larval performance	12
Dispersal and mating patterns determine the fate of naturally dispersed populations: evidence from Bombina orientalis	12
Altered precipitation and root herbivory affect the productivity and composition of a mesic grassland	12
Environmental differences explain subtle yet detectable genetic structure in a widespread pollinator	12
Spatial distribution of Gasterophilus pecorum (Diptera) eggs in the desert steppe of the Kalamaili Nature Reserve (Xinjiang, China)	12
Ecological and biogeographic features shaped the complex evolutionary history of an iconic apex predator (Galeocerdo cuvier)	12
Long-term individualized monitoring of sympatric bat species reveals distinct species- and demographic differences in hibernation phenology	12
Sequencing refractory regions in bird genomes are hotspots for accelerated protein evolution	12
Consistent traffic noise impacts few fitness-related traits in a field cricket	12
A test of native plant adaptation more than one century after introduction of the invasive Carpobrotus edulis to the NW Iberian Peninsula	12
Revisiting Theron’s hypothesis on the origin of fairy circles after four decades: Euphorbias are not the cause	12
Regional effect on the molecular clock rate of protein evolution in Eutherian and Metatherian genomes	12
Native amphibian toxin reduces invasive crayfish feeding with potential benefits to stream biodiversity	11
Reciprocal positive effects on parasitemia between coinfecting haemosporidian parasites in house sparrows	11
Cranial shape diversification in horses: variation and covariation patterns under the impact of artificial selection	11
Linking morphology, performance, and habitat utilization: adaptation across biologically relevant ‘levels’ in tamarins	11
The nature and distribution of putative non-functional alleles suggest only two independent events at the origins of Astyanax mexicanus cavefish populations	11
Generalist camouflage can be more successful than microhabitat specialisation in natural environments	11
The baculum affects paternity success of first but not second males in house mouse sperm competition	11
Divergent patterns of selection on metabolite levels and gene expression	11
Population genetic differentiation of the ubiquitous brooding coral Pocillopora acuta along Phuket Island reefs in the Andaman Sea, Thailand	11
Perceived indicators of climate change in Tanzania: insights from the university of Dodoma students	11
Genome-wide diversity, population structure and signatures of inbreeding in the African buffalo in Mozambique	11
Conifers and non-native tree species shift trophic niches of generalist arthropod predators in Central European beech forests	10
mtDNA “nomenclutter” and its consequences on the interpretation of genetic data	10
Correction to: Diversity and evolution of the transposable element repertoire in arthropods with particular reference to insects	10
Effects of temperature gradient on functional fruit traits: an elevation-for-temperature approach	10
Evolution of pathogen response genes associated with increased disease susceptibility during adaptation to an extreme drought in a Brassica rapa plant population	10
Museomics and phylogenomics with protein-encoding ultraconserved elements illuminate the evolution of life history and phallic morphology of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)	10
The evolution of insect visual opsin genes with specific consideration of the influence of ocelli and life history traits	10
Rapid neck elongation in Sauropterygia (Reptilia: Diapsida) revealed by a new basal pachypleurosaur from the Lower Triassic of China	10
Evolution and genomic organization of the insect sHSP gene cluster and coordinate regulation in phenotypic plasticity	10
Genetic approaches reveal a healthy population and an unexpectedly recent origin for an isolated desert spring fish	9
Tracing the paths of modular evolution by quantifying rearrangement events of protein domains	9
Assessing climate niche similarity between persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica) areas in Iran	9
Small-scale metapopulation structure of a limnophilic fish species in a natural river system investigated using microsatellite genotyping by amplicon sequencing (SSR-GBAS)	9
Divergent and non-parallel evolution of MHC IIB in the Neotropical Midas cichlid species complex	9
Inaugural BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition: the winning images	9

Dispersal ability, habitat characteristics, and sea-surface circulation shape population structure of Cingula trifasciata (Gastropoda: Rissoidae) in the remote Azores Archipelago	9
