A5070056312- Plant and animal studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Marine animal studies overview
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Avian ecology and behavior
University of Florida
2019-2021
Florida Museum of Natural History
2019-2021
Abstract Insect phenological lability is key for determining which species will adapt under environmental change. However, little known about when adult insect activity terminates and overall duration. We used community‐science museum specimen data to investigate the effects of climate urbanisation on timing 101 varying in life history traits. found detritivores with aquatic larval stages extend periods most rapidly response increasing regional temperature. Conversely, subterranean have...
Abstract Mixed-species flocks are ubiquitous in forest bird communities, yet the extent to which positive (facilitative) or negative (competitive) interactions structure these assemblages has been a subject of debate. Here, we describe fine-scale foraging ecology and use network analysis quantify mixed-species flocking an insectivorous community hardwood forests north-central Florida. Our goal was determine if similarly species more (facilitation hypothesis) less (competition likely...
Abstract The Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a successful urban adaptor known to display flexibility in foraging, nesting, and anti-predator behavior. Its vocal behavior also complex, with breeding song composed of wide variety non-mimetic mimetic elements, or “syllable types.” We tested the hypothesis that adaptation settings includes changes its noisy environments. studied an urban/suburban mockingbird population test effect background noise on frequency syllable-type...
Increased participation in mixed-species flocks is one hypothesized behavioral tactic used by forest birds to adjust cold temperatures winter. This phenomenon has been documented temperate North America, but not at subtropical latitudes where are less extreme. To understand how temperature structures the size, richness, flocking propensity, and species interactions of flocks, we performed paired flock point count surveys upland hardwood forests north-central Florida, USA. We described...
Insect phenological lability is key for determining which species will adapt under environmental change. However, little known about when adult insect activity terminates, and overall duration. We used community-science museum specimen data to investigate the effects of climate urbanization on timing 101 varying in life history traits. found detritivores with aquatic larval stages extend periods most rapidly response increasing regional temperature. Conversely, subterranean have relatively...