Theses - Zoology
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Predators vs. Prey: The information ecology of warning signals
(2020-07-18)Explaining the origin and maintenance of aposematism has remained a challenge for evolutionary biologists because conspicuous warning signals are predicted to have a high initial predation cost before predators learn to ... -
On the ecological transitions between parasitism and mutualism
(2020-07-18)Species interactions are pivotal to biodiversity structure and ecosystem functioning. Nevertheless, interactions between species are ecologically variable within the same pair of interacting species, lying on a ... -
Forests of the future: ecosystem services in a forest landscape facing significant changes
The natural environment provides a range of benefits to people via ecosystem services. Different types of land management deliver different combinations and amounts of ecosystem services. Traditionally, many landscapes ... -
The structure and stability of ecological networks
All species interact with other species to form complex networks of connections. Such networks are a powerful way to represent ecological communities because they describe (i) the roles of individual species and (ii) the ...
