Concepts

Assemblage of small mammalian species including rodents that serve as prey for larger predators

Bee species where females provision individual nests independently, comprising over 85% of bee species but receiving less research attention than eusocial species.

Transfer of energy, materials, or organisms across habitat boundaries that affects recipient communities

Herbivorous insects that have evolved to feed on glucosinolate-producing plants without deleterious consequences

The movement of the pars stridens on the plectra, causing pulses of sound

Theory predicting that certain configurations of positive and negative relationships in triads are inherently more stable or balanced than others

The hypothesis that habitats with larger surface area provide more niches for arthropods, resulting in greater species richness

The principle that macroecological patterns should be independent of the taxonomic choices used to define assemblages

Number of macroinvertebrate families per wetland

The hierarchical organization of species into higher taxonomic categories such as genera and families

The degree to which network structural properties vary depending on the temporal scale at which data are aggregated and analyzed

The balance between exploiting benign habitats with strong biotic interactions versus stressful habitats with reduced competition

Plant traits modify the functional response parameters and distinguish among non-mutually exclusive effects of plant genotype

Indirect effects of ant nutrition on aphid populations and natural enemy abundance mediated through changes in ant behavior

The efficiency with which energy is transferred between trophic levels in food webs

Spatial distribution of plant species abundance in relation to ant nest locations

Spatial overlap between plant canopies used as a proxy for microenvironment modification strength

Suite of variables including foliage height diversity, average height, coefficient of variation in height, willow frequency, patchiness, and cover

Chemical compounds emitted by carcasses that attract carrion feeders and can be suppressed by burial and maintenance behaviors

The combined detritus processing by all species in a community assemblage