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Volume 15, issue 1, December 2015

23 articles in this issue

Spatio-temporal patterns of an anthrax outbreak in white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginanus, and associated genetic diversity of Bacillus anthracis

Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jocelyn C. Mullins
- Matthew Van Ert
- Jason K. Blackburn
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2015
- Article: 23
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Landscape ecology and ecosystems
BMC Ecology Image Competition 2015: the winning images

Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Catherine J Potenski
- Ana Luz Porzecanski
- Josef Settele
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 29 July 2015
- Article: 22
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Behavioral and physiological ecology
Genetic censusing identifies an unexpectedly sizeable population of an endangered large mammal in a fragmented forest landscape

Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Maureen S McCarthy
- Jack D Lester
- Linda Vigilant
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 August 2015
- Article: 21
Increased efficiency in identifying mixed pollen samples by meta-barcoding with a dual-indexing approach

Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Wiebke Sickel
- Markus J Ankenbrand
- Alexander Keller
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 July 2015
- Article: 20
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Conservation ecology and biodiversity research
Travelling at a slug’s pace: possible invertebrate vectors of Caenorhabditis nematodes

Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Carola Petersen
- Ruben Joseph Hermann
- Hinrich Schulenburg
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 July 2015
- Article: 19
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Behavioral and physiological ecology
The devil is in the detail: estimating species richness, density, and relative abundance of tropical island herpetofauna

Authors
- Harikrishnan Surendran
- Karthikeyan Vasudevan
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 June 2015
- Article: 18
Floral volatiles interfere with plant attraction of parasitoids: ontogeny-dependent infochemical dynamics in Brassica rapa

Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Gaylord A Desurmont
- Diane Laplanche
- Ted C J Turlings
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 June 2015
- Article: 17
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Behavioral and physiological ecology
Utilizing associational resistance for biocontrol: impacted by temperature, supported by indirect defence

Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sari J Himanen
- Thuy Nga T Bui
- Jarmo K Holopainen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2015
- Article: 16
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Behavioral and physiological ecology
A global perspective on decadal challenges and priorities in biodiversity informatics

Authors
- A Townsend Peterson
- Jorge Soberón
- Leonard Krishtalka
- Content type: Correspondence
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2015
- Article: 15
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Conservation ecology and biodiversity research
Novel species interactions: American black bears respond to Pacific herring spawn

Authors
- Caroline Hazel Fox
- Paul Charles Paquet
- Thomas Edward Reimchen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 May 2015
- Article: 14
Sterile males in a parasitoid wasp with complementary sex determination: from fitness costs to population extinction

Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Xavier Fauvergue
- Anna Chuine
- Emmanuel Desouhant
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 May 2015
- Article: 13
Commonness and ecology, but not bigger brains, predict urban living in birds

Authors
- Svein Dale
- Jan T Lifjeld
- Melissah Rowe
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 April 2015
- Article: 12
The effect of peatland drainage and restoration on Odonata species richness and abundance

Authors
- Merja Elo
- Jouni Penttinen
- Janne S Kotiaho
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 April 2015
- Article: 11
Effects of elevated temperature and CO₂ on intertidal microphytobenthos

Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Paulo Cartaxana
- Sónia Vieira
- Jorge Marques da Silva
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 April 2015
- Article: 10
Reproductive natural history and successful juvenile propagation of the threatened Caribbean Pillar Coral Dendrogyra cylindrus

Authors
- Kristen L Marhaver
- Mark JA Vermeij
- Mónica M Medina
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 March 2015
- Article: 9
Efficacy of neem chippings for mosquito larval control under field conditions

Authors
- Susan S Imbahale
- Wolfgang R Mukabana
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 March 2015
- Article: 8
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Community, population and macroecology
Agent-mediated spatial storage effect in heterogeneous habitat stabilizes competitive mouse lemur coexistence in Menabe Central, Western Madagascar

Authors
- Livia Schäffler
- Joachim Saborowski
- Peter M Kappeler
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 March 2015
- Article: 7
Effects of growth rate, size, and light availability on tree survival across life stages: a demographic analysis accounting for missing values and small sample sizes

Authors
- Aristides Moustakas
- Matthew R Evans
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 February 2015
- Article: 6
Limited impacts of extensive human land use on dominance, specialization, and biotic homogenization in boreal plant communities

Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Stephen J Mayor
- Stan Boutin
- James F Cahill Jr
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 February 2015
- Article: 5
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Community, population and macroecology
BMC Ecology reviewer acknowledgement 2014

Authors
- Catherine J Potenski
- Content type: Reviewer acknowledgement
- Open Access
- Published: 13 February 2015
- Article: 4
High-throughput sequencing of nematode communities from total soil DNA extractions

Authors
- Rumakanta Sapkota
- Mogens Nicolaisen
- Content type: Methodology article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 February 2015
- Article: 3
Nectar sugars and bird visitation define a floral niche for basidiomycetous yeast on the Canary Islands

Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Moritz Mittelbach
- Andrey M Yurkov
- Dominik Begerow
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 February 2015
- Article: 2
Suppression of the invasive plant mile-a-minute (Mikania micrantha) by local crop sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) by means of higher growth rate and competition for soil nutrients

Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Shicai Shen
- Gaofeng Xu
- Hisashi Kato-Noguchi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 January 2015
- Article: 1

Volume 15, issue 1, December 2015

Spatio-temporal patterns of an anthrax outbreak in white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginanus, and associated genetic diversity of Bacillus anthracis

BMC Ecology Image Competition 2015: the winning images

Genetic censusing identifies an unexpectedly sizeable population of an endangered large mammal in a fragmented forest landscape

Increased efficiency in identifying mixed pollen samples by meta-barcoding with a dual-indexing approach

Travelling at a slug’s pace: possible invertebrate vectors of Caenorhabditis nematodes

The devil is in the detail: estimating species richness, density, and relative abundance of tropical island herpetofauna

Floral volatiles interfere with plant attraction of parasitoids: ontogeny-dependent infochemical dynamics in Brassica rapa

Utilizing associational resistance for biocontrol: impacted by temperature, supported by indirect defence

A global perspective on decadal challenges and priorities in biodiversity informatics

Novel species interactions: American black bears respond to Pacific herring spawn

Sterile males in a parasitoid wasp with complementary sex determination: from fitness costs to population extinction

Commonness and ecology, but not bigger brains, predict urban living in birds

The effect of peatland drainage and restoration on Odonata species richness and abundance

Effects of elevated temperature and CO₂ on intertidal microphytobenthos

Reproductive natural history and successful juvenile propagation of the threatened Caribbean Pillar Coral Dendrogyra cylindrus

Efficacy of neem chippings for mosquito larval control under field conditions

Agent-mediated spatial storage effect in heterogeneous habitat stabilizes competitive mouse lemur coexistence in Menabe Central, Western Madagascar

Effects of growth rate, size, and light availability on tree survival across life stages: a demographic analysis accounting for missing values and small sample sizes

Limited impacts of extensive human land use on dominance, specialization, and biotic homogenization in boreal plant communities

BMC Ecology reviewer acknowledgement 2014

High-throughput sequencing of nematode communities from total soil DNA extractions

Nectar sugars and bird visitation define a floral niche for basidiomycetous yeast on the Canary Islands

Suppression of the invasive plant mile-a-minute (Mikania micrantha) by local crop sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) by means of higher growth rate and competition for soil nutrients

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