Tag: Seasonality

Behind the paper

Quentin Willot | Endogenous colony dormancy shapes seasonal cold tolerance in temperate ants

In this week’s blog post, we’re working together to beat the cold! Discussing their paper: “Endogenous colony dormancy shapes seasonal cold tolerance in temperate ants” author Quentin Willot – a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc at Namur University, Belgium – guides us through how these social insects anticipate and adapt to the cold season. Quentin explains how two biological levels of organisation, the individual and the colony, interact to shape the seasonal acquisition of cold-tolerance in temperate ants based on an internal colonial time. Outside … Continue reading Quentin Willot | Endogenous colony dormancy shapes seasonal cold tolerance in temperate ants

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Behind the paper, Translation

Quentin Willot | Endogenous colony dormancy shapes seasonal cold tolerance in temperate ants (Français)

Dans l’article de blog de cette semaine, nous allons plonger dans l’univers des insectes et leur manière de vaincre le froid ! À travers son article intitulé « Endogenous colony dormancy shapes seasonal cold tolerance in temperate ants », l’auteur Quentin Willot nous explique comment les fourmis anticipent et s’adaptent à la saison froide. Il montre comment deux niveaux d’organisation biologique propres aux insectes sociaux (l’individu et la colonie) interagissent pour façonner l’acquisition saisonnière de la … Continue reading Quentin Willot | Endogenous colony dormancy shapes seasonal cold tolerance in temperate ants (Français)

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haldane prize

Stephanie Chia: Mechanistic understanding of how temperature and its variability shape body size composition in moth assemblages

2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Stephanie Chia discusses her paper “Mechanistic understanding of how temperature and its variability shape body size composition in moth assemblages“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s 2024 Haldane Prize for Early Career Researchers: About the paper Have you ever watched a diverse array of moths gather around a glowing light in the mountains at night? And if you head up … Continue reading Stephanie Chia: Mechanistic understanding of how temperature and its variability shape body size composition in moth assemblages

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Thinles Chondol: Survival strategy in the hostile Himalayan Mountain: Marcescence

In this new post, Thinles Chondol – a PhD candidate at the University of South Bohemia – presents her work “Ecological significance of marcescence in Himalayan plants: Why is standing dead phytomass more important in demanding, resource-limited environments?” She shows the importance of marcescence for plant persistence, discusses how looking at your study system can lead to new questions and shares how her love for … Continue reading Thinles Chondol: Survival strategy in the hostile Himalayan Mountain: Marcescence

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