Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae), commonly known as vanilla, is the only orchid species cultivated commercially for its edible pods and is one of the most economically important spices worldwide. In northeastern Brazil, populations of Montella sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) have emerged as a significant pest of vanilla crops, with both larvae and adults causing damage. Notably, adults are frequently observed on the flowers, s...

Organic matter production, recycling, and burial processes temporally fluctuate across the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Between 2019 and 2022, we conducted pelagic and benthic surveys in Nauru Ocean Research Inc. contract area D (NORI-D) in the southeast CCZ to establish environmental baseline conditions. Here, we synthetise the natural ranges of variability in physicochemical and biogeochemic...

Understanding the mechanisms underlying fast diversifications is central to evolutionary biology. This can be partly achieved by focusing on intrinsic reproductive barriers that emerge during early stages of divergence in fast‐radiating groups. Here, we explored the mechanisms underlying the divergence of two ecotypes of the Dianthus rupicola complex, which belong to the Eurasian clade of the hyperdiverse genus Dianthus , the...

While herbivore-induced plant volatiles are well-established cues that guide natural enemies to herbivores in ecosystems, microbe-induced plant volatiles have recently gained attention as promising tools for achieving similar outcomes. However, how nocturnal predators respond to volatile cues induced by herbivory and/or endophytic fungal remains poorly understood, particularly in systems where the predator and plant do not sha...

Aim Macaronesian cloud forests are insular ecosystems subjected to local environmental variability, but the responses of their tree species to climate variations have never been studied. Our aim was to assess how the variation in environmental conditions associated with the geographical location of several islands in three Macaronesian archipelagos affects the growth patterns and drought‐resistance of the dominant cloud forest...

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is currently recognized as an emerging problem and a growing concern for public health in developed countries, with HEV infections mainly attributable to foodborne transmission of HEV-3. The zoonotic HEV genotype 3 infects a wide range of mammalian hosts, with swine considered as the primary host. This study investigates the occurrence of HEV among small ruminants in Portugal. The primary aim of the pre...