Microplastics have been identified in hundreds of species, with evidence of trophic transfer via contaminated prey. Sarasota Bay common bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) serve as sentinels of coastal pollution, including plastics and chemical plasticizers. Previous research confirmed microplastic ingestion in these dolphins (100.0%, n = 7) and extensive contamination in 11 common prey species (96.5%, n = 86). This stu...

Aim We investigate the distribution of dispersal modes — endozoochory (via animal ingestion), synzoochory (via animal seed accumulation) and anemochory (via wind)—and seed mass of woody plants across Brazilian ecosystems, testing whether their relative abundance in local plant communities could be predicted by climate, edaphic factors and dispersal agents (e.g., the main vectors moving seeds). We expected climate to be the mai...

Understanding how biodiversity responds to human‐caused environmental change represents a major scientific challenge. Among the biological processes underlying these responses, ageing plays a critical role by shaping individual life histories and, ultimately, demographic dynamics. Telomeres, the repetitive nucleotide sequences at the ends of linear chromosomes, are widely used biomarkers of ageing, as their length can be shape...

There is a lack of information regarding the presence of microplastics (MPs) and the physiological status of shrimp species such as the brown shrimp (Penaeus californiensis), the blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris), and the white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei), all of which are of great economic and ecological value in the coastal waters of the Gulf of California. Shrimp caught in the open sea off the coast of Sinaloa during the fal...