Ecological factors and parity mode correlate with genome size variation in squamate reptiles	9
Studying foraging behavior to improve bait sprays application to control Drosophila suzukii	9
Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the freshwater-fish genus Pethia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka	9
Citizen science in eDNA monitoring for Mediterranean monk seal conservation	9
Correction to: Reduced olfactory acuity in recently flightless insects suggests rapid regressive evolution	9
eDNA-based monitoring of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans with ddPCR in Luxembourg ponds: taking signals below the Limit of Detection (LOD) into account	9
Prevalence and relationship of endosymbiotic Wolbachia in the butterfly genus Erebia	9
Biomonitoring via DNA metabarcoding and light microscopy of bee pollen in rainforest transformation landscapes of Sumatra	9
Environmental colour pattern variation in Mediterranean Podarcis	9
On the effect of inheritance of microbes in commensal microbiomes	9
Correction: Ecological and phylogenetic aspects of the spring diet of three palaearctic species of swans	9
A divide-and-conquer phylogenomic approach based on character supermatrices resolves early steps in the evolution of the Archaea	9
Positive selection of skeleton-related genes during duck domestication revealed by whole genome sequencing	8
Anthropogenic disturbance has altered the habitat of two Azorean endemic coastal plants	8
Untrained birds’ ability to recognise predators with changed body size and colouration in a field experiment	8
Emerging roles for diguanylate cyclase during the evolution of soma in dictyostelia	8
Fitness difference between two synonymous mutations of Phytophthora infestans ATP6 gene	8
The relationship between bite force, morphology, and diet in southern African agamids	8
Reply to: “Research on agroforestry systems and biodiversity conservation: what can we conclude so far and what should we improve?” by Boinot et al. 2022	8
Cospeciation of coronavirus and paramyxovirus with their bat hosts in the same geographical areas	8
Alarm or emotion? intranasal oxytocin helps determine information conveyed by dog barks for adult male human listeners	8
Intraspecific variation in the Cambrian: new observations on the morphology of the Chengjiang euarthropod Sinoburius lunaris	8
The evolution of tenascins	8
Context-dependent and -independent selection on synonymous mutations revealed by 1,135 genomes of Arabidopsis thaliana	8
Common lizard microhabitat selection varies by sex, parity mode, and colouration	8
Thyasirid species composition (Bivalvia: Thyasiridae) and genetic connectivity of Parathyasira equalis (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1898) in deep basins of sub-Arctic fjords	8
Admixture with indigenous people helps local adaptation: admixture-enabled selection in Polynesians	7
Biodiversity and distribution patterns of blooming jellyfish in the Bohai Sea revealed by eDNA metabarcoding	7
A phylogeny of the evening primrose family (Onagraceae) using a target enrichment approach with 303 nuclear loci	7
Testing alternative hypotheses on the origin and speciation of Hawaiian katydids	7
Trophic structure and origin of resources of soil macrofauna in the salt marsh of the Wadden Sea: a stable isotope (15N, 13C) study	7
Evolution of the connectivity and indispensability of a transferable gene: the simplicity hypothesis	7
Oceanic islands act as drivers for the genetic diversity of marine species: Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus, 1758) in the NE Atlantic as a case-study	7
Reevaluating scorpion ecomorphs using a naïve approach	7
Fruit scent as an honest signal for fruit quality	7
Diversity of plant assemblages dampens the variability of the growing season phenology in wetland landscapes	7
Host defense alteration in Caenorhabditis elegans after evolution under ionizing radiation	7
Multi-modal locomotor costs favor smaller males in a sexually dimorphic leaf-mimicking insect	7
Culturable fungal endophyte communities of primary successional plants on Mount St. Helens, WA, USA	7
Intraspecific demographic and trait responses to environmental change drivers are linked in two species of ciliate	7
Assessing soil microbes that drive fairy ring patterns in temperate semiarid grasslands	7
Game theory elucidates how competitive dynamics mediate animal social networks	7
Draft genome of six Cuban Anolis lizards and insights into genetic changes during their diversification	7
