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The orange‐spotted therapon, Mesopristes kneri , is an ecologically and economically important riverine fish endemic to Fiji, yet its life history and reproductive biology remain poorly understood. This study examined the reproductive biology, life history and sexual development of M. kneri to support conservation and fisheries management. From April 2022 to May 2023, field‐based histological analyses were conducted on 118 ind...
The carbon cost of the 2019–20 Australian fires varies with fire severity and forest typeNARA Subscribed
Aim To estimate loss of above‐ground carbon (AGC) and conversion of live carbon to dead carbon following understorey and canopy fire. Location South‐eastern Australia. Time period 2019–2020. Major taxa studied Four widespread resprouting eucalypt forests. Methods Above‐ground carbon was measured in 15 plots in each of four forest types one‐year post‐fire. We also assessed topkill, that is, trees subject to canopy loss that fai...
Functional traits driving species role in the structure of terrestrial vertebrate scavenger networksNARA Subscribed
Species assemblages often have a non‐random nested organization, which in vertebrate scavenger (carrion‐consuming) assemblages is thought to be driven by facilitation in competitive environments. However, not all scavenger species play the same role in maintaining assemblage structure, as some species are obligate scavengers (i.e., vultures) and others are facultative, scavenging opportunistically. We used a database with 177...
Mating between relatives often results in negative fitness consequences or inbreeding depression. However, the expression of inbreeding in populations of wild cooperative mammals and the effects of environmental, maternal and social factors on inbreeding depression in these systems are currently not well understood. This study uses pedigree‐based inbreeding coefficients from a long‐term study of meerkats ( Suricata suricatta )...
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