Climate change is reshaping ecosystems at every scale, from genetic variation within populations to biome-wide community assembly. Rising temperatures and altered precipitation regimes drive shifts in ...

Phytochemical diversity plays a critical role in determining plant adaptation and fitness, as well as ecosystem functions and services. However, phytochemicals and their ecological adaptations have ...

Wild polyploid strawberries hold clues to how plants evolve and adapt to harsh environments. In this study, scientists sequenced the genomes of two tetraploid species—Fragaria corymbosa and Fragaria ...

A significant study has mapped the genetic complexity of Populus cathayana, an ecologically and economically valuable poplar species. By creating a detailed genome assembly and analyzing genetic ...

A simple change in species composition can impact the course of evolution: A research team from the University of Bern and the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that the presence of just ...

The deep ocean, encompassing depths greater than 200 meters, represents Earth’s largest and least explored biome. It sustains immense microbial diversity ...

From Himalayan glaciers to the Sundarbans, explore how India's rivers sustain a fragile balance between breathtaking wildlife ...

The diversity of vertebrate feeding systems / Kurt Schwenk and Margaret Rubega -- Concepts of digestive efficiency / Ian D. Hume -- Carbohydrate hydrolysis and absorption : lessons from modeling ...

Resource acquisition and animal response in dynamic landscapes: keeping the books / John A. Bissonette -- Pulsed resources and community responses: an exploration of factors influencing outcomes / ...

ZHANG YU/FOR CHINA DAILY The idea of ecological civilization was first introduced during the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2007, marking a new direction in the country's ...

What would you contribute to the world of ecology and evolution if you could access the combined wisdom of faculty from more than a dozen disciplines that span the earth, biological and computational ...