Organization and expression analysis of 5S and 45S ribosomal DNA clusters in autotetraploid Carassius auratus	7
Predation has small, short-term, and in certain conditions random effects on the evolution of aging	7
Phylogenetic divergences in brown rot fungal pathogens of Monilinia species from a worldwide collection: inferences based on the nuclear versus mitochondrial genes	7
A centenary tale: population genetic insights into the introduction history of the oriental fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) in Beijing	7
Odorant-binding proteins in canine anal sac glands indicate an evolutionarily conserved role in mammalian chemical communication	7
Extensive loss of Wnt genes in Tardigrada	7
Resampling the pool of genotypic possibilities: an adaptive function of sexual reproduction	7
New Guinean orogenic dynamics and biota evolution revealed using a custom geospatial analysis pipeline	7
Sex-specific effects of inbreeding on body colouration and physiological colour change in the cichlid fish Pelvicachromis taeniatus	7
Unveiling a hotspot of genetic diversity in southern Italy for the endangered Hermann’s tortoise Testudo hermanni	6
The emergence of ecotypes in a parasitoid wasp: a case of incipient sympatric speciation in Hymenoptera?	6
Correction to: Integrative taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of three poorly known tintinnine ciliates, with the establishment of a new genus (Protista; Ciliophora; Oligotrichea)	6
Phylogenetic analysis of museum specimens of houting Coregonus oxyrinchus shows the need for a revision of its extinct status	6
PhyloNext: a pipeline for phylogenetic diversity analysis of GBIF-mediated data	6
Higher evolutionary dynamics of gene copy number for Drosophila glue genes located near short repeat sequences	6
Natural and sexual selection and functional roles influence colouration but not the amount of variation in butterfly wing colour patterns	6
Elevated rates of dietary generalization in eusocial lineages of the secondarily herbivorous bees	6
Plastome structure and phylogenetic relationships of Styracaceae (Ericales)	6
From islands to infectomes: host-specific viral diversity among birds across remote islands	6
Ecological determinants in plant community structure across dry afromontane forest patches of Northwestern Ethiopia	6
Gene coexpression networks reveal molecular interactions underlying cichlid jaw modularity	6
Dentition and feeding in Placodontia: tooth replacement in Henodus chelyops	6
Shed teeth from Portezuelo formation at Sierra del Portezuelo reveal a higher diversity of predator theropods during Turonian-Coniacian times in northern Patagonia	6
Does exclosure restore woody species regeneration in degraded lands? The case of Loma Bosa District of Dawuro zone, Southwestern Ethiopia	6
Diuqin lechiguanae gen. et sp. nov., a new unenlagiine (Theropoda: Paraves) from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation (Neuquén Group, Upper Cretaceous) of Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina	6
Environmental DNA detects Spawning Habitat of an ephemeral migrant fish (Anadromous Rainbow Smelt: Osmerus mordax)	6
Diversity of attachment systems in heelwalkers (Mantophasmatodea) – highly specialized, but uniform	6
Does the expensive brain hypothesis apply to amphibians and reptiles?	6
Genetic relationships between sympatric and allopatric Coregonus ciscoes in North and Central Europe	6
Tick range expansion to higher elevations: does Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato facilitate the colonisation of marginal habitats?	6
Correction: A juvenile bird with possible crown-group affinities from a dinosaur-rich Cretaceous ecosystem in North America	6
Does female control and male mating system predict courtship investment and mating outcomes? A comparative study in five widow spider species (genus Latrodectus) tested under similar laboratory condit	6
Phenology-mediated effects of phenotype on the probability of social polygyny and its fitness consequences in a migratory passerine	6
Comparative chromosome maps between the stone curlew and three ciconiiform species (the grey heron, little egret and crested ibis)	6
Evolutionary analysis of genes associated with the sense of balance in semi-aquatic mammals	6
Lizards and snakes from the earliest Miocene of Saint-Gérand-le-Puy, France: an anatomical and histological approach of some of the oldest Neogene squamates from Europe	6

Ecosystem restoration, regeneration and rewilding	6
The evolutionary history of cribellate orb-weaver capture thread spidroins	6