In this study we tested the effects of insularity on amphibian colouration using the fire salamander as a model system. Although increased melanism was not a consistent pattern across all islands, sa...

Mediterranean ecosystems face complex, multi-trophic impacts from global-change drivers, yet responses are often studied in isolation. Using the Doñana Protected Area as a case study, we illustrate h...

Se trata de una iniciativa que ha desarrollado un búnker en el Círculo Polar Ártico que alberga cerca de un millón de muestras de semillas de 4.000 especies de plantas de todo el mundo, diseñada para ...

Urbanization rapidly alters landscapes, generating habitat mosaics characterized by increased impervious surface, reduced soil moisture and diminished vegetation cover. These recurring urban environm...

We examined clinal gradients in reproductive modes and associated offspring body condition across a hybrid zone between two bimodal viviparous subspecies of Salamandra salamandra. We found a clear cl...

Los genes maternos y paternos compiten por influir en el crecimiento fetal a través de la placenta, órgano que interpreta sus intereses para salvaguardar el bienestar del feto.

Alarcón-Ríos, L., Álvarez, D. and Velo-Antón, G. (2024). A methodological workflow for quantitative colouration and colour pattern comparison reveals taxonomic and habitat-level differences in the …

Eroglu et al. describe protein amyloid structures that are stably inherited across generations and transmit epigenetic memory in Caenorhabditis elegans. MSTR protein loss results in a transgenerationa...

Olivier Penacchio, Liisa Hämäläinen, Bibiana Rojas, Kyle Summers, Justin Yeager, Thomas N. Sherratt, Alice Exnerova This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology review article which can…

In our latest post, author Carolina Reyes-Puig asks us if it’s all about size (in this case, it is…kinda!). In their latest paper: “Is it all about size? Dismantling the integrated phenotype to und…

La asfixia financiera de los campus públicos de Madrid no tiene parangón en resto de España, que aún así invierte mucho menos que la media europea. La comunidad educativa teme que el ejemplo de Ayuso